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. Doku opened the scoring in the 11th minute. Croatia have 3 wins in their last 5, while Belgium have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

11'

⚽Doku

⚽Modrićassist Brozović

23'

Šutalo

29'

2H

46'

Trossard

⚽Perišićassist Gvardiol

61'

⇄Andersen↓ Budimir

70'

⇄Martin↓ Openda

72'

⚽Trossardassist Faes

⚽Majer

84'

⇄Kovač↓ Perišić

89'

⇄Haas↓ Trossard

Momentum

HR

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

BE

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offApr 27, 2022 · 20:00

VenueCroatia Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance45,420 / 63,083 (72%)

RefereeS. Guida (Ita)

FIFA ranking

#14·

#3

Where to watch

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Statistics

54Ball possession %46

2.4Expected goals (xG)1.9

13Total shots13

7Shots on target6

4Shots off target5

4Blocked shots2

8Corner kicks7

2Offsides4

9Fouls13

2Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves4

510Passes510

80Pass accuracy %76

16Tackles17

Player of the match

Perišić

7.9

Lineups

HR 4-3-36.93Formation7.004-3-3 BE

Croatia

Coach: Z. Dalić · 4-3-3

1Livaković7.0 2Stanišić6.8 3Gvardiol6.6 4Šutalo7.3 5Sosa6.4 6Brozović6.5 7Modrić7.1 8Kovačić6.3 9Majer6.5 10Budimir7.8 11Perišić7.9

Belgium

Coach: R. Garcia · 4-3-3

1Courtois7.3 2Castagne6.3 3Faes6.7 4Theate6.5 5De Cuyper7.3 6Onana7.3 7Tielemans6.4 8De Bruyne7.5 9Doku7.3 10Openda7.4 11Trossard7.0

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