EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2014/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Cardiff City Stadium - Cardiff Friday 12 June 2015 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Wales Group B - Matchday -7 Belgium Last updated 12/07/2021 17:35CET

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Previous meetings 2 Match background 4 Squad list 5 Head coach 7 Match officials 8 Competition facts 9 Match-by-match lineups 10 Team facts 12 Legend 14

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Previous meetings Head to Head 2016 UEFA European Championship Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached 16/11/2014 QR (GS) Belgium - Wales 0-0 Brussels

FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached De Bruyne 64; 15/10/2013 QR (GS) Belgium - Wales 1-1 Brussels Ramsey 88 Kompany 41, 07/09/2012 QR (GS) Wales - Belgium 0-2 Cardiff Vertonghen 83

FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Staelens 4 (P), Claessens 32, 11/10/1997 QR (GS) Belgium - Wales 3-2 Brussels Wilmots 39; Pembridge 53 (P), Giggs 66 Speed 65; Crasson 29/03/1997 QR (GS) Wales - Belgium 1-2 Cardiff 24, Staelens 45

FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached 31/03/1993 QR (GS) Wales - Belgium 2-0 Cardiff Giggs 18, Rush 39 Staelens 54, Degryse 18/11/1992 QR (GS) Belgium - Wales 2-0 Anderlecht 59

EURO '92 Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Degryse 48; Saunders 27/03/1991 PR (GS) Belgium - Wales 1-1 Brussels 60 Rush 29, Saunders 17/10/1990 PR (GS) Wales - Belgium 3-1 Cardiff 86, Hughes 88; Versavel 24

Final Qualifying Total tournament

Home Away Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA EURO Wales 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 - - - - 3 1 2 0 4 2 Belgium 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 - - - - 3 0 2 1 2 4

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Final Qualifying Total tournament

Home Away Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA FIFA* Wales 3 1 0 2 3 0 1 2 - - - - 6 1 1 4 6 10 Belgium 3 2 1 0 3 2 0 1 - - - - 6 4 1 1 10 6 Friendlies Wales ------2 1 0 1 6 4 Belgium ------2 1 0 1 4 6 Total Wales 4 2 0 2 5 0 3 2 - - - - 11 3 3 5 16 16 Belgium 5 2 3 0 4 2 0 2 - - - - 11 5 3 3 16 16 * FIFA World Cup/FIFA Confederations Cup

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The top two in UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying Group B come together again, with Wales looking to mark a UEFA European Championship milestone with victory against Belgium. Previous meetings • Wales took great encouragement from a 0-0 draw in Brussels in the sides' first Group B meeting back in November. • Wales's record in 11 games against Belgium is W3 D3 L5 (W3 D0 L2 at home). They have lost their last two home matches against Belgium – both FIFA World Cup qualifiers. • The teams are meeting for the second major qualifying competition in succession; Belgium won 2-0 in Cardiff – in what was Marc Wilmots' first competitive game as Red Devils coach – and then drew 1-1 in Brussels in 2014 World Cup qualifying. • Wales manager Chris Coleman and Belgium boss Wilmots were on opposing benches as Belgium beat Wales 2-0 in November 1992 (Wilmots coming on as a late substitute), while Coleman was an unused substitute again, and Wilmots a scoring starter, as Belgium edged Wales 3-2 at home in an October 1997 World Cup qualifier. Wilmots' record in four matches against Wales as a player was W3 D1. Form guide • Wales and Belgium are both unbeaten in five Group B fixtures (W3 D2). • Wales have not conceded in their last two Group B matches. They are also unbeaten in five games in Cardiff (W3 D2 – friendlies and competitive fixtures). • Belgium have not conceded in three Group B games, and are unbeaten in their last seven qualifying contests on the road (W6 D1). Trivia and links • Wales's Gareth Bale could make his 50th international appearances in the Belgium game. • This is Wales's 100th UEFA European Championship game. Their record in the previous 99 reads W38 D20 L41. • Wales defender Ben Davies and Belgium counterpart Jan Vertonghen are team-mates at Tottenham Hotspur FC. • Belgium have had the better of the nations' meetings in UEFA age-group competitions: W8 D4 L3. • In nine UEFA club competition encounters, the Belgian teams' record against Welsh opponents is W7 D2 L0.

