Football Query

FIFA World Cup qualification 1997

Belgium 3–2 Wales

Saturday 11 Oct 1997 · Brussels, Belgium

Belgium3–2Wales

Goals5

  1. 4′1–0Lorenzo Staelens Belgium · penalty
  2. 32′2–0Gert Claessens Belgium
  3. 39′3–0Marc Wilmots Belgium
  4. 53′3–1Mark Pembridge Wales · penalty
  5. 66′3–2Ryan Giggs Wales

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Belgium
1741 → 1747
Wales
1541 → 1535

Expected score for Belgium: 84.9% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 8 of 19, 1949–2025.

Belgium wins
9
Draws
5
Wales wins
5

Form either side

Belgium

Before

After

Wales

Before

After

Road through the tournament

Belgium

Wales

Every Belgium v Wales match19

From Belgium's side.

13 Oct 2025Wales4–2AwayFIFA World Cup qualification 2025—
9 Jun 2025Wales4–3HomeFIFA World Cup qualification 2025—
22 Sep 2022Wales2–1HomeUEFA Nations League 2022—
11 Jun 2022Wales1–1AwayUEFA Nations League 2022—
16 Nov 2021Wales1–1AwayFIFA World Cup qualification 2021—
24 Mar 2021Wales3–1HomeFIFA World Cup qualification 2021—
1 Jul 2016Wales1–3NeutralUEFA Euro 2016Quarter-final
12 Jun 2015Wales0–1AwayUEFA Euro qualification 2015—
16 Nov 2014Wales0–0HomeUEFA Euro qualification 2014—
15 Oct 2013Wales1–1HomeFIFA World Cup qualification 2013—
7 Sep 2012Wales2–0AwayFIFA World Cup qualification 2012—
11 Oct 1997Wales3–2HomeFIFA World Cup qualification 1997—
29 Mar 1997Wales2–1AwayFIFA World Cup qualification 1997—
31 Mar 1993Wales0–2AwayFIFA World Cup qualification 1993—
18 Nov 1992Wales2–0HomeFIFA World Cup qualification 1992—
27 Mar 1991Wales1–1HomeUEFA Euro qualification 1991—
17 Oct 1990Wales1–3AwayUEFA Euro qualification 1990—
23 Nov 1949Wales1–5AwayFriendly—
22 May 1949Wales3–1HomeFriendly—

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