June 09, 2026
A breakup of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland is not imminent, but the outcome may make Britain harder to govern
The 12-team competition will be held in England and Wales from Jun 12
He has earned 86 Wales caps since 2008 debut, scoring 21 goals
He retained the squad from last month's Group K qualifying wins against Andorra and Serbia for Thursday's friendly match against Wales
De Bruyne has been instrumental throughout, ghosting in at the back post to convert Youri Tielemans’ cross for the winner
Wales have seven points from four matches in their group and are at the halfway stage of their campaign
Belgium have been 3-0 up inside the first half hour, but Wales battle back to level the game before De Bruyne hands his side a potentially precious win