Belgium – Croatia 3–2

	1H	2H	T
BE	1	2	3
HR	2	0	2

Match report

Belgium beat Croatia 3–2 at Belgium Stadium in World Cup 2026. Modrić opened the scoring in the 13th minute. Belgium have 3 wins in their last 5, while Croatia have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

13'

⚽Modrićassist Kovačić

⚽Openda

25'

29'

Sosa

36'

⚽Budimir

2H

Courtois

46'

⚽De Bruyneassist Trossard

48'

⇄Costa↓ Openda

67'

⇄Rossi↓ Budimir

Doku

78'

⚽Tielemansassist De Bruyne

86'

⇄Nielsen↓ Trossard

86'

⇄Lindqvist↓ Perišić

Momentum

BE

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

HR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMar 2, 2022 · 17:00

VenueBelgium Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance48,326 / 64,435 (75%)

RefereeS. Marciniak (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#3·

#10

Where to watch

BBCITV

Statistics

55Ball possession %45

2.5Expected goals (xG)2

15Total shots12

8Shots on target5

5Shots off target5

4Blocked shots1

9Corner kicks6

3Offsides3

10Fouls13

1Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves5

525Passes519

79Pass accuracy %77

16Tackles16

Player of the match

De Bruyne

7.9

Lineups

BE 4-3-37.45Formation7.054-3-3 HR

Belgium

Coach: R. Garcia · 4-3-3

1Courtois7.8 2Castagne6.7 3Faes7.1 4Theate6.9 5De Cuyper7.8 6Onana7.8 7Tielemans6.8 8De Bruyne7.9 9Doku7.8 10Openda7.9 11Trossard7.4

Croatia

Coach: Z. Dalić · 4-3-3

1Livaković7.4 2Stanišić7.3 3Gvardiol7.0 4Šutalo7.7 5Sosa6.8 6Brozović6.9 7Modrić7.5 8Kovačić6.8 9Majer7.0 10Budimir6.5 11Perišić6.6

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts
1	France	3	3	0	0	8:2	+6	9
2	Argentina	3	2	1	0	8:2	+6	7
3	England	3	2	1	0	7:3	+4	7
4	Brazil	3	2	0	1	7:2	+5	6
5	Spain	3	2	0	1	6:3	+3	6
6	Germany	3	1	1	1	6:3	+3	4
7	Netherlands	3	1	1	1	5:4	+1	4
8	Portugal	3	1	0	2	5:4	+1	3
9	Italy	3	1	0	2	4:4	0	3
10	Croatia	3	0	1	2	4:5	-1	1
11	Poland	3	0	1	2	3:5	-2	1
12	Morocco	3	0	1	2	2:6	-4	1
13	USA	3	0	1	2	1:7	-6	1
14	Belgium	3	0	0	3	3:5	-2	0
15	Uruguay	3	0	0	3	2:6	-4	0
16	Japan	3	0	0	3	1:6	-5	0