Belgium started their 2024 Nations League campaign with a victory. Playing at the Nagyerdei Stadion, Hungary, Kevin De Bruyne scored a brace, while another goal was scored by Youri Tielamans. However, Timothy Castagne committed an own goal in the first half, making the opponents steal a goal to end the match with 3-1 on the score line.
Belgium National Football Team Player Ratings vs Israel
Goalkeeper
Koen Casteels (6.7/10): It was due to Belgium’s obvious dominance on the ball that he did not have a busy goalkeeping.
Defenders
Timothy Castagne (6.8/10): His own goal was the only minor thing he did in this game.
Wout Faes (7.6/10): Showed a solid defense alongside Theate at the back.
Arthur Theate (7.5/10): Intercepted and cleared the ball off of his area.
Maxim De Cuyper (7.6/10): Put more options in Belgium’s attacking plan.
Midfielders
Amadou Onana (7.8/10): Continued his positive from at the club level, solid game from Onana.
Youri Tielemans (7.7/10): Played his role in the midfield tremendously, alongside De Bruyne and Onana.
Kevin De Bruyne (8.3/10): Caused havoc in the opponents’ area by scoring two goals.
Forwards
Dodi Lukebakio (6.7/10): Couldn’t show his best performance in this game.
Jeremy Doku (7.7/10): Put a lot of pressure on the opponent’s defence to create chances.
Loïs Openda (7.5/10): Despite failing to score a single goal, Openda helped Belgium to put pressure on the opponents.
Substitutions
Zeno Debast (6.6/10): Came in for a tactical issue, and maintained the lead until the final whistle.
Charles De Ketelarae (6.7/10): Couldn’t score a goal when he had some potential chances to do so.
Arne Engels (6.6/10): Showed promising signs to give a better contribution in the future.
Julien Duranville (6.7/10): Couldn’t be as explosive as Doku but still helping enough.
Johan Bakayoko (6.7/10): Replaced Lukebakio with the expectation of scoring a goal but failed to do so.
Israel National Football Team Player Ratings vs Belgium
Goalkeeper
Yoav Gerafi (6.5/10): Couldn’t prevent his team from losing and conceding goals.
Defenders
Omri Gandelman (6.6/10): Found it hard to deal with the Belgian players on the flank.
Raz Shlomo (6.5/10): Couldn’t keep up with the quality of the opponents’ players.
Idan Nachmias (6.5/10): Did all his best to claim the point but the level gap was real.
Midfielders
Mohammad Abu Fani (6.5/10): Overwhelmed to keep up with the likes of Tielemans, Onana, and De Bruyne.
Neta Lavi (6.7/10): Not good enough to give the level that Belgium could feel annoyed about.
Denny Gropper (6.5/10): Struggled a lot to work on the flank side, and had to leave early due to an injury.
Sagiv Jehezkel (5.9/10): Went head to head with Doku which was not easy for him.
Forwards
Oscar Gloukh (6.5/10): Failed to score a single goal when his team’s only goal came from an own goal.
Manor Solomon (6.6/10): Several of his chances were denied as his space to launch shots was also limited.
Anan Khalaili (6.6/10): Did not give enough problem for Belgium at the front.
Substitutions
Roy Revino (6.5/10): Came in to replace Gandelman but still couldn’t do much.
Dor Peretz (6.6/10): Found it hard to keep up with the opponents
Dean David (6.5/10): Couldn’t have a significant impact with his presence on his team.
Mahmoud Jaber (6.6/10): Did his best to keep up with Belgium but the opponents were just too strong.
Dan Biton (7/10): The only player from his team who could give enough hassle for Belgium despite touching the ball only 11 times.