Belgium – Croatia 3–2

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

Match report

Belgium beat Croatia 3–2 at Belgium Stadium in World Cup 2026. De Bruyne opened the scoring in the 10th minute. Belgium have 3 wins in their last 5, while Croatia have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽De Bruyneassist Tielemans

10'

21'

⚽Kovačićassist Modrić

⚽Trossard

33'

44'

⚽Perišić

De Bruyne

44'

2H

⚽Dokuassist Openda

56'

61'

Šutalo

⇄Martin↓ Trossard

66'

⇄Romano↓ Perišić

⇄Almeida↓ Openda

75'

⇄Pereira↓ Budimir

Momentum

BE

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

HR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMar 22, 2022 · 17:00

VenueBelgium Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance47,682 / 64,435 (74%)

RefereeM. Oliver (Eng)

FIFA ranking

#17·

#6

Where to watch

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Statistics

56Ball possession %44

2.6Expected goals (xG)2.1

16Total shots10

8Shots on target4

6Shots off target4

3Blocked shots2

9Corner kicks5

3Offsides2

11Fouls12

2Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

2Goalkeeper saves5

540Passes468

78Pass accuracy %78

15Tackles17

Player of the match

De Bruyne

7.8

Lineups

BE 4-3-37.29Formation6.854-3-3 HR

Belgium

Coach: R. Garcia · 4-3-3

1Courtois7.6 2Castagne6.6 3Faes7.0 4Theate6.8 5De Cuyper7.6 6Onana7.6 7Tielemans6.7 8De Bruyne7.8 9Doku7.6 10Openda7.7 11Trossard7.2

Croatia

Coach: Z. Dalić · 4-3-3

1Livaković7.2 2Stanišić7.1 3Gvardiol6.8 4Šutalo7.5 5Sosa6.6 6Brozović6.7 7Modrić7.3 8Kovačić6.6 9Majer6.8 10Budimir6.3 11Perišić6.5

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