Wales vs Belgium live: Latest scores and updates in World Cup qualifiers

On a crazy night, when Wales were substituted in the second half brennan johnson A rat had to be chased off the pitch, belgium Recovered from early losses to take control of Group J.

Even though he was injured and the results didn’t go his way, there was still a little spark in Ben Davis’s outing tonight. He joined the Wales 100 Club.

“It was really special [to get a hundred caps]And I’m sure in time I’ll look back on it with really good memories, but right now it’s all about the tough results at the moment,” he told BBC Sport.

“I’m obviously proud of the players,” Bellamy told BBC Sport. “We were extraordinary in what we were trying to do.

“It’s not great because we lost. We had the momentum but the penalties gave them a boost and even the crowd went down.

“We conceded three penalties against Belgium. We scored five goals against them but didn’t get a point, so it’s difficult to take.

“I have no complaints about the other [penalty]But the first? What should we do with our hands?

“It’s not sour grapes and congratulations to Belgium, but we conceded four penalties from handball.

“We didn’t deserve it at that time. We had to respond but they responded better in that period.”

“It was a frustrating game, we started well, created a lot of chances and it felt like there was a harsh punishment on the pitch,” he said. “It was one of those games where the tables didn’t turn in our favor.

“I’m proud of the boys, Belgium showed us great respect and played comfortably on the counter-attack against us, and that doesn’t happen often. Their game plan worked tonight, and it’s another great lesson for a young group.”

“It was really disappointing,” Wilson told BBC Sport. “Belgium’s result against North Macedonia really gave us confidence because it was back in our hands and we wanted to perform really well.

“We started really well, we wanted to be on the front foot, try and put pressure on them and create chances and we managed to get the early goal through Joe.

“I haven’t watched the penalty back but it seemed a bit harsh to me; Ethan was just going from side to side and it hit his hand.

“Maybe it’s unfortunate but we have to defend the second goal better. We are 2-1 down from a positive start and it takes the energy out of us.

“Another penalty is disappointing when we’re looking to get back into the game and then we get ourselves back into it within a few minutes and concede from the kick-off.

“We wanted it to be a special night under the lights. The penalty burst the bubble a bit and it didn’t feel like we recovered from there.”

Tonight’s result leaves Belgium at the top with a game remaining, with North Macedonia and Kazakhstan drawing in Skopje.

Wales – who also have an extra game to play – are third, three points behind North Macedonia.

With Belgium in control of the group, Wales are set to battle North Macedonia for that play-off spot. The two countries will meet on the final qualifying matchday in November.

“We can take some positives from what happened there but the result is not what we wanted,” he told BBC Sport.

“We are disappointed with the goals. They were cheap goals against a good team.”

“You go through disappointments, you go through tough losses and tough results, but we have to pick ourselves up. We’re going to do that.

“There’s a difference now when we go back to our club teams, but when we come back, there’s a pride of playing for Wales.”

Former Wales defender Ashley Williams thinks Jordan James will regret the penalty incident which saw him lean towards the ball in the second half and fall foul of a handball.

“I think it’s the natural instinct,” he told BBC Sport. “It obviously sounds very stupid now but when the ball is there and you are frustrated you will try to stop it.

“The moment it gets on his arm, he’ll immediately regret it.”

It is a disappointing result for Wales, who know that if they are to book their place across the pond for next year’s World Cup finals it will likely be through the play-offs.