Belgium vs Tunisia, 2026 International Friendly

· International Friendly

Belgium

28': Leandro Trossard
53': Charles De Ketelaere
65': Kevin De Bruyne
85': Dodi Lukébakio
87': Nicolas Raskin

FT
5 - 0

Tunisia

62': Ismaël Gharbi

About

Belgium are hosting Tunisia at King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium, starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Attempt blocked. Thomas Meunier (Belgium) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amadou Onana.
1': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Mohamed Amine Ben Hmida.
1': Attempt saved. Leandro Trossard (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Abdelmouhib Chamakh (Tunisia). Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
1': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Abdelmouhib Chamakh.
2': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Belgium).
2': Khalil Ayari (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Thomas Meunier (Belgium) wins a free kick on the right wing.
5': Foul by Elias Achouri (Tunisia).
5': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Montassar Talbi.
6': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Hadj Mahmoud.
7': Khalil Ayari (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
7': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Belgium).
8': Attempt missed. Omar Rekik (Tunisia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
8': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Timothy Castagne.
11': Timothy Castagne (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
11': Foul by Hadj Mahmoud (Tunisia).
12': Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Abdelmouhib Chamakh (Tunisia).
13': Attempt blocked. Jérémy Doku (Belgium) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
13': Adem Arous (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Belgium).
15': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium).
15': Khalil Ayari (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Attempt blocked. Omar Rekik (Tunisia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hazem Mastouri.
23': Delay in match for a drinks break.
25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
27': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
28': Goal! Belgium 1, Tunisia 0. Leandro Trossard (Belgium) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
30': Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Abdelmouhib Chamakh (Tunisia). Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
31': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Mohamed Amine Ben Hmida.
32': Attempt missed. Brandon Mechele (Belgium) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross following a corner.
33': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Adem Arous.
34': Attempt blocked. Brandon Mechele (Belgium) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
34': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Ellyes Skhiri.
35': Leandro Trossard (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
35': Foul by Khalil Ayari (Tunisia).
36': Foul by Khalil Ayari (Tunisia).
36': Jérémy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Foul by Adem Arous (Tunisia).
38': Jérémy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Khalil Ayari (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Belgium).
41': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Adem Arous.
43': Attempt blocked. Ismaël Gharbi (Tunisia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elias Achouri.
43': Attempt missed. Montassar Talbi (Tunisia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Omar Rekik.
44': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Mohamed Amine Ben Hmida.
45': Delay in match because of an injury Ellyes Skhiri (Tunisia).
45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+2': Foul by Khalil Ayari (Tunisia).
45'+2': Jérémy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+3': Attempt missed. Amadou Onana (Belgium) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jérémy Doku with a cross following a set piece situation.
45'+4': First Half ends, Belgium 1, Tunisia 0.
45': Substitution, Tunisia. Sebastian Tounekti replaces Khalil Ayari.
45': Substitution, Tunisia. Firas Chaouat replaces Hazem Mastouri.
45': Second Half begins Belgium 1, Tunisia 0.
46': Youri Tielemans (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Foul by Ismaël Gharbi (Tunisia).
47': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Mohamed Amine Ben Hmida.
49': Youri Tielemans (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49': Foul by Ismaël Gharbi (Tunisia).
49': Ismaël Gharbi (Tunisia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
50': Attempt missed. Brandon Mechele (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
51': Attempt blocked. Charles De Ketelaere (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Timothy Castagne with a cross.
53': Goal! Belgium 2, Tunisia 0. Charles De Ketelaere (Belgium) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a cross.
54': Offside, Tunisia. Firas Chaouat is caught offside.
55': Sebastian Tounekti (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Amadou Onana (Belgium).
56': Mohamed Amine Ben Hmida (Tunisia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
56': Foul by Thomas Meunier (Belgium).
57': Attempt saved. Hadj Mahmoud (Tunisia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Thibaut Courtois (Belgium). Assisted by Adem Arous.
58': Elias Achouri (Tunisia) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Ellyes Skhiri.
59': Attempt missed. Ismaël Gharbi (Tunisia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ellyes Skhiri.
61': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Adem Arous.
61': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
61': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Adem Arous.
62': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
62': Foul by Ismaël Gharbi (Tunisia).
62': Jérémy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
62': Second yellow card to Ismaël Gharbi (Tunisia) for a bad foul.
63': Attempt saved. Nathan Ngoy (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Abdelmouhib Chamakh (Tunisia). Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
65': Goal! Belgium 3, Tunisia 0. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
66': Substitution, Belgium. Hans Vanaken replaces Amadou Onana.
66': Substitution, Belgium. Romelu Lukaku replaces Charles De Ketelaere.
66': Substitution, Tunisia. Mortadha Ben Ouanes replaces Mohamed Amine Ben Hmida.
66': Substitution, Tunisia. Anis Ben Slimane replaces Elias Achouri.
67': Delay in match for a drinks break.
69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
70': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Mortadha Ben Ouanes.
72': Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
73': Substitution, Belgium. Maxim De Cuyper replaces Timothy Castagne.
74': Substitution, Belgium. Axel Witsel replaces Youri Tielemans.
74': Substitution, Belgium. Matias Fernandez-Pardo replaces Jérémy Doku.
74': Substitution, Belgium. Dodi Lukébakio replaces Leandro Trossard.
77': Attempt blocked. Dodi Lukébakio (Belgium) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Hans Vanaken.
78': Attempt saved. Nathan Ngoy (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Abdelmouhib Chamakh (Tunisia). Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
78': Offside, Tunisia. Firas Chaouat is caught offside.
79': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium).
79': Anis Ben Slimane (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Substitution, Tunisia. Rayan Elloumi replaces Adem Arous.
80': Substitution, Belgium. Nicolas Raskin replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
80': Substitution, Belgium. Diego Moreira replaces Thomas Meunier.
82': Attempt blocked. Diego Moreira (Belgium) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
84': Attempt missed. Matias Fernandez-Pardo (Belgium) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dodi Lukébakio with a through ball.
85': Goal! Belgium 4, Tunisia 0. Dodi Lukébakio (Belgium) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
87': Goal! Belgium 5, Tunisia 0. Nicolas Raskin (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
88': Offside, Belgium. Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
90': Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matias Fernandez-Pardo.
90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Attempt blocked. Dodi Lukébakio (Belgium) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Raskin.
90'+1': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Mortadha Ben Ouanes.
90'+1': Offside, Belgium. Dodi Lukébakio is caught offside.
90'+2': Offside, Tunisia. Firas Chaouat is caught offside.
90'+3': Foul by Diego Moreira (Belgium).
90'+3': Firas Chaouat (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3': Diego Moreira (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Belgium 5, Tunisia 0.
0': Match ends, Belgium 5, Tunisia 0.

