Croatia – Belgium 3–2

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

Match report

Croatia beat Belgium 3–2 at Croatia Stadium in World Cup 2026. Openda opened the scoring in the 6th minute. Croatia have 3 wins in their last 5, while Belgium have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

6'

⚽Opendaassist De Cuyper

⚽Kovačić

18'

29'

⚽De Bruyne

⚽Perišićassist Kovačić

41'

2H

Brozović

53'

70'

Castagne

⚽Budimirassist Sosa

79'

⇄Pereira↓ Perišić

79'

⇄Lopez↓ Trossard

⇄Nielsen↓ Budimir

88'

⇄Lindqvist↓ Openda

Momentum

HR

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

BE

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offJun 25, 2022 · 18:00

VenueCroatia Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance56,775 / 63,083 (90%)

RefereeD. Orsato (Ita)

FIFA ranking

#8·

#15

Where to watch

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Statistics

53Ball possession %47

2.8Expected goals (xG)1.8

13Total shots12

6Shots on target6

5Shots off target4

3Blocked shots3

7Corner kicks7

1Offsides4

10Fouls12

3Yellow cards2

0Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves3

495Passes501

80Pass accuracy %77

15Tackles18

Player of the match

Kovačić

7.9

Lineups

HR 4-3-37.21Formation7.124-3-3 BE

Croatia

Coach: Z. Dalić · 4-3-3

1Livaković6.6 2Stanišić7.7 3Gvardiol6.9 4Šutalo7.3 5Sosa7.4 6Brozović7.5 7Modrić7.6 8Kovačić7.9 9Majer7.0 10Budimir6.9 11Perišić6.5

Belgium

Coach: R. Garcia · 4-3-3

1Courtois6.7 2Castagne7.0 3Faes7.7 4Theate7.3 5De Cuyper7.1 6Onana7.4 7Tielemans6.9 8De Bruyne7.3 9Doku7.3 10Openda7.2 11Trossard6.4

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