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Wales Current season Qual. FT No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers Crystal - Wayne Hennessey 24/01/1987 28 - 5 0 0 0 Palace - Owain Williams 17/03/1987 28 Tranmere - 0 0 0 0 - Danny Ward 22/06/1993 21 Liverpool - 0 0 0 0 Defenders - Chris Gunter 21/07/1989 25 Reading - 5 0 0 0 - Neil Taylor 07/02/1989 26 Swansea - 5 0 0 0 - Ashley Richards 12/04/1991 24 Swansea - 0 0 0 0 - James Chester 23/01/1989 26 Hull - 4 0 0 0 - Adam Matthews 13/01/1992 23 Celtic - 0 0 0 0 - Paul Dummett 26/09/1991 23 Newcastle - 0 0 0 0 - Ashley Williams 23/08/1984 30 Swansea - 5 0 0 0 - Adam Henley 14/06/1994 20 Blackburn - 0 0 0 0 Midfielders - David Vaughan 18/02/1983 32 Nottm Forest - 1 0 0 0 Crystal - Joe Ledley 23/01/1987 28 * 5 0 0 0 Palace - Gareth Bale 16/07/1989 25 Real Madrid - 5 4 0 0 - Shaun MacDonald 17/06/1988 26 Bournemouth - 1 0 0 0 - Aaron Ramsey 26/12/1990 24 Arsenal - 3 1 0 0 - Joe Allen 14/03/1990 25 Liverpool * 3 0 0 0 - Andy King 29/10/1988 26 Leicester - 3 0 0 0 - Tom Lawrence 13/01/1994 21 Leicester - 0 0 0 0 Forwards - David Cotterill 04/12/1987 27 Birmingham - 2 1 0 0 - Simon Church 10/12/1988 26 Charlton - 3 0 0 0 - Sam Vokes 21/10/1989 25 Burnley - 1 0 0 0 - Hal Robson-Kanu 21/05/1989 26 Reading - 4 1 0 0 Coach - Chris Coleman 10/06/1970 45 - 5 0 0 0

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Belgium Current season Qual. FT No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Jean-François Gillet 31/05/1979 36 Catania - 0 0 0 0 - Simon Mignolet 06/08/1988 26 Liverpool - 0 0 0 0 - Thibaut Courtois 11/05/1992 23 Chelsea - 5 0 0 0 Defenders - Olivier Deschacht 16/02/1981 34 Anderlecht - 0 0 0 0 - Nicolas Lombaerts 20/03/1985 30 Zenit - 5 0 0 0 - Anthony Vanden Borre 24/10/1987 27 Anderlecht - 1 0 0 0 - Toby Alderweireld 02/03/1989 26 Southampton - 5 0 0 0 - Jan Vertonghen 24/04/1987 28 Tottenham - 5 0 0 0 - Jason Denayer 28/06/1995 19 Celtic - 1 0 0 0 Midfielders - Kevin Mirallas 05/10/1987 27 Everton - 0 0 0 0 - Mousa Dembélé 16/07/1987 27 Tottenham - 0 0 0 0 - Axel Witsel 12/01/1989 26 Zenit - 3 0 0 0 - Eden Hazard 07/01/1991 24 Chelsea - 4 1 0 0 - Radja Nainggolan 04/05/1988 27 Roma - 4 1 0 0 - Kevin De Bruyne 28/06/1991 23 Wolfsburg - 5 2 0 0 - Dries Mertens 06/05/1987 28 Napoli - 4 2 0 0 - Nacer Chadli 02/08/1989 25 Tottenham - 3 1 0 0 - Leander Dendoncker 15/04/1995 20 Anderlecht - 0 0 0 0 - Youri Tielemans 07/05/1997 18 Anderlecht - 0 0 0 0 Forwards - Christian Benteke 03/12/1990 24 Aston Villa - 3 1 0 0 - Romelu Lukaku 13/05/1993 22 Everton - 2 0 0 0 - Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco 04/09/1993 21 Monaco - 1 0 0 0 - Divock Origi 18/04/1995 20 Liverpool - 4 1 0 0 Coach - Marc Wilmots 22/02/1969 46 - 5 0 0 0

