Marouane Fellaini struck twice as Belgium moved within three points of Euro 2016 Group B qualifying leaders Wales with a 5-0 thumping of Cyprus on Saturday . After a win and two draws from their first three matches , Belgium knew the pressure was on to produce a performance befitting a side ranked fourth in the world . 'The players enjoyed themselves and knew what to do . Yes , I 'm satisfied , ' Belgian coach Marc Wilmots told reporters . Marouane Fellaini celebrates after scoring for Belgium in their European qualifier against Cyprus . Christian Benteke ( right ) is congratulated after scoring the second goal in Belgium 's win over Cyprus . Belgium : Courtois , Alderweireld , Kompany , Lombaerts , Vertonghen , Witsel , Nainggolan , Fellaini ( Ferreira Carrasco 69 ) , De Bruyne , Hazard ( Mertens 70 ) , Benteke ( Batshuayi 77 ) Subs not used : Mignolet , Ciman , Chadli , Origi , Deschacht , Vanden Borre , Dembele , Gillet , Denayer . Goals : Fellaini 21 , 66 , Benteke 35 , Hazard 67 , Batshuayi 80 . Cyprus : Kissas , Kyriakos , Merkis , Laifis , Antoniades , Nicolaou , Laban ( Economides 57 ) Makris ( Eleftheriou 71 ) Makrides ( Kastanos 85 ) Sotiriou , Mitidis . Subs not used : Artymatas , Mintikkis , Englezou , Kolokoudias , Panagi , Charalambous , Sielis , Kittou . Referee : Ovidiu Hategan . The hosts , who reached the quarter-finals of last year 's World Cup , were 2-0 up at halftime although they could easily have been four or five ahead against a packed but often porous Cypriot defence . Manchester United midfielder Fellaini opened Belgium 's account midway through the first half after the visitors failed to clear a corner . A cross by Eden Hazard then set up Christian Benteke to make it 2-0 in the 35th minute . Fellaini found the top corner with a perfectly placed long-range strike in the 66th minute but that effort was matched a minute later by Hazard . With two defenders in front of him , the Chelsea playmaker shifted cleverly to the right before curling the ball into the net off the inside of the far post . Debutant Michy Batshuayi completed the demolition in the 80th minute after the hard-working Radja Nainggolan dispossessed a defender . Fellaini is congratulated by his Belgium team-mates after scoring the opening goal of the night . Vincent Kompany ( left ) and Fellaini celebrate after the latter got the ball rolling against Cyprus on Saturday . Cyprus , who beat Bosnia 2-1 in September , were without six injured players and barely mounted an attack with a single off-target header in the second half proving their only threat . 'We lost to the better team . Belgium is one of the best in the world , ' said Cyprus coach Charalambos Christodoulou . 'We have to forget this game . We knew from the start it would be difficult to get something away against Belgium . Aston Villa man Benteke ( right ) celebrates with team-mate Radja Nainggolan at the King Baudouin stadium . Eden Hazard , who also scored for his country against Cyprus , evades the challenge of Marios Nikolaou . Belgium on Tuesday play Israel who were knocked off the top of the group after a 3-0 home defeat by Wales on Saturday . Belgium have eight points from four games , Israel nine from four and Wales are on 11 points having played five matches . Belgium 's Axel Witsel ( centre ) vies with Cyprus ' Charis Kyriakou during the Group B match in Brussels . Cyprus ' Marios Antoniades had to sport an accessory on his head after picking up an injury .
Belgium went into the game with a win and two draws in the league so far . Marouane ##se opened the scoring before Christian Benteke made it two . Fellaini and Eden Hazard scored within two minutes of each other in the second half to bring the score 1 - 0 to Belgium . ou Batshuayi capped off the result with a fifth goal for Belgium .