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 Perišić

⚽Openda

25'

36'

⚽Budimir

2H

⚽De Bruyneassist Faes

48'

Courtois

48'

65'

Kovačić

⇄Costa↓ Openda

67'

⇄Rossi↓ Budimir

81'

Modrić

Theate

82'

⚽Tielemansassist Trossard

86'

⇄Nielsen↓ Trossard

86'

⇄Lindqvist↓ Perišić

Momentum

BE

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

HR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMar 6, 2022 · 17:00

VenueBelgium Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance50,904 / 64,435 (79%)

RefereeS. Marciniak (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#15·

#4

Where to watch

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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 cards1

3Goalkeeper saves5

525Passes519

79Pass accuracy %77

16Tackles16

Player of the match

Trossard

7.9

Lineups

BE 4-3-37.02Formation7.244-3-3 HR

Belgium

Coach: R. Garcia · 4-3-3

1Courtois6.6 2Castagne7.2 3Faes7.6 4Theate7.4 5De Cuyper6.6 6Onana6.6 7Tielemans7.3 8De Bruyne6.7 9Doku6.6 10Openda6.7 11Trossard7.9

Croatia

Coach: Z. Dalić · 4-3-3

1Livaković7.9 2Stanišić7.8 3Gvardiol7.5 4Šutalo6.5 5Sosa7.3 6Brozović7.4 7Modrić6.3 8Kovačić7.3 9Majer7.5 10Budimir7.0 11Perišić7.1

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