World Cup 2026
Belgium
Default view is a per-slot first-choice selection in the season’s most-used formation. Swaps recompute personnel and Synergy — style metrics stay on season aggregates.
Interactive pitch
Hover a player for details. Use Side bias or Squad profiles to read the XI. Select bench → slot to swap.
Bench
Team Synergy
Team strength and Synergy (synergy-v3) for this XI. Both update on pitch swaps.
Team strength
85.9
Mean primary-role quality of this XI
Synergy
89.0
Capability identity 90.7 · complete 95.2
Identity
High Press
Confidence 50%
Strongest capability
100.0
Deep Progression
Biggest gap
54.2
Recovery Pace · score 63.2 / target 88
This squad is well suited to high press football because it combines Elite occupation, Excellent central progression, Elite duelling. Main limitations: Limited recovery pace; Limited counterpress; Average defensive transition.
Personnel (live)
Recomputed from current XI selection — role tiers are fixed inputs, not re-derived.
Progression hub
Kevin De Bruyne
Good Carrier
Updated by swap
Primary creator
Leandro Trossard
Good Link Forward
Primary threat
Charles De Ketelaere
Great Target Man
Side bias (current XI)
+1%
RHS lean
No structural gaps in current XI.
Style (season — fixed)
World Cup 2026 · Season aggregates vs the rest of this competition. Click a shot zone to light it on the pitch.
Team identity
League-percentile style fingerprint for Belgium — shape of play, not overall strength. Outer edge = top of the competition on that axis.
Possession
Ball possession vs league
P53
23/48
Assisted creation
Share of shots after a teammate pass/cross
P72
14/48
Set pieces
Shots from corners / FKs / throw-in SP
P34
32/48
Transitions
Fast-break shot share
P62
19/48
Directness
Accurate long balls / passes
P30
34/48
Box threat
In-box shot share (six-yard + box)
P40
29/48
Press proxy
Defensive actions per opp possession
P70
15/48
Dashed ring = league median (P50)
Attack shape
Attack →
Shots from the six-yard + penalty box (close-range volume).
Mean xG / shot
Set-piece goals 7.1% of goals
0.099
29 of 48 · P40 · league med 0.11
How chances are created
Share of season shots by situation — not a quality score.
Assisted shot %
% of shots after a teammate pass/cross
56.6%
14 of 48 · P72 · league med 49.5
Set-piece shot %
Corners, FKs, throw-in SP, set pieces
24.8%
32 of 48 · P34 · league med 27
Fast-break shot %
Share of shots from transitions
6.2%
19 of 48 · P62 · league med 5.6
On the ball
Possession
Avg ball possession
51.0%
23 of 48 · P53 · league med 49.8
Long-ball rate
Accurate long balls / passes
4.0%
34 of 48 · P30 · league med 4.4
Final-third entries
Final-third entries / passes
11.9%
30 of 48 · P36 · league med 12.5
Side bias
Distance-weighted heatmap lean (+RHS / −LHS)
-1.5
30 of 48 · P38 · league med 0.9
Without the ball
Defensive actions / opp poss
Recoveries + tackles + ints ÷ opp possession
153.4
medium confidence — proxy, not PPDA
15 of 48 · P70 · league med 130.3
Clearances / match
Team clearances per game
23.8
26 of 48 · P47 · league med 23.7
Opp touches in box
Opponent penalty-area touches / match
21.8
24 of 48 · P51 · league med 22
Duel win %
Won/match · aerial 15.3 · ground 35.7
52.2%
6 of 48 · P87 · league med 50.3
Cross-layer insights (interpretive)
Anchored to season side bias — not updated by pitch swaps.
Team side bias near central (-1.5); flank fit is not strongly directional.
Heuristic classification — validate against match film for high-stakes use.
Team side bias near central (-1.5); flank fit is not strongly directional.
Heuristic classification — validate against match film for high-stakes use.