Belgium – Croatia 1–1

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

Match report

Belgium and Croatia shared the points in a 1–1 draw at Belgium Stadium in World Cup 2026. Tielemans opened the scoring in the 22nd minute. Belgium have 3 wins in their last 5, while Croatia have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Tielemansassist Tielemans

22'

33'

⚽Modrićassist Modrić

De Bruyne

44'

2H

61'

Šutalo

⇄Lindqvist↓ Trossard

78'

⇄Bianchi↓ Perišić

⇄Rossi↓ Openda

87'

⇄Keller↓ Budimir

Momentum

BE

⚽⚽

HR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMar 18, 2024 · 17:00

VenueBelgium Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance55,414 / 64,435 (86%)

RefereeS. Marciniak (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#17·

#6

Where to watch

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Statistics

50Ball possession %50

1.1Expected goals (xG)1.3

13Total shots11

6Shots on target4

5Shots off target5

4Blocked shots1

7Corner kicks5

3Offsides3

10Fouls13

1Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves5

510Passes534

79Pass accuracy %77

16Tackles16

Player of the match

De Bruyne

7.8

Lineups

BE 4-3-37.33Formation6.954-3-3 HR

Belgium

Coach: R. Garcia · 4-3-3

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

Croatia

Coach: Z. Dalić · 4-3-3

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