Statistics

TUN		BEL
9	Fouls	9
1	Yellow Cards	1
1	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	2
0	Corner Kicks	14
5	Saves	1
34.3	Possession	65.7
7	SHOTS	27
1	ON GOAL	12
0.1	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
236	Accurate Passes	494
304	Passes	569
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
1	Accurate Crosses	7
5	Crosses	24
0.2	Cross %	0.3
61	Long Balls	37
21	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.3	Long Balls %	0.7
2	Blocked Shots	9
10	Effective Tackles	15
17	Tackles	19
0.6	Tackle %	0.8
9	Interceptions	10
31	Effective Clearances	8
31	Clearances	8

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: King Baudouin Stadium
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Attendance: 40,236

Line-Ups

Belgium (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Thibaut Courtois (GK)
4	Brandon Mechele
25	Nathan Ngoy
21	Timothy Castagne
15	Thomas Meunier
7	Kevin De Bruyne
8	Youri Tielemans
24	Amadou Onana
17	Charles De Ketelaere
11	Jérémy Doku
10	Leandro Trossard

Belgium Substitutes:

Diego Moreira, Maxim De Cuyper, Koni De Winter, Matias Fernandez-Pardo, Axel Witsel, Senne Lammens, Romelu Lukaku, Dodi Lukébakio, Mike Penders, Nicolas Raskin, Alexis Saelemaekers, Joaquin Seys, Arthur Theate, Hans Vanaken.

Tunisia (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
1	Mouhib Chamakh (GK)
4	Omar Rekik
3	Montassar Talbi
21	Mohamed Amine Ben Hamida
5	Adem Arous
17	Ellyes Skhiri
15	Mohamed Hadj Mahmoud
7	Elias Achouri
14	Khalil Ayari
9	Hazem Mastouri
11	Ismaël Gharbi

Tunisia Substitutes:

Sebastian Tounekti, Elias Saad, Moutaz Neffati, Hannibal Mejbri, Rani Khedira, Rayan Elloumi, Ali Abdi, Aymen Dahmen, Raed Chikhaoui, Firas Chaouat, Dylan Bronn, Anis Slimane, Mortadha Ben Ouanes, Sabri Ben Hessen, Yan Valery.

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