Republic of Ireland v Belgium

Friendlies Scores & Fixtures

Saturday 23rd March

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home team, Republic of Ireland

Manager: John O'Shea

Formation: 3 - 4 - 3

Number 16,
C. Kelleher
Number 4,
D. O'Shea
Number 22,
N. Collins
Number 5,
A. Omobamidele
Number 11,
R. Brady , substituted for M. Doherty at 81 minutes
Number 8,
W. Smallbone , substituted for F. Ebosele at 86 minutes
Number 6,
J. Cullen
Number 2,
S. Coleman , Captain
Number 15,
S. Szmodics , substituted for M. Johnston at 71 minutes
Number 9,
E. Ferguson , substituted for A. Idah at 70 minutes
Number 20,
C. Ogbene , substituted for J. Knight at 70 minutes

Substitutes

home team, Republic of Ireland

Number 25,
F. Azaz
Number 1,
G. Bazunu
Number 7,
M. Doherty
Number 21,
F. Ebosele
Number 10,
A. Idah
Number 14,
M. Johnston
Number 17,
J. Knight
Number 3,
R. Manning
Number 18,
J. McGrath
Number 24,
J. O'Brien
Number 12,
C. O'Dowda
Number 19,
M. Obafemi
Number 13,
M. Sykes
Number 23,
M. Travers

away team, Belgium

Manager: Domenico Tedesco

Formation: 4 - 3 - 3

Number 13,
M. Sels , substituted for T. Kaminski at 83 minutes
Number 16,
O. Deman
Number 4,
W. Faes
Number 24,
K. De Winter , substituted for A. Onana at 64 minutes
Number 21,
T. Castagne , substituted for M. Batshuayi at 46 minutes
Number 8,
Y. Tielemans , Captain, substituted for T. Meunier at 46 minutes
Number 22,
A. Vranckx
Number 20,
A. Vermeeren
Number 11,
L. Trossard , substituted for J. Doku at 46 minutes
Number 9,
L. Openda
Number 19,
J. Bakayoko , substituted for D. Lukébakio at 64 minutes

away team, Belgium

Number 23,
M. Batshuayi
Number 25,
A. Bodart
Number 1,
K. Casteels
Number 2,
Z. Debast
Number 7,
J. Doku
Number 12,
T. Kaminski
Number 10,
R. Lukaku
Number 14,
D. Lukébakio
Number 18,
O. Mangala
Number 15,
T. Meunier
Number 6,
A. Onana
Number 3,
A. Theate
Number 5,
J. Vertonghen

Republic of Ireland
Belgium

home team, Republic of Ireland

Manager: John O'Shea

Formation: 3 - 4 - 3

Number 16,
C. Kelleher
Number 4,
D. O'Shea
Number 22,
N. Collins
Number 5,
A. Omobamidele
Number 11,
R. Brady , substituted for M. Doherty at 81 minutes
Number 8,
W. Smallbone , substituted for F. Ebosele at 86 minutes
Number 6,
J. Cullen
Number 2,
S. Coleman , Captain
Number 15,
S. Szmodics , substituted for M. Johnston at 71 minutes
Number 9,
E. Ferguson , substituted for A. Idah at 70 minutes
Number 20,
C. Ogbene , substituted for J. Knight at 70 minutes

Substitutes

Number 25,
F. Azaz
Number 1,
G. Bazunu
Number 7,
M. Doherty
Number 21,
F. Ebosele
Number 10,
A. Idah
Number 14,
M. Johnston
Number 17,
J. Knight
Number 3,
R. Manning
Number 18,
J. McGrath
Number 24,
J. O'Brien
Number 12,
C. O'Dowda
Number 19,
M. Obafemi
Number 13,
M. Sykes
Number 23,
M. Travers

Referee:: Rohit Saggi
Assistant Referee 1:: Morten Jensen
Assistant Referee 2:: Anders Dale
Fourth Official:: Robert Harvey

