Scotland scored a dramatic late equaliser to snatch a draw with top seeds Belgium and continue their unbeaten start to World Cup qualifying.

Sari Kees' 15th-minute goal looked to have separated the sides in a tightly-contested match but Kathleen McGovern scored in second-half injury time to earn the hosts a well-deserved point and ensure they did not pay a heavy cost for an early defensive lapse.

Scotland went into the game in confident mood after putting 12 goals past Luxembourg in the group's first double-header. That belief was evident in the early exchanges as the hosts won a couple of corners and started to establish a hold on midfield with Kirsty MacLean seeing plenty of the ball.

The positive mood was dented with Belgium's first serious attack on 15 minutes.

A corner to the front post was not dealt with properly and Kees was quickest to the loose ball, taking a touch before knocking a finish past Sandy MacIver into the bottom corner.

Scotland reacted well to going a goal behind, pushing forward continually and causing problems for the Belgian back line as Caroline Weir and Erin Cuthbert linked up to good effect.

Good work down the right flank culminated with Emma Lawton whipping in an enticing ball for Cuthbert, but she couldn't make a clean connection and saw her attempt go well wide when she should have tested Nicky Evrard, who looked shaky in the Belgium goal.

Striker McGovern headed a chance wide after a miscued clearance, and soon after Miri Taylor saw her deflected shot touched over the bar. Belgium were on the back foot and only numbers and some desperate blocks kept Scotland out.

The visitors did have another opportunity just before the break when Valesca Ampoorter headed over from a corner after a rare foray forward, but Belgium still may have considered themselves fortunate to hold the half-time lead.

After the break Scotland continued to put the pressure on, and McGovern was inches away from getting a good connection on a Weir corner with Belgium keeper Evrard again looking vulnerable.

Despite substitutions from both sides, the tempo dipped as the clock ticked on, with Scotland beginning to look tired and short on ideas.

However, head coach Melissa Andreatta made attacking changes and Scotland threw everything forward in the closing stages.

Belgium looked like they would hang on for all three points, but deep into injury time, the hosts got the goal they had been pushing for.

Substitute Lauren Davidson raced into space on the right and fizzed a low ball across goal that McGovern slid home at the back post to spark celebrations and rescue a point.

Scotland remain top of Group B4 before Saturday's return match in Leuven and will hope momentum from a late fightback can carry into what is set to be a pivotal game in the campaign.

In the build-up to the double-header against top seeds Belgium, Scotland head coach Andreatta said she was "500% confident" the national team would reach the World Cup, and the players were "501%" sure.

That belief was key to ensuring that Scotland got a result on a night when it looked as if they would be left frustrated.

When Andreatta sits down with her squad to review the key moments from this first encounter between the sides, it'll be easy for her to identify the first area for improvement. A lack of aggression in defending a corner, and not being first to react as the ball dropped in the box, proved costly.

Much more time is likely to be spent on the positives, you would suspect. Weir and Cuthbert combined well in attack and kept Belgium's defenders on their toes, while the opposition's 101-goal striker Tessa Wullaert was deprived of service and not allowed to influence the game.

Scotland controlled the midfield for the majority of the match and on another night could have had more than just the dramatic late leveller to show for their efforts.

The key thing the team is likely to take is even more belief as they pursue a return to the World Cup finals.

When Maria McAneny scored a last-gasp debut goal to salvage a draw for Scotland against Ukraine in November, Andreatta was heard yelling "we never stop" in the celebrations.

That now seems like it could become a mantra within the squad and the latest reward for the unstoppable attitude is a huge boost before the second part of the double-header this weekend.

Scotland head coach Melissa Andreatta: "It's a good point. We know what a top opposition they are.

To put it in performance like that when we've gone down, and got frustrated when you haven't put chances away, they stayed in it and what a show for the fans who turned out tonight.

"I really believe in this group, and you see it in the spirit, the actions on the field, and what you don't see is what they're doing off the field in camp and training.

"They're ultimate professionals, and I'm just privileged to work with them.

"It's just that next step, and I think that's going to come, it's inevitable."

Scotland goal-scorer Kathleen McGovern: "We'll go to Belgium and give it everything.

"I'm a bit frustrated with myself. I had so many chances, but I got the girls back in it, and I can't be too hard on myself.

"I think we're frustrated not to get three points."