The head coach of the Belgian national team, Rudi Garcia, was determined after the recent result in the match with Pivnichnaya Macedonia (0:0) in the selection for the 2026 World Cup. Quote from the French fachiv RTBF.

" We spent everything we could to win. We didn’t have enough mastery, we definitely didn’t work enough at the final stage. We managed 25 hits, completely dominated.

Pivnichna Macedonia was under water in the first half, in the second they changed their scheme. We could have played without a goalkeeper, Thibaut Courtois did not have a chance to work in this match.

We acted well in pressing and quickly turned the ball after spending, and did not miss again. It was necessary to score, but nothing was lost. The result does not reflect the progress of the game,” Garcia said.

Next, Belgium takes another place in Group J, ahead of leading Macedonia by one point, with one group in reserve..