Belgium – Croatia 3–2

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

Match report

Belgium beat Croatia 3–2 at Belgium Stadium in World Cup 2026. Openda opened the scoring in the 15th minute. Belgium have 3 wins in their last 5, while Croatia have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Opendaassist De Bruyne

15'

26'

Stanišić

Doku

43'

2H

⚽Dokuassist De Cuyper

53'

⇄Novak↓ Openda

62'

⇄Janssen↓ Budimir

64'

⚽Majerassist Sosa

Onana

75'

⚽Tielemans

76'

⇄Rossi↓ Trossard

81'

⇄Keller↓ Perišić

87'

⚽Modrić

Momentum

BE

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

HR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offApr 23, 2022 · 20:00

VenueBelgium Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance61,213 / 64,435 (95%)

RefereeC. Turpin (Fra)

FIFA ranking

#12·

#1

Where to watch

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Statistics

57Ball possession %43

2.7Expected goals (xG)1.7

15Total shots10

7Shots on target5

6Shots off target3

2Blocked shots3

8Corner kicks6

2Offsides3

11Fouls11

3Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves4

555Passes477

79Pass accuracy %78

14Tackles18

Player of the match

Courtois

7.8

Lineups

BE 4-3-36.84Formation6.944-3-3 HR

Belgium

Coach: R. Garcia · 4-3-3

1Courtois7.8 2Castagne6.5 3Faes7.1 4Theate6.7 5De Cuyper6.5 6Onana6.8 7Tielemans6.3 8De Bruyne6.7 9Doku6.7 10Openda6.6 11Trossard7.5

Croatia

Coach: Z. Dalić · 4-3-3

1Livaković7.7 2Stanišić7.