Kazakhstan vs Belgium 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

Kazakhstan

9': Dastan Satpaev
79': Islam Chesnokov

FT
1 - 1

Belgium

48': Hans Vanaken

Belgium made to wait to clinch World Cup spot after Kazakhstan draw

Belgium was held to a 1-1 draw in Kazakhstan on Saturday and missed a chance to qualify for the World Cup.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
9': Goal! Kazakhstan 1, Belgium 0. Dastan Satpaev (Kazakhstan) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner.
29': Erkin Tapalov (Kazakhstan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
40': Amadou Onana (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+4': First Half ends, Kazakhstan 1, Belgium 0.
46': Dastan Satpaev (Kazakhstan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
48': Goal! Kazakhstan 1, Belgium 1. Hans Vanaken (Belgium) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Timothy Castagne with a cross.
56': Substitution, Kazakhstan. Ivan Sviridov replaces Dastan Satpaev.
57': Substitution, Kazakhstan. Arsen Ashirbek replaces Galymzhan Kenzhebek.
69': Bagdat Kairov (Kazakhstan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
71': Substitution, Belgium. Youri Tielemans replaces Amadou Onana.
71': Substitution, Belgium. Alexis Saelemaekers replaces Leandro Trossard.
71': Substitution, Belgium. Loïs Openda replaces Charles De Ketelaere.
79': Islam Chesnokov (Kazakhstan) is shown the red card.
80': Substitution, Kazakhstan. Dinmukhamed Karaman replaces Maksim Samorodov because of an injury.
81': Substitution, Belgium. Maxim De Cuyper replaces Joaquin Seys.
84': Temirlan Anarbekov (Kazakhstan) is shown the yellow card.
89': Substitution, Belgium. Romeo Vermant replaces Nicolas Raskin.
90'+1': Substitution, Kazakhstan. Damir Kasabulat replaces Ramazan Orazov.
90'+2': Substitution, Kazakhstan. Georgy Zhukov replaces Erkin Tapalov.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Astana Arena
Location: Astana, Kazakhstan
Attendance: 28,012

FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+15	Belgium	7	15	0
+9	North Macedonia	7	13	0
+4	Wales	7	13	2
-4	Kazakhstan	8	8	4

Full Table

Statistics

BEL		KAZ
5	Fouls	17
1	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	1
0	Offsides	0
12	Corner Kicks	5
2	Saves	8
77	Possession	23
20	SHOTS	9
8	ON GOAL	3
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
588	Accurate Passes	142
657	Passes	191
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.7
9	Accurate Crosses	0
34	Crosses	8
0.3	Cross %	0.0
26	Long Balls	41
15	Accurate Long Balls	15
0.6	Long Balls %	0.4
4	Blocked Shots	3
11	Effective Tackles	12
19	Tackles	20
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
7	Interceptions	11
10	Effective Clearances	56
10	Clearances	56

Line-Ups

Kazakhstan (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
15	Temirlan Anarbekov (GK)
3	Nuraly Alip
6	Alibek Kasym
11	Yan Vorogovskiy
5	Bagdat Kairov
10	Maksim Samorodov
16	Erkin Tapalov
20	Ramazan Orazov
19	Dastan Satpaev
7	Galymzhan Kenzhebek
9	Islam Chesnokov

Substitutes:

Ivan Sviridov, Damir Kasabulat, Sultanbek Astanov, Mukhamedjan Seysen, Sergiy Malyi, Dauren Zhumat, Elkhan Astanov, Bekkhan Shaizada, Dinmuhamed Karaman, Georgi Zhukov, Arsen Ashirbek, Nauryzbek Zhagorov.

Belgium (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
13	Matz Sels (GK)
3	Arthur Theate
16	Koni De Winter
2	Joaquin Seys
21	Timothy Castagne
20	Hans Vanaken
18	Amadou Onana
23	Nicolas Raskin
17	Charles De Ketelaere
10	Leandro Trossard
11	Jérémy Doku

Substitutes:

Maarten Vandevoordt, Dodi Lukebakio, Axel Witsel, Loïs Openda, Senne Lammens, Charles Vanhoutte, Brandon Mechele, Alexis Saelemaekers, Youri Tielemans, Romeo Vermant, Diego Moreira, Maxim De Cuyper.