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Match Facts

Republic of Ireland have failed to win any of their last eight matches against Belgium (D5 L3) since a 3-2 away victory back in May 1966.
Belgium are unbeaten in their last seven away games against the Republic of Ireland (W2 D5), with each of the last four ending as draws, most recently a 2-2 stalemate in March 2022.
Republic of Ireland have lost six of their last nine games in all competitions (W2 D1) – their only two wins in this time were home and away against Gibraltar in European Championship qualifying.
Belgium have only lost one of their last 20 friendly matches (W11 D8), losing 2-1 to Egypt in November 2022. They haven’t lost a friendly game against a European nation since September 2016 against Spain (W6 D6 since then).
Republic of Ireland have only lost two of their last 16 friendly matches (W8 D6), losing 3-0 against England in November 2020 and 2-1 against Norway in November 2022.
Belgium have won eight of their last 11 games in all competitions (D3) since losing 2-0 to Morocco at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The Belgians have also won each of their last five away games since a 1-0 defeat against the Netherlands in September 2022.
Romelu Lukaku has netted 15 goals in his nine international appearances for Belgium, including four in his last appearance Azerbaijan. Indeed, he’s looking to score in five successive internationals for the first time since November 2019.
19-year-old Evan Ferguson has won 10 caps for the Republic of Ireland, scoring three goals. Only two players have won more caps as a teenager for the Boys in Green – Ian Harte (12) and Robbie Keane (18).

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Postat 90 minutes plus 4
Match ends, Republic of Ireland 0, Belgium 0.
Full Timeat 90 minutes plus 4
Second Half ends, Republic of Ireland 0, Belgium 0.
Postat 90 minutes plus 1
Foul by Michy Batshuayi (Belgium).
Postat 90 minutes plus 1
Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Postat 88 minutes
Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Olivier Deman.
Postat 87 minutes
Attempt blocked. Festy Ebosele (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Substitutionat 86 minutes
Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Festy Ebosele replaces Will Smallbone.
Substitutionat 83 minutes
Substitution, Belgium. Thomas Kaminski replaces Matz Sels.
Postat 81 minutes
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Substitutionat 81 minutes
Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Matt Doherty replaces Robert Brady.
Postat 80 minutes
Delay in match because of an injury Olivier Deman (Belgium).
Postat 78 minutes
Dodi Lukébakio (Belgium) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Postat 78 minutes
Foul by Robert Brady (Republic of Ireland).
Postat 77 minutes
Attempt missed. Jérémy Doku (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
Postat 76 minutes
Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Will Smallbone.
Postat 76 minutes
Attempt blocked. Arthur Vermeeren (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Meunier.
Postat 75 minutes
Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Caoimhín Kelleher.
Postat 75 minutes
Attempt saved. Thomas Meunier (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dodi Lukébakio.
Postat 72 minutes
Jérémy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Postat 72 minutes
Foul by Will Smallbone (Republic of Ireland).

Friendlies Scores & Fixtures

Saturday 23rd March

Team Lineups

home team, Republic of Ireland

Pitch Formation

Starting lineup

Substitutes

home team, Republic of Ireland

away team, Belgium

Pitch Formation

Starting lineup

away team, Belgium

home team, Republic of Ireland

Pitch Formation

Starting lineup

Substitutes

away team, Belgium

Pitch Formation

Starting lineup

Substitutes

Match Officials

Match Stats

Overall possession

Shots

Shots on target

Total touches inside the box

Goalkeeper saves

Fouls

Corners

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AttackAttack

Shots

Shots on target

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Blocked shots

Attempts out of box

One-on-one attempts

Total offside

DefensiveDefensive

Total tackles

Won tackles

Fouls

Total clearances

Headed clearances

Duels won

Errors leading to shots

DistributionDistribution

Total passes

Accurate passes

Backward passes

Forward passes

Total long balls

Successful final third passes

Total crosses

Touches

Touches in the box

Dispossessed

GoalkeeperGoalkeeper

Goalkeeper saves

Diving saves

Saved shots from inside the box

Penalty saves

Keeper throws

Goal kicks

Punches

Season so far

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