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Napoli midfielder De Bruyne, in his 127th match for the Belgians, scored the opening goal, playing a nice one-two with Dodi Lukebakio before a cool finish from the edge of the box.<\/p>\n
While Belgium looked threatening without creating many clear-cut chances, Turkey posed the greater attacking danger after De Bruyne's opener.<\/p>\n
But they had no reward for their efforts in the Belgian city of Liege.<\/p>\n
Instead, De Bruyne claimed a second, curling a ball from the edge of the box past Turkey goalkeeper Ugurcan Cakir into the top corner.<\/p>\n
A third came from Romelu Lukaku, Belgium's all-time record goalscorer, who had replaced Lukebakio.<\/p>\n
A low cross from Charles De Ketelaere fell to Lukaku, who managed to skew the ball past Cakir from close range.<\/p>\n
It was a third defeat in as many games for Turkey, while the result left Belgium one point adrift of Group A1 leaders France.<\/p>\n
Zinedane Zidane's French team took the lead through Michael Olise in the 55th minute.<\/p>\n
But Alessandro Bastoni equalised to deny Zidane victory in his first home game in the dugout for France.<\/p>\n
A two-match winning run comes to an end, too, after Les Bleus concede for the first time under the World Cup winner.<\/p>\n
Veteran striker Robert Lewandowski scored a hat-trick as Poland thrashed Romania 6-0 in Group 4 of League B, which also saw Bosnia-Herzegovina and Sweden battle to a 1-1 draw.<\/p>\n
Ciaron Brown scored twice as Northern Ireland beat Ukraine 3-0 on neutral territory in Trnava, Slovakia, while Hungary beat Georgia 1-0 in the other Group 2 match.<\/p>\n
Earlier in League C, Cyprus beat Armenia 2-0 at home in Group 2, while Montenegro managed a 2-1 win over Latvia in Riga.<\/p>\n
In Group 3 action, Moldova pipped Kazakhstan 2-1 in Astana, while the Faroe Islands snagged a 1-1 home draw with Slovakia.<\/p>\n
\u00a9 2026 AFP<\/p>\n
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