Croatia – Belgium 1–1

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

Match report

Croatia and Belgium shared the points in a 1–1 draw at Croatia Stadium in World Cup 2026. Kovačić opened the scoring in the 50th minute. Croatia have 3 wins in their last 5, while Belgium have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

35'

Trossard

2H

⚽Kovačićassist Gvardiol

50'

Modrić

52'

61'

⚽De Bruyneassist Faes

⇄Andersen↓ Perišić

78'

⇄Martin↓ Trossard

Šutalo

84'

⇄Lopez↓ Budimir

87'

⇄Almeida↓ Openda

Momentum

HR

⚽⚽

BE

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMar 26, 2024 · 17:00

VenueCroatia Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance60,560 / 63,083 (96%)

RefereeS. Marciniak (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#9·

#16

Where to watch

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Statistics

51Ball possession %49

1.2Expected goals (xG)1.4

14Total shots9

6Shots on target3

6Shots off target4

3Blocked shots2

7Corner kicks4

3Offsides2

11Fouls12

2Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

2Goalkeeper saves5

525Passes483

78Pass accuracy %78

15Tackles17

Player of the match

Modrić

7.9

Lineups

HR 4-3-37.19Formation7.254-3-3 BE

Croatia

Coach: Z. Dalić · 4-3-3

1Livaković6.9 2Stanišić6.3 3Gvardiol7.2 4Šutalo7.6 5Sosa7.7 6Brozović7.8 7Modrić7.9 8Kovačić6.5 9Majer7.3 10Budimir7.2 11Perišić6.7

Belgium

Coach: R. Garcia · 4-3-3

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

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