Craig Bellamy's side started brilliantly and took a seventh-minute lead as Joe Rodon headed in from a corner, only for Kevin de Bruyne's controversial penalty to puncture the joyous atmosphere after Ethan Ampadu was harshly penalised for handball following a video assistant referee (VAR) check. Belgium ruthlessly seized control from that point, cutting Wales to shreds on the break as Jeremy Doku - electrifying all game as he has been for Manchester City this season - sped clear and pulled the ball back for Thomas Meunier to hammer the visitors ahead. De Bruyne, Doku, Leandro Trossard and others missed chances to add a third goal for the visitors, who eventually put the result beyond doubt when De Bruyne scored his second spot-kick after a much less contentious, clear-cut handball from Jordan James. Substitute Nathan Broadhead fired in powerfully to raise the faint prospect of a Welsh comeback, which was swiftly extinguished when Trossard restored Belgium's two-goal advantage moments later.

The 31-year-old forward picked out Aston Villa's Donyell Malen to fire in the opener from outside the box. And Depay then swung in a free-kick which Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk headed in to make it 2-0. That was his 35th assist in an Oranje jersey, taking him two above Wesley Sneijder's old record. The Corinthians forward rounded off an impressive display by slotting in a 38th-minute penalty to kill the game off at the Johan Cruyff Arena. That was Depay's 54th goal for his country, stretching the national record he broke last month. Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo lashed in a late fourth following a pass from Tottenham's Xavi Simons. After six games, the Netherlands top Group G by three points from Poland, who beat Lithuania 2-0 later on Sunday with Sebastian Szymanski and Robert Lewandowski on target.

With fans hoping for goals against a luckless side who had conceded 13 times in Group C already, Che Adams' electric finish after 15 minutes and a late Scott McTominay sweeping shot were all that they were served up. It could have been far worse for Steve Clarke - who took charge of a record 72nd match as men's head coach - as Evgeni Malashevich's calm finish for 1-1 was ruled out after a VAR check. And that was before Hleb Kuchko reduced the deficit to just a single goal with a handful of injury-time minutes left to play. The win, coupled with Denmark's victory over Greece, means Scotland are guaranteed to finish in the top two, with the Danes ahead on goal difference. There were moments in the closing stages at 1-0 in Glasgow when booing could be heard as Belarus knocked the ball about calmly and a nervous Scotland retreated. And those jeers returned at the end of the game, mixed in with applause, as Scotland temporarily topped the group.

The Danes, who return to the top of Group C on goal difference after being usurped by Scotland's earlier win over Belarus, stretched their goal difference advantage with an impressive first-half performance. Rasmus Hojlund, on loan at Napoli from Manchester United, capitalised on a defensive blunder to poke Brian Riemer's side in front, before Joachim Andersen and Mikkel Damsgaard added two more before the break. Staring elimination in the face, Greece threw all they could at the second half, with Tasos Bakasetas hitting a post before Club Brugge's Christos Tzolis lashed something of lifeline beyond Kasper Schmeichel. The Celtic goalkeeper was spared conceding a second thanks to a goal-line clearance from Andersen, who hooked away Vangelis Pavlidis' dinked effort. Ivan Jovanovic's side had the ball in the net again, but Pavlidis was comfortably offside as they left themselves too much to do. Greece, who sit third with three points from four games, now cannot match or overtake their hosts or Scotland, who are both on 10 points with two games remaining.

Crystal Palace midfielder Yeremy Pino opened the scoring in the 24th minute, tapping in Robin le Normand's knockdown from close range. Liverpool goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili then gave away a penalty by bringing down Ferran Torres in the box, but the 25-year-old redeemed himself by saving the Barcelona forward's spot-kick. Tottenham full-back Pedro Porro curled a superb strike against the post as Spain continued to dominate and create chances. And Real Sociedad midfielder Mikel Oyarzabal eventually doubled the hosts' lead with a stunning free-kick, beating Mamardashvili at his near post with a powerful effort. The win leaves Spain on course to qualify for next year's tournament in Canada, Mexico and the United States, with Luis de la Fuente's side top of Group E with nine points from their three matches. Spain continue their qualification campaign against Bulgaria - who lost 6-1 at home to second-placed Turkey - on Tuesday (7.45pm BST).