6 Wales - Belgium Friday 12 June 2015 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff Head coach Chris Coleman Date of birth: 10 June 1970 Nationality: Welsh Playing career: Manchester City FC, Swansea City AFC, Crystal Palace FC, Blackburn Rovers FC, Fulham FC Coaching career: Fulham FC, Real Sociedad de Fútbol, Coventry City FC, Larissa FC, Wales • A solid defender, Coleman came through the youth ranks at Manchester City but started his career in earnest with home-town team Swansea, where he won Welsh Cups in 1989 and 1991. • Picked up the first of 32 caps for Wales while at Crystal Palace, where he occasionally served as a makeshift striker, before joining then reigning English champions Blackburn in 1995 for an injury-ravaged two-year stay. • A broken leg sustained in a car crash in 2001 when Coleman was playing for Fulham effectively ended his playing days, but he was brought on to the club's coaching staff, taking the top job after a successful stint as caretaker in 2003. • After leaving Fulham in 2007, Coleman headed abroad to manage first Real Sociedad and then Larissa either side of a spell at Coventry. • Hired as Wales manager in January 2012 following the death of former team-mate Gary Speed, Coleman signed a two-year extension in November 2013, committing to lead the principality through UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying. Marc Wilmots Date of birth: 22 February 1969 Nationality: Belgian Playing career: K. Sint-Truidense VV, KV Mechelen, R. Standard de Liège, FC Schalke 04, FC Girondins de Bordeaux Coaching career: FC Schalke 04, K. Sint-Truidense VV, Belgium • Started out at Sint-Truiden in 1985 and joined Mechelen in 1988, appearing as a substitute in the first leg of that year's UEFA Super Cup as the Belgian side defeated PSV Eindhoven. A forward before later moving into midfield, Wilmots helped Mechelen clinch the Belgian title in 1988/89 ahead of a switch to Standard, where he lifted the Belgian Cup in 1993. • Signed for Schalke after five years with Standard, scoring the winner in the first leg of the 1997 UEFA Cup final against FC Internazionale Milano and then converting the decisive spot kick in the second-leg shoot-out. Wilmots ended his career with Schalke – picking up the German Cup in 2002 – after a short stint at Bordeaux. • Notched 28 goals in 70 outings for Belgium, including two at the 1998 FIFA World Cup and three in South Korea/Japan in 2002; he also featured at the 1994 World Cup and UEFA EURO 2000. • Took over as Schalke coach after retiring in 2003 but left the post soon afterwards to pursue a career in politics. Serving as a senator in his native Belgium, he then briefly held the reins at Sint-Truiden from 2004 to 2005. • Returned to the dugout in 2009 as assistant to Belgium boss Dick Advocaat, and later Georges Leekens, before his own nomination as head coach in May 2012. Steered his country to the 2014 World Cup in his first qualifying campaign, Belgium going on to reach the quarter-finals in Brazil.

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Referee Felix Brych (GER) Assistant referees Mark Borsch (GER) , Stefan Lupp (GER) Additional assistant referees Deniz Aytekin (GER) , Marco Fritz (GER) Fourth official Markus Häcker (GER) UEFA Delegate Duško Grabovac (CRO) UEFA Referee observer Gylfi Thor Orrason (ISL)

Referee UEFA EURO Name Date of birth UEFA matches matches Felix Brych 03/08/1975 8 66

Felix Brych Referee since: 1993 First division: 2004 FIFA badge: 2007

Tournaments: 2014 FIFA World Cup, 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, 2012 Olympic Games

Finals 2014 UEFA Europa League

UEFA European Championship matches featuring the two countries involved in this match No such matches refereed Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 27/11/2008 UEL GS Club Brugge KV AS Saint-Étienne 1-1 Bruges

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9 Wales - Belgium Friday 12 June 2015 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff Match-by-match lineups Wales

