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How did Maxim De Cuyper do at World Cup 2026?

Maxim De Cuyper represented Belgium at the 2026 World Cup — they finished as quarter-finalists. Belgium were knocked out of the 2026 World Cup in the quarter-finals by Spain (1-2). Full scoring leaders are on the Golden Boot board; the whole tournament story is in the tournament review.
BELGIUM · GROUP G · BRIGHTON

Maxim De Cuyper

BELGIUMPL · BRIGHTON

Maxim De Cuyper carries Belgium's World Cup hopes through Group G — model projects — pts-per-90 across the three group-stage fixtures.

ONSIDE AI · MODEL v5

PROJ PPG · MODEL
vs ALL OUTFIELDS IN TOP-100
0.07.0
HOW FAR DOES CUYPER GO?
ROUND OF 16
72%
QUARTER-FINAL
54%
SEMI-FINAL
24%
FINAL
11%
CHAMPION
4.1%

Cumulative probabilities · Updated each match · 60-min refresh

PHOTO · WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

TOURNAMENT STATS · UPDATES EVERY MATCH

Live stat sheet

Matches
pre-debut
Minutes
Goals
0
Assists
0
Clean Sheets
outfield
xG
pre-debut
Proj xP/90
model
Fantasy pts
0
Onside calc

Stats refresh after every match (60s ISR + football-data 15s upstream cache). xG is approximated until shot-level data ships; clean sheets currently track GKs only.

ONSIDE MODEL · TOURNAMENT IMPACT MAP

Cuyper's match-by-match expected output

Per-match expected points combine the model's win probability for Belgium, projected per-90 output, and assumed minutes share. Cells dim as the journey grows uncertain.

Knockout cells dashed to signal contingency · Click any group cell to open the prediction.

ONSIDE RADAR · WC 2026 MODEL

Maxim De Cuyper — the player profile

Belgium #9 · Brighton · PL regular

5-AXIS PROFILE
ATTACK64PLAYMAKING69TACTICAL84PHYSICAL82DEFENDING66
Maxim De CuyperAverage pro · 75
ONSIDE MODEL · WC 2026 PROJECTION
EXP. GOALS · TMT
0.1
across the tournament
EXP. ASSISTS · TMT
0.1
across the tournament
xG / MATCH
0.02
model expectation
xA / MATCH
0.02
model expectation
MINUTES SHARE
85%
PL regular · high start prob
POSITION
Brighton

Ratings synthesised by Onside's model from team rank + position cohort + recent fixtures. Refreshed every 60 minutes.

Maxim De Cuyper's group-stage fixtures

3 MATCHES · MODEL WIN-PROBABILITIES SHOWN

Other Belgium stars at WC 2026

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