Croatia – Belgium 3–2

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

Match report

Croatia beat Belgium 3–2 at Croatia Stadium in World Cup 2026. Kovačić opened the scoring in the 23rd minute. Croatia have 3 wins in their last 5, while Belgium have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Kovačićassist Perišić

23'

32'

De Bruyne

34'

⚽De Bruyneassist Trossard

2H

⚽Perišić

46'

Šutalo

49'

57'

⚽Trossard

⚽Majerassist Gvardiol

69'

⇄Marsh↓ Perišić

79'

⇄Hansen↓ Trossard

Livaković

81'

⇄Müller↓ Budimir

88'

⇄Ferrari↓ Openda

Momentum

HR

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

BE

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offJun 5, 2022 · 18:00

VenueCroatia Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance57,406 / 63,083 (91%)

RefereeA. Taylor (Eng)

FIFA ranking

#18·

#7

Where to watch

BBCITV

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

Brozović

7.9

Lineups

HR 4-3-37.13Formation7.094-3-3 BE

Croatia

Coach: Z. Dalić · 4-3-3

1Livaković6.7 2Stanišić6.6 3Gvardiol6.3 4Šutalo7.0 5Sosa7.8 6Brozović7.9 7Modrić6.8 8Kovačić7.8 9Majer6.3 10Budimir7.5 11Perišić7.7

Belgium

Coach: R. Garcia · 4-3-3

1Courtois7.1 2Castagne7.8 3Faes6.4 4Theate6.3 5De Cuyper7.1 6Onana7.1 7Tielemans7.9 8De Bruyne7.3 9Doku7.1 10Openda7.2 11Trossard6.7

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