European Qualifiers Matchday 1 (09/09/2014) Andorra 1-2 Wales Goals: 1-0 Ildefons Lima 6 (P) , 1-1 Bale 22, 1-2 Bale 81 Wales: Hennessey, Gunter, N. Taylor, Chester, Davies, A. Williams, Allen, King (77 G. Williams), Church (62 Ledley), Ramsey (94 Huws), Bale Matchday 2 (10/10/2014) Wales 0-0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Wales: Hennessey, Gunter, N. Taylor, Chester, Davies, A. Williams, King, Church (65 Robson-Kanu), Bale, Ledley, J. Williams (83 G. Williams) Matchday 3 (13/10/2014) Wales 2-1 Cyprus Goals: 1-0 Cotterill 13, 2-0 Robson-Kanu 23, 2-1 Laban 36 Wales: Hennessey, Gunter, N. Taylor, Chester, A. Williams, King, Church (6 Cotterill), Robson-Kanu (84 J. Taylor), Bale, Ledley, G. Williams (58 Edwards) Matchday 4 (16/11/2014) Belgium 0-0 Wales Wales: Hennessey, Gunter, N. Taylor, Chester, A. Williams, Allen, Cotterill (46 G. Williams), Robson-Kanu (95 Huws), Ramsey, Bale, Ledley Matchday 5 (28/03/2015) Israel 0-3 Wales Goals: 0-1 Ramsey 45+1, 0-2 Bale 50, 0-3 Bale 77 Wales: Hennessey, Gunter, N. Taylor, Davies, A. Williams, Allen, Robson-Kanu (68 Vokes), Ramsey (85 MacDonald), Bale, Ledley (47 Vaughan), Collins Matchday 6 (12/06/2015) Wales-Belgium Matchday 7 (03/09/2015) Cyprus-Wales Matchday 8 (06/09/2015) Wales-Israel Matchday 9 (10/10/2015) Bosnia and Herzegovina-Wales Matchday 10 (13/10/2015) Wales-Andorra Belgium

European Qualifiers Matchday 2 (10/10/2014) Belgium 6-0 Andorra Goals: 1-0 De Bruyne 31 (P) , 2-0 De Bruyne 34, 3-0 Chadli 37, 4-0 Origi 59, 5-0 Mertens 65, 6-0 Mertens 68 Belgium: Courtois, Alderweireld, Lombaerts, Kompany (56 Pocognoli), Vertonghen, Nainggolan, De Bruyne, Mertens, Defour, Origi (66 Lukaku), Chadli (61 Fellaini) Matchday 3 (13/10/2014) Bosnia and Herzegovina 1-1 Belgium Goals: 1-0 Džeko 28, 1-1 Nainggolan 51 Belgium: Courtois, Alderweireld, Lombaerts, Kompany, Vertonghen, Nainggolan, De Bruyne, Lukaku (57 Mertens), E. Hazard, Defour (78 Fellaini), Origi

10 Wales - Belgium Friday 12 June 2015 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff Matchday 4 (16/11/2014) Belgium 0-0 Wales Belgium: Courtois, Alderweireld, Lombaerts, Vertonghen, Witsel, De Bruyne, Fellaini, E. Hazard, Origi (73 Mertens (89 Januzaj)), Vanden Borre, Chadli (62 Benteke) Matchday 5 (28/03/2015) Belgium 5-0 Cyprus Goals: 1-0 Fellaini 21, 2-0 Benteke 35, 3-0 Fellaini 66, 4-0 E. Hazard 67, 5-0 Batshuayi 80 Belgium: Courtois, Alderweireld, Lombaerts, Kompany, Vertonghen, Witsel, De Bruyne, Fellaini (69 Ferreira- Carrasco), Benteke (77 Batshuayi), E. Hazard (69 Mertens), Nainggolan Matchday 5 * (31/03/2015) * Match rescheduled from MD1 Israel 0-1 Belgium Goals: 0-1 Fellaini 9 Belgium: Courtois, Alderweireld, Lombaerts, Kompany, Vertonghen, Witsel, De Bruyne, Fellaini, Benteke (66 Denayer), E. Hazard (63 Chadli), Nainggolan (86 Origi) Matchday 6 (12/06/2015) Wales-Belgium Matchday 7 (03/09/2015) Belgium-Bosnia and Herzegovina Matchday 8 (06/09/2015) Cyprus-Belgium Matchday 9 (10/10/2015) Andorra-Belgium Matchday 10 (13/10/2015) Belgium-Israel

