Belgium – Croatia 3–2

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

Match report

Belgium beat Croatia 3–2 at Belgium Stadium in World Cup 2026. Openda opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Belgium have 3 wins in their last 5, while Croatia have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Openda

12'

23'

⚽Budimir

28'

Šutalo

⚽De Bruyneassist Openda

35'

2H

⚽Tielemansassist Tielemans

73'

⇄Petrov↓ Trossard

73'

⇄Silva↓ Perišić

De Bruyne

77'

⇄Walsh↓ Openda

82'

⇄García↓ Budimir

84'

⚽Modrićassist Modrić

Momentum

BE

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

HR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offApr 25, 2022 · 20:00

VenueBelgium Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance61,858 / 64,435 (96%)

RefereeS. Guida (Ita)

FIFA ranking

#8·

#15

Where to watch

BBCITV

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 cards0

3Goalkeeper saves5

525Passes519

79Pass accuracy %77

16Tackles16

Player of the match

Castagne

7.9

Lineups

BE 4-3-37.05Formation7.154-3-3 HR

Belgium

Coach: R. Garcia · 4-3-3

1Courtois7.6 2Castagne7.9 3Faes6.9 4Theate6.5 5De Cuyper7.9 6Onana6.6 7Tielemans7.7 8De Bruyne6.4 9Doku6.4 10Openda6.4 11Trossard7.3

Croatia

Coach: Z. Dalić · 4-3-3

1Livaković7.5 2Stanišić6.9 3Gvardiol7.8 4Šutalo6.4 5Sosa6.6 6Brozović6.7 7Modrić6.8 8Kovačić7.0 9Majer7.9 10Budimir7.8 11Perišić7.3

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