Robert
Page’s
side
were
already
assured
of
a
play-off
spot,
but
they
headed
into
the
final
Group
E
game
desperate
to
be
among
the
six
top
seeds.
Although
Kevin
De
Bruyne
put
an
under-strength
Belgium
–
already
assured
of
a
place
in
the
tournament
in
Qatar
next
year
as
group
winners
–
in
front,
Moore
equalised
in
the
first
half.
Neither
side
could
fashion
a
winner,
but
Wales
sealed
second
place
and
face
a
home
play-off
tie
in
March
when
they
will
hope
to
have
captain
Gareth
Bale
–
absent
here
–
back
to
full
fitness.
8
–
Since
his
international
debut
in
September
2019,
Kieffer
Moore
has
scored
more
goals
in
all
competitions
than
any
other
Wales
player
(8).
Reliable.—
OptaJoe
(@OptaJoe)
November
16,
2021
De
Bruyne
silenced
the
Wales
fans
when
he
opened
the
scoring
12
minutes
in,
the
stand-in
captain
finding
the
bottom-right
corner
with
a
measured
finish
after
a
poor
attempted
clearance
from
Chris
Mepham.
Wales
took
that
setback
on
the
chin,
capitalising
on
slack
defending
to
equalise
when
Arthur
Theate
missed
his
kick
as
he
tried
to
deal
with
Dan
James’ cross
and
Moore
finished
clinically
with
his
left
foot
13
minutes
before
half-time.
Thorgan
Hazard
struck
the
post
when
he
met
a
pinpoint
De
Bruyne
corner
with
a
sublime
volley
from
just
outside
the
penalty
area
as
Belgium
finished
the
first
half
strongly.
An
unmarked
Connor
Roberts
spurned
a
chance
to
put
Wales
in
front
when
he
sliced
a
long
way
wide
after
a
James
cross
fell
nicely
for
him
early
in
the
second
half.
Dante
Vanzeir
came
on
to
make
his
debut
as
Roberto
Martinez
made
a
triple
substitution
before
the
hour-mark.
Neco
Williams
almost
won
it
when
he
cut
in
from
the
left
and
brought
a
fine
save
from
Koen
Casteels,
but
a
point
was
enough
for
Wales
to
achieve
their
objective.
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