Belgium 0-0 Scotland
FIFA Women’s World Cup Qualifiers
Saturday, 18 April 2026
King Power at Den Dreef Stadion, Leuven

Team News

Melissa Andreatta made two changes to the side that drew 1-1 with the hosts on Tuesday night. Amy Muir replaced Emma Lawton who withdrew from the squad through injury, and Lauren Davidson reaped the rewards of her impact off the bench, starting in place of Kirsty Maclean. 

As It Happened

Neither side managed to gain control of the match in the opening stages, but the first chance of the game fell to the hosts. A fast break down the Belgian right-hand side by Mathys left the Scotland back line retreating as she played the ball across the box to Eurlings who made MacIver produce a fine save.

A neat bit of play from Weir and Davidson on the right flank resulted in the latter releasing a shot from 20 yards but it was no trouble for Evrard as she collected with ease.

Cuthbert and Gregory combined well, and the left back produced a fine cross which just evaded the head of McGovern after 20 minutes. Moments later it was Gregory again who found Weir in the box after a defence splitting pass from Cuthbert, but the Scotland captain couldn’t connect and the chance went begging.

Both teams looked comfortable in possession without creating many openings. With less than ten minutes to go, Belgium gained possession in the Scotland half after a slack pass from Muir. The ball landed to Janssens in the 18-yard box and she feigned a shot before laying it back to Eurlings. The striker found Mathys, but her effort flew over the crossbar.

In the closing stages a long-range free kick from Wullaert almost caught MacIver off-guard but the Scotland stopper was again quick to react and pushed the ball behind for a corner. The ball was whipped in and met by Eurlings who headed the ball across goal back to the on-rushing Detruyer whose header crashed off the post. The follow up effort was again pushed away from danger by MacIver.

Half Time: Belgium 0-0 Scotland

Scotland began the second period on the front foot, and if it wasn’t for the Belgians putting their bodies on the line, they may have found themselves in front. McGovern was sent through on goal by Weir but was met with the sliding challenge of Tysiak. This was followed up by efforts from Gregory and Cuthbert but they both saw these blocked by the host's back line.

Sandy MacIver was then called into action once again. A dangerous cross from Cayman was met by the head of Toloba but her header was tipped over the bar by the Scotland goalkeeper.

Scotland started to control possession, exploiting gaps in the wide areas. Davidson was sent down the right-hand side by Muir and the attacker spotted the run of McGovern, but the typically lethal striker sent her effort high into the stand. Soon after, a Cuthbert corner found Gregory who let fly from deep in the Belgian box, but her volleyed strike sailed over.

Belgium grew into the half and with Detruyer in particular making things tick. She had a couple of shots blocked by Davidson before sending an effort over the crossbar to ease the pressure on the Scotland defence.

Scotland continued to defend well, and Docherty was on hand to ensure Wullaert couldn’t convert after meeting a cross from the left flank and kept the score level. Less than a minute later Reynders was found free in the box but couldn’t direct her header goalwards.

With just over a minute of normal time to play, Caroline Weir sent a pinpoint cross into the Belgium box, but McGovern just couldn’t get the right connection on the header to trouble Evrard.

Full Time: Belgium 0-0 Scotland

Next Up

The SWNT continue their World Cup qualifying campaign in June as they face Israel in a double header on 5 and 9 June.

Teams

Scotland:

Sandy MacIver (GK), Nicola Docherty, Jenna Clark, Amy Muir, Miri Taylor (Cornet, 85’), Caroline Weir (C), Freya Gregory (Newsham, 85’), Kathleen McGovern, Lauren Davidson (Howat, 76’), Rachel McLauchlan, Erin Cuthbert

Unused Substitutes:

Lee Alexander (GK), Eartha Cumings (GK), Sophie Howard, Kirsty MacLean, Georgia Brown, Mia McAuley, Eilidh Adams, Kenzie Weir

Belgium: Nicky Evrard (GK), Sari Kees, Amber Tysiak, Janice Cayman, Zenia Mertens, Jill Janssens, Marie Detruyer (Vanzeir, 79’), Jasmien Mathys (Dhont, 79’), Tessa Wullaert (C), Hannah Eurlings (Reynders, 61’), Marian Toloba (Teulings, 86’)

Unused Substitutes:

Diede Lemey (GK), Lowiese Seynhaeve (GK), Amy Little, Isabelle Iliano, Valesca Ampoorter, Lore Jacobs, Constance Brackman, Kassandra Missipo