Wales suffered a dramatic 4-3 World Cup qualifying defeat to Belgium in Brussels, as their incredible comeback from three goals down ultimately proved in vain. Kevin De Bruyne scored two minutes from time to deny Wales a precious point, ending manager Craig Bellamy's unbeaten record exactly a year after Wales' last loss.
Belgium seized control inside 27 minutes. Romelu Lukaku scored a controversial penalty after Brennan Johnson was adjudged to have handled the ball, Youri Tielemans doubled the lead, and Jeremy Doku made it 3-0. Harry Wilson pulled one back from the spot on the stroke of half-time after Belgium goalkeeper Matz Sels collided with Chris Mepham.
Wales completed the turnaround in the second half. Sorba Thomas scored his first Wales goal with a cool finish, and Brennan Johnson nodded the equaliser after Thomas headed Wilson's cross back across goal. However, De Bruyne volleyed home at the far post to break Welsh hearts.
Almost every goal had a lengthy VAR check, and a late Lukaku effort was disallowed, leading to bookings for both managers. Wales had lost top spot in Group J before kick-off after North Macedonia's win over Kazakhstan.
