On June 10, the fourth round of the 2026 World Cup European Qualifiers Group J ushered in an ups and downs duel. Belgium beat Wales 4-3 at home and won the first victory of this qualifying tournament. In the game, Belgium once led 3-0, but was tied by tenacious Wales with three goals in a row. Fortunately, De Bruyne completed the lore before the end of the game and secured the victory for the home team.

In the 15th minute of the game, De Bruyne created a penalty kick, which Lukaku scored, opening the scoring for Belgium, 1-0. Just 4 minutes later, Belgium expanded its lead. Dirk Ipper made an assist, and Tielemans scored from a long shot outside the penalty area, making the score 2-0. In the 27th minute, Belgium scored another goal, with Doku calmly shooting in the penalty area, and the home team established a huge advantage of 3-0 in a short period of time.

However, in the 7th minute of the first half stoppage time, Belgian goalkeeper Zeers sent a penalty kick, and Harry Wilson of Wales scored a goal in one fell swoop, and Belgium led 3-1 at halftime. Wales launched a counterattack. In the 51st minute, Harry Wilson assisted Sol Bathomas to push the ball into the goal, chasing the score to 2-3. In the 69th minute, Sol Bathomas scored again, this time he assisted Brennan to score a header, and Wales tenaciously tied the score to 3-3.

Just as the game was coming to an end, in the 88th minute, Belgium made a fatal blow - Tielemans sent a precise pass, De Bruyne followed up and shot, completing the lore, helping Belgium win this thrilling game 4-3. In another match in the same group, North Macedonia beat Kazakhstan 1-0 away, continuing to lead Group J with 2 wins and 2 draws and 8 points; Wales ranked second with 7 points, and Belgium ranked third with 4 points.

For Belgium, this victory not only stopped their losing streak, but also gave them a shot in the arm to advance. They still need to go all out in the remaining games to secure their qualification.