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UEFA European Championship records: Wales History 2012 – did not qualify 2008 – did not qualify 2004 – did not qualify 2000 – did not qualify 1996 – did not qualify 1992 – did not qualify 1988 – did not qualify 1984 – did not qualify 1980 – did not qualify 1976 – did not qualify 1972 – did not qualify 1968 – did not qualify 1964 – did not qualify 1960 – did not participate Qualifying win 7-0: Wales v Malta, 25/10/78 Qualifying loss 5-0: Georgia v Wales, 16/11/94 Overall appearances 29: Gary Speed 25: Neville Southall 24: Craig Bellamy 24: Ryan Giggs 23: Ian Rush Overall goals 9: Gareth Bale 7: Ian Rush 5: Craig Bellamy 5: Simon Davies 5: Dean Saunders 5: John Toshack

UEFA European Championship records: Belgium History 2012 – did not qualify 2008 – did not qualify 2004 – did not qualify 2000 – group stage 1996 – did not qualify 1992 – did not qualify 1988 – did not qualify 1984 – group stage 1980 – runners-up 1976 – did not qualify 1972 – third 1968 – did not qualify 1964 – did not qualify 1960 – did not participate Final tournament win 2-0: Belgium v Yugoslavia, 13/06/84 Final tournament loss 5-0: France v Belgium, 16/06/84

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Qualifying win 6-0: Belgium v Andorra, 10/10/14 0-6: Luxembourg v Belgium, 14/10/86 Qualifying loss 5-0: Netherlands v Belgium, 25/04/76 Final tournament appearances 7: Jan Ceulemans 7: Jean-Marie Pfaff 7: René Vandereycken 6: Erwin Vandenbergh Final tournament goals 2: Jan Ceulemans 1: 11 players Overall appearances 29: Timmy Simons 27: Eric Gerets 26: Jan Ceulemans 22: Jean-Marie Pfaff 22: Daniel Van Buyten 22: François Van Der Elst 22: Bart Goor Overall goals 9: François Van Der Elst 8: Paul Van Himst 7: Nico Claesen 7: Marc Degryse 7: Erwin Vandenbergh 6: Jan Ceulemans 6: Johan Devrindt 6: Wesley Sonck

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:: Previous meetings

Goals for/against: Goal totals include the outcome of disciplinary decisions (e.g. match forfeits when a 3-0 result is determined). Goals totals do not include goals scored during a penalty shoot-out after a tie ended in a draw

:: Squad list

Qual.: Total European Qualifiers appearances/goals for UEFA EURO 2020 only. FT: Total UEFA EURO 2020 appearances/goals in final tournament only. Overall: Total international appearances/goals. DoB: Date of birth Age: Based on the date press kit was last updated D: Disciplinary (*: misses next match if booked, S: suspended)

:: Team facts

EURO finals: The UEFA European Championship was a four-team event in 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 (when the preliminary round and quarter-finals were considered part of qualifying).

From 1980 it was expanded to an eight-team finals and remained in that format in 1984, 1988 and 1992 until 1996, when the 16-team format was adopted. UEFA EURO 2016 was the first tournament to be played as a 24-team finals.

Records of inactive countries A number of UEFA associations have been affected by dissolution or splits of member associations. For statistical purposes, the records of these inactive countries have been allocated elsewhere: therefore, all Soviet Union matches are awarded to Russia; all West Germany – but not East Germany – matches are awarded to Germany; all Yugoslavia and Serbia & Montenegro matches are awarded to Serbia; all Czechoslovakia matches are allocated to both the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Abandoned/forfeited matches For statisical purposes, when a match has been started and then abandoned but later forfeited, the result on the pitch at the time of abandonment is counted. Matches that never started and were either cancelled or forfeited are not included in the overall statistics. Competitions Other abbreviations (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties No.: Number og: Own goal ag: Match decided on away goals P: Penalty agg: Aggregate Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition Pts: Points D: Drawn R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth Res.: Result ET: Extra Time sg: Match decided by silver goal GA: Goals against t: Match decided by toss of a coin GF: Goals for W: Won gg: Match decided by golden goal Y: Booked L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards) Nat.: Nationality N/A: Not applicable Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com.

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