Croatia – Belgium 3–2

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

Match report

Croatia beat Belgium 3–2 at Croatia Stadium in World Cup 2026. Modrić opened the scoring in the 16th minute. Croatia have 3 wins in their last 5, while Belgium have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Modrićassist Budimir

16'

Kovačić

22'

2H

⚽Perišićassist Modrić

54'

⇄Hansen↓ Budimir

63'

⇄Johnson↓ Openda

65'

⚽Trossardassist Tielemans

⚽Majer

77'

⇄Novak↓ Perišić

82'

⇄Janssen↓ Trossard

88'

⚽Doku

Momentum

HR

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

BE

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMar 24, 2022 · 17:00

VenueCroatia Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance47,312 / 63,083 (75%)

RefereeS. Marciniak (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#1·

#8

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

Majer

7.9

Lineups

HR 4-3-37.21Formation7.154-3-3 BE

Croatia

Coach: Z. Dalić · 4-3-3

1Livaković6.6 2Stanišić6.5 3Gvardiol6.3 4Šutalo7.0 5Sosa7.8 6Brozović7.8 7Modrić6.7 8Kovačić7.7 9Majer7.9 10Budimir7.4 11Perišić7.6

Belgium

Coach: R. Garcia · 4-3-3

1Courtois7.0 2Castagne7.7 3Faes6.4 4Theate7.9 5De Cuyper7.0 6Onana7.0 7Tielemans7.8 8De Bruyne7.2 9Doku7.0 10Openda7.1 11Trossard6.6

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