Match report
Belgium beat Croatia 1–0 at Belgium Stadium in World Cup 2026. Openda opened the scoring in the 68th minute. Belgium have 3 wins in their last 5, while Croatia have 3 wins in their last 5.
Match events
1H
23'
Budimir
Onana
40'
2H
⚽Opendaassist Castagne
68'
⇄Ferrari↓ Trossard
68'
68'
⇄Weber↓ Perišić
Faes
72'
⇄Silva↓ Openda
77'
77'
⇄Dubois↓ Budimir
Momentum
BE
⚽
HR
Match info
TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage
Kick-offMay 4, 2021 · 19:00
VenueBelgium Stadium · Neutral venue
Attendance55,414 / 64,435 (86%)
RefereeF. Brych (Ger)
FIFA ranking
#9·
#16
#9·#16Where to watch
BBCITV
Statistics
53Ball possession %47
1.4Expected goals (xG)0.4
11Total shots10
4Shots on target4
5Shots off target4
3Blocked shots3
5Corner kicks5
1Offsides4
10Fouls12
3Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
4Goalkeeper saves3
495Passes501
80Pass accuracy %77
15Tackles18
Player of the match
Kovačić7.8Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | G | +/- | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
European qualification Relegation
World Cup
2025Belgium2-1CroatiaUEFA Nations League
2023Belgium0-2CroatiaInternational Friendly
2022Croatia3-2BelgiumUEFA Nations League
2021Belgium1-0Croatia