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. Budimir opened the scoring in the 62nd minute. Croatia have 3 wins in their last 5, while Belgium have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

29'

De Cuyper

2H

Livaković

46'

⚽Budimirassist Kovačić

62'

⇄Ferrari↓ Perišić

62'

⇄Weber↓ Trossard

⇄Silva↓ Budimir

71'

⇄Dubois↓ Openda

73'

⚽Opendaassist De Bruyne

Majer

78'

Momentum

HR

⚽⚽

BE

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMar 18, 2024 · 17:00

VenueCroatia Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance49,205 / 63,083 (78%)

RefereeS. Marciniak (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#9·

#16

Where to watch

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Statistics

48Ball possession %52

1.4Expected goals (xG)1.1

11Total shots11

4Shots on target5

5Shots off target4

3Blocked shots3

5Corner kicks6

1Offsides4

10Fouls12

3Yellow cards2

0Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves3

480Passes516

80Pass accuracy %77

15Tackles18

Player of the match

Livaković

7.9

Lineups

HR 4-3-37.18Formation6.914-3-3 BE

Croatia

Coach: Z. Dalić · 4-3-3

1Livaković7.9 2Stanišić7.4 3Gvardiol6.6 4Šutalo6.9 5Sosa7.1 6Brozović7.2 7Modrić7.3 8Kovačić7.5 9Majer6.7 10Budimir6.6 11Perišić7.8

Belgium

Coach: R. Garcia · 4-3-3

1Courtois6.3 2Castagne6.7 3Faes7.4 4Theate6.9 5De Cuyper6.7 6Onana7.1 7Tielemans6.5 8De Bruyne6.9 9Doku6.9 10Openda6.9 11Trossard7.7

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