Also in this group, Belgium had the cool head of De Bruyne to thank for a 3-1 success against Israel in Debrecen. De Bruyne's 52nd-minute penalty ultimately sealed the victory for Domenico Tedesco’s team, although the 1-1 half-time scoreline had reflected well on Israel’s positive first competitive showing under new coach Ran Ben Simon.

Anan Khalaili’s deflected header off Timothy Castagne restored parity after De Bruyne's opener for the 2021 Nations League semi-finalists. But Belgium scored twice in five minutes after half-time, first through Youri Tielemans and then courtesy of the skipper's spot kick. De Bruyne then passed up the chance of a hat-trick to allow Loïs Openda to take Belgium's second penalty, which Yoav Gerafi saved.