Analysis and prediction for Belgium vs Liechtenstein: Crushing the underdog.
The World Cup qualifying match between Belgium and Liechtenstein will take place at 2:45 AM on November 19th. Nghe An newspapers, radio, and television will analyze form, provide football commentary, and predict the score.
Latest information on the Belgium vs Liechtenstein match lineups.
Belgium manager Garcia will welcome back Thomas Meunier from suspension on Tuesday, but Fulham's Timothy Castagne is likely to retain his right-back spot, having provided assists in his last two international games.
Manchester United lost legendary goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois to injury just before their draw against Kazakhstan, but aside from this, they still have a strong squad. Matz Sels is likely to continue as Manchester United's preferred starting goalkeeper in place of Senne Lammens.
Youri Tielemans, who recently returned from a calf injury, only came on in the second half last weekend and will almost certainly remain on the bench against Liechtenstein.
On the visitors' side, they also welcome back 28-year-old defender Jens Hofer, who plays in Switzerland for Didingen, after serving a suspension.
Hofer's return is very timely as left-back Emanuel Zund suffered an injury in the match against Wales, as did striker Fabio Luque-Notaro; Willy Pizzi was the only alternative for that striker position.
In addition, captain Nicolas Hasler could make his 109th appearance for the national team on Tuesday – he is also the third-highest goalscorer in Liechtenstein history with seven goals.
Latest predicted lineups for Belgium vs Liechtenstein
Belgium:
Sels; Castagne, De Winter, Theate, De Cuyper; Onana, Raskin; Lukebakio, Vanaken, Doku; Openda
Liechtenstein:
Buchel; Meier, Malin, Goppel; N. Hasler, Sele, Luchinger, A. Hasler, Hofer; Pizzi, Salanovic
Latest football match prediction: Belgium vs Liechtenstein
They may have had to take a rather roundabout journey to get to North America, but Belgium are now just one step away from securing direct qualification for next year's major tournament, thanks to a late moment of brilliance from a veteran on Saturday night.
Garcia's team faced the risk of a shock defeat against Kazakhstan when Dastan Satpaev opened the scoring in the 9th minute, but Hans Vanaken responded early in the second half to maintain Belgium's unbeaten run in this group.
With four wins and three draws from seven matches in Group J, Belgium are two points ahead of Wales and North Macedonia – who will face each other on Tuesday – at the top of the table, and also boast a superior goal difference over their closest rivals.
Therefore, a draw would almost certainly be enough for Garcia's team to secure a World Cup spot without needing a playoff. However, if they fail to win convincingly against Liechtenstein – a team that consistently finishes last in every campaign – it would be an unbelievable failure.
Belgium's most recent home game was rather lackluster, with a goalless draw against North Macedonia on October 10th, but prior to that they had scored a total of 13 goals in three World Cup qualifying matches at home – numbers that should worry a less renowned opponent like Liechtenstein.
Unsurprisingly predicted to finish last in their group from the moment of the draw, Liechtenstein – Europe's fourth-smallest nation with just over 40,000 inhabitants – had their chances of qualifying for the World Cup eliminated early on.
Ranked 206th in the world by FIFA – above San Marino but still the second-lowest-ranked team in Europe – Liechtenstein's record in Group J after seven matches shows seven defeats, failing to score and conceding 24 goals, most recently a loss to Wales on Saturday night.
To be fair, they held out for an hour against Wales before Jordan James scored the only goal of the match, and their defense was still somewhat better than both San Marino and Moldova.
However, Liechtenstein is the only UEFA team yet to score a goal in World Cup qualifiers, and it has been over a year since they last avoided defeat in any competition, with a run of 11 consecutive losses since their goalless draw with Gibraltar in October 2024.
Liechtenstein was also thrashed by Belgium in their first meeting in September, losing 6-0 at home, with Youri Tielemans (2 goals), Kevin De Bruyne, Malick Fofana, Maxim De Cuyper and Arthur Theate all scoring.
Latest Belgium vs Liechtenstein score prediction
Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have provided our predictions for the match.Belgium vs Liechtensteinas follows:
- Sportsmole:Belgium 3-0 Liechtenstein
- WhoScore:Belgium 4-1 Liechtenstein
- We predict:Belgium 4-0 Liechtenstein
When and where can I watch Belgium vs Liechtenstein live?
To watch the Belgium vs Liechtenstein match live in the World Cup qualifiers at 2:45 AM on November 19th, viewers can tune in to the following channels:K+ Sport,K+PMor online sports channels. We hope you enjoy watching football.
