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. Doku opened the scoring in the 16th minute. Belgium have 3 wins in their last 5, while Croatia have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Doku

16'

27'

⚽Majer

⚽Tielemansassist De Cuyper

39'

Faes

39'

2H

56'

Budimir

Onana

73'

⚽Trossardassist Castagne

77'

⇄Moreau↓ Trossard

77'

⇄Kovač↓ Perišić

⇄Romano↓ Openda

86'

⇄Andersen↓ Budimir

88'

⚽Perišićassist Stanišić

Momentum

BE

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

HR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offApr 19, 2022 · 20:00

VenueBelgium Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance62,502 / 64,435 (97%)

RefereeC. Turpin (Fra)

FIFA ranking

#12·

#1

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

Theate

7.9

Lineups

BE 4-3-37.43Formation7.094-3-3 HR

Belgium

Coach: R. Garcia · 4-3-3

1Courtois7.3 2Castagne7.7 3Faes6.6 4Theate7.9 5De Cuyper7.7 6Onana6.4 7Tielemans7.5 8De Bruyne7.9 9Doku7.9 10Openda7.8 11Trossard7.0

Croatia

Coach: Z. Dalić · 4-3-3

1Livaković7.2 2Stanišić6.7 3Gvardiol7.6 4Šutalo7.9 5Sosa6.4 6Brozović6.5 7Modrić6.6 8Kovačić6.8 9Majer7.6 10Budimir7.6 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