Croatia – Belgium 2–1

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

Match report

Croatia beat Belgium 2–1 at Croatia Stadium in World Cup 2026. Perišić opened the scoring in the 13th minute. Croatia have 3 wins in their last 5, while Belgium have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Perišić

13'

Perišić

36'

2H

53'

Tielemans

69'

Onana

Gvardiol

70'

⚽Kovačićassist Budimir

74'

⇄Andersen↓ Perišić

74'

⇄Martin↓ Trossard

⇄Lopez↓ Budimir

83'

⇄Almeida↓ Openda

85'

⚽De Bruyneassist Openda

Momentum

HR

⚽⚽⚽

BE

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMar 4, 2025 · 17:00

VenueCroatia Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance53,621 / 63,083 (85%)

RefereeM. Oliver (Eng)

FIFA ranking

#9·

#16

Where to watch

BBCITV

Statistics

56Ball possession %44

1.9Expected goals (xG)1.4

15Total shots9

7Shots on target3

6Shots off target4

3Blocked shots2

8Corner kicks4

3Offsides2

11Fouls12

2Yellow cards4

0Red cards1

2Goalkeeper saves5

540Passes468

78Pass accuracy %78

15Tackles17

Player of the match

Trossard

7.9

Lineups

HR 4-3-37.06Formation7.094-3-3 BE

Croatia

Coach: Z. Dalić · 4-3-3

1Livaković6.4 2Stanišić7.6 3Gvardiol6.8 4Šutalo7.1 5Sosa7.3 6Brozović7.4 7Modrić7.5 8Kovačić7.7 9Majer6.8 10Budimir6.8 11Perišić6.3

Belgium

Coach: R. Garcia · 4-3-3

1Courtois6.5 2Castagne6.9 3Faes7.5 4Theate7.1 5De Cuyper6.9 6Onana7.3 7Tielemans6.7 8De Bruyne7.1 9Doku7.1 10Openda7.0 11Trossard7.9

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