Belgium 3-0 Türkiye · UEFA Nations League

Belgium beat Türkiye 3-0 in the UEFA Nations League. Goals: K. De Bruyne 10', K. De Bruyne 59', R. Lukaku 76'. Expected goals (xG): Belgium 0.9, Türkiye 1.3. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Belgium and Türkiye met in the UEFA Nations League at Maurice Dufrasne in Liege on Friday, 2 October 2026.

Goalscorers

Belgium: K. De Bruyne 10', 59'; R. Lukaku 76'. Türkiye did not score.

How the match went

Belgium saw more of the ball, 54% of it. Belgium had 17 shots with 10 on target, Türkiye 23 with 8 on target. There were 7 corners in total, 2 to Belgium and 5 to Türkiye. Belgium conceded 12 fouls, Türkiye 12. The referee showed 7 yellow cards (4 for Belgium, 3 for Türkiye).

Line-ups

Belgium started in a 4-3-3: Senne Lammens, Timothy Castagne, Nathan Ngoy, Brandon Mechele, Maxim De Cuyper, Kevin De Bruyne, Youri Tielemans, Hans Vanaken, Dodi Lukebakio, Charles De Ketelaere, Mika Godts.

Türkiye started in a 4-4-2: Uğurcan Çakır, Zeki Çelik, Merih Demiral, Abdülkerim Bardakcı, Ferdi Kadıoğlu, Oğuz Aydın, Bartuğ Elmaz, İsmail Yüksek, Kerem Aktürkoğlu, Arda Güler, Barış Alper Yılmaz.

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Minute by minute

10'Goal! Belgium 1-0 Türkiye. K. De Bruyne (Belgium) scores, assisted by D. Lukebakio.
45'Half-time. Belgium 1-0 Türkiye.
59'Goal! Belgium 2-0 Türkiye. K. De Bruyne (Belgium) scores, assisted by Y. Tielemans.
76'Goal! Belgium 3-0 Türkiye. R. Lukaku (Belgium) scores, assisted by C. De Ketelaere.
90'Full-time. Belgium 3-0 Türkiye.

Full commentary (71 lines)

1'Kick-off: Belgium vs Türkiye.
4'Attempt missed. M. Godts (Belgium), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.05.
10'Goal! Belgium 1-0 Türkiye. K. De Bruyne (Belgium) scores, assisted by D. Lukebakio.
14'Attempt saved. D. Lukebakio (Belgium), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
14'Attempt saved. M. De Cuyper (Belgium), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
16'Attempt saved. A. Güler (Türkiye), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
17'Attempt saved. A. Güler (Türkiye), left-footed shot. xG 0.13.
18'Attempt blocked. O. Aydın (Türkiye), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
19'Attempt missed. A. Bardakcı (Türkiye), header from a set piece. xG 0.10.
22'Attempt saved. C. De Ketelaere (Belgium), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.15.
22'Attempt blocked. B. A. Yılmaz (Türkiye), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
26'Attempt missed. A. Bardakcı (Türkiye), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
26'Yellow card for D. Lukebakio (Belgium) for foul.
27'Attempt saved. A. Güler (Türkiye), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
28'Attempt saved. K. De Bruyne (Belgium), header. xG 0.02.
29'Attempt missed. K. Aktürkoğlu (Türkiye), header. xG 0.03.
30'Yellow card for Y. Tielemans (Belgium) for foul.
31'Offside, Türkiye.
34'Attempt saved. H. Vanaken (Belgium), right-footed shot. xG 0.23.
35'Attempt blocked. M. Godts (Belgium), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
36'Attempt saved. D. Lukebakio (Belgium), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.07.
41'Attempt missed. M. De Cuyper (Belgium), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
41'Corner, Belgium.
43'Corner, Türkiye.
43'Attempt missed. M. Demiral (Türkiye), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.14.
43'Attempt missed. Z. Çelik (Türkiye), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
45'1 minute of added time.
45'Half-time. Belgium 1-0 Türkiye.
46'The second half is under way.
46'Substitution, Türkiye: Y. Akgün comes on for B. A. Yılmaz.
49'Attempt missed. A. Güler (Türkiye), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
53'Off the woodwork! D. Lukebakio (Belgium), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
53'Attempt missed. F. Kadıoğlu (Türkiye), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
54'Attempt blocked. A. Güler (Türkiye), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.12.
55'Attempt saved. Y. Akgün (Türkiye), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.15.
56'Yellow card for A. Bardakcı (Türkiye) for foul.
57'Corner, Türkiye.
57'Corner, Türkiye.
58'Attempt blocked. B. Elmaz (Türkiye), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
59'Goal! Belgium 2-0 Türkiye. K. De Bruyne (Belgium) scores, assisted by Y. Tielemans.
61'Substitution, Belgium: R. Lukaku comes on for D. Lukebakio.
61'Substitution, Belgium: R. Lavia comes on for H. Vanaken.
66'Substitution, Türkiye: I. Fakili comes on for O. Aydın.
67'Substitution, Türkiye: D. Gül comes on for K. Aktürkoğlu.
68'Attempt saved. Y. Tielemans (Belgium), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
69'Attempt saved. I. Fakili (Türkiye), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
69'Attempt blocked. A. Güler (Türkiye), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
69'Corner, Türkiye.
71'Yellow card for M. Demiral (Türkiye) for foul.
72'Attempt saved. İ. Yüksek (Türkiye), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
73'Substitution, Türkiye: S. Özcan comes on for B. Elmaz.
73'Attempt missed. D. Gül (Türkiye), left-footed shot. xG 0.16.
74'Attempt blocked. K. De Bruyne (Belgium), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
74'Corner, Belgium.
75'Substitution, Belgium: L. Trossard comes on for M. Godts.
75'Attempt missed. B. Mechele (Belgium), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
76'Goal! Belgium 3-0 Türkiye. R. Lukaku (Belgium) scores, assisted by C. De Ketelaere.
80'Yellow card for K. De Bruyne (Belgium) for time wasting.
82'Substitution, Belgium: L. Openda comes on for K. De Bruyne.
82'Substitution, Belgium: M. Fofana comes on for C. De Ketelaere.
82'Attempt missed. M. Demiral (Türkiye), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
83'Attempt missed. R. Lukaku (Belgium), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.06.
85'Substitution, Türkiye: D. E. Tıknaz comes on for İ. Yüksek.
86'Attempt missed. A. Güler (Türkiye), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.
90'3 minutes of added time.
90+1'Attempt saved. S. Özcan (Türkiye), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
90+1'Attempt saved. A. Güler (Türkiye), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.08.
90+1'Corner, Türkiye.
90+2'Yellow card for A. Güler (Türkiye) for argument.
90+2'Yellow card for N. Ngoy (Belgium) for argument.
90'Full-time. Belgium 3-0 Türkiye.

Updated · 05:21 EAT