Belgium has experienced half-fig half-grape in terms of qualifications for the World Cup, but still won against Wales. She does not lose space in the FIFA ranking.
The start of qualifications for the 2026 World Cup will have been rich in emotions for the Red Devils. A bit like against Ukraine, the men of Rudi Garcia chained a poor performance to a very good result: after a very disappointing sharing in North Macedonia, they beat Wales at the King Baudouin stadium.
In the manner, everything was not as pink, however, as in the return match against Ukraine. Belgium led 1-3 to the break, and saw the Wales country return to 3-3. It was ultimately at the end of the match that the Devils resumed the advantage via Kevin de Bruyne (4-3).
But in the FIFA ranking, only the results count. And they are enough to stay in 8th place in the classification, only 20 points in front of Germany, which has lost its part against Portugal and France in League nations.
In front, the Netherlands are only 22 points from the Devils, after their victories against Finland and Malta in qualifying for the 2026 World Cup.
Staying in the Top 9 is crucial, because it would almost ensure the Red Devils a seeded place for the World Cup. Croatia, 10th, took 8 points during the last update, Belgium taking only 0.6: it will be necessary to avoid tripping, even if the Croats are still at 29 points.
