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Is Maxim De Cuyper in the World Cup 2026?

Yes — Maxim De Cuyper is in Belgium's 26-man World Cup 2026 squad and plays his club football for Brighton in the Premier League. Belgium are through to the Round of 16; the model gives them 4.8% to win the tournament.
STILL IN IT
Belgium are through to the Round of 16.
Maxim De Cuyper is still alive in the World Cup 2026 knockouts.
● GROUP STAGE COMPLETE

Is Maxim De Cuyper playing today?

Belgium have completed their Group G fixtures. Knockout-round opponent depends on other group results — see the live bracket for the projected path.

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
53%
SEMI-FINAL
27%
FINAL
13%
CHAMPION
4.8%

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

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