Kazakhstan 1-0 Belgium LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup European Qualifiers: Satpaev Gives The Hawks Early Lead

It's half time at Astana Arena, and, quite stunningly, it's Kazakhstan who have a one-goal lead courtesy of a ninth-minute strike from Satpaev. Credit must go to Anarbekov as well, who made a number of good saves, including a late one from Castagne. A big second half to follow. Stay tuned!

Kenzhebek goes down again, but the winger gets up on his feet. He then makes a fantastic run past several defenders before having a go at goal, forcing a decent save from Selz. Meanwhile, the fourth official indicates a minimum of two minutes of added time.

Another good chance goes begging for Belgium. Doku, who has been in terrific form recently, dances past the defenders and puts in a cross. Raskin gets his head on the it, but it flies wide.

A flurry of corners for Kazakhstan, but the Belgian defence has held strong under pressure. Sels comes off his line to hold on to the ball in from Chesnokov, and the danger subsides for the moment.

A bit of concern for Kazakhstan, with Kenzhebek looking like he has picked up a minor knock, but he is trying to run it off. The home side have been exceptional in the first half-an-hour, both up ahead and at the back. Anerbakov pulled off a stunning save a couple of minutes before to deny Trossard.

That was close! Castagne finally gets one of his crosses to find a teammate, and it reaches Vanaken. The midfielder takes a powerful shot which was goalbound, but Anarbekov shows agility to parry it behind for a corner.

Since going down, Belgium have tried to push ahead, but it's difficult against the excellent pressing being shown by Kazakhstan. It's their pitch, their conditions, and the Hawks are making the most of it. First-time balls from Castagne and Trossard, normally so accurate, are failing to reach their teammates.

Stuff of dreams, this. Kazakhstan, who were given a 9% chance of winning before the match, have just taken the lead against the mighty Belgium. 17-year-old Satpaev, who will join Chelsea soon, is the one to get on the scoresheet, marking his first international goal. A lovely finish that gave Sels no time to get down and make a save.

The first big chance of the game, and it falls to the home side. Kenzhebek makes his way into the Belgian box and lets fly, but Sels does well to parry it behind for a corner. The resulting ball into the box amounts to nothing.

Belgium patiently try and build up to break Kazakhstan's aggressive pressing game. Trossard's free-kick is headed behind for a corner. The Arsenal man floats in a ball into the box, but the ball is cleared.

Referee Donatas Rumsas blows his whistle, and the match is underway. Belgium are heavy favourites to win this contest, but they will be up against a spirited Kazakh side playing with a vociferous home support. Stay tuned!

Kazakhstan:

• Overall: L🔴 L🔴 L🔴 W🟢 D⚫

• WC Qualifiers: W🟢 L🔴 L🔴 L🔴 W🟢 D⚫

Belgium:

• Overall: W🟢 W🟢 W🟢 D⚫ W🟢

• WC Qualifiers: D⚫ W🟢 W🟢 W 🟢D⚫ W🟢

In the last seven meetings between the two sides, Belgium have won five times. Two matches ended in draws, with Kazakhstan being winless in this fixture.

• Belgium 6-0 Kazakhstan (2025)

• Kazakhstan 0-2 Belgium (2019)

• Belgium 3-0 Kazakhstan (2019)

• Belgium 4-1 Kazakhstan (2011)

• Kazakhstan 0-2 Belgium (2010)

• Kazakhstan 2-2 Belgium (2007)

• Belgium 0-0 Kazakhstan (2006)

Starting XI: Matz Sels; Timothy Castagne, Arthur Theate, Koni De Winter, Joaquin Seys; Nicolas Raskin, Amadou Onana; Jeremy Doku, Hans Vanaken (c), Chales De Ketelaere; Leandro Trossard.

Bench: Senne Lammens (gk), Maarten Vandevoordt (gk), Brandon Mechele, Maxim De Cuyper, Axel Witsel, Youri Tielemans, Dodi Lukebakio, Chales Vanhoutte, Alexis Saelemaekers, Diego Moreiera, Louis Openda, Romeo Vermant.

Starting XI: Temirlan Anarbekov; Bagdat Kairov, Alibek Kasym, Nuraly Alip (c), Yan Vorogovskiy; Ramazan Orazov, Erkin Tapalov; Islam Chesnokov, Maksim Samorodov, Galymzhan Kenzhebek; Dastan Satpaev.

Bench: Bekkhan Shayzada (gk), Mukhamedjan Seisen (gk), Sergey Maliy, Dauren Zhumat, Georgy Zhukov, Nauryzbek Zhagorov, Dinmukhamed Karaman, Sultanbek Astanov, Elkhan Astanov, Damir Kasabulat, Arsen Ashirbek, Ivan Sviridov.

• Fixture: Kazakhstan vs Belgium, Group J Matchday 9

• Venue: Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan

• Date: Saturday, November 15, 2025

• Time: 7:30 PM IST

• Live Streaming/Telecast: None

Good evening, football fans! We have a cracking World Cup qualifier on offer, with Belgium travelling to Kazakhstan to face the 115th-ranked team. A win tonight would seal their place in the main event. Stay tuned for pre-match updates and line-ups as they are released.