Overview
- Teenage forward Dastan Satpayev put Kazakhstan ahead in the 9th minute, becoming his country’s youngest scorer.
- Captain Hans Vanaken leveled three minutes after halftime with a header from Timothy Castagne’s cross.
- Goalkeeper Temirlan Anarbekov produced a string of saves, including a late stop from Nicolas Raskin, after Islam Chesnokov was sent off on review.
- The result leaves Belgium on 15 points at the top of Group J, two clear of North Macedonia, with only the group winner advancing automatically.
- Belgium were without Kevin De Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku and Thibaut Courtois, and Jeremy Doku lamented a lack of efficiency in a blunt post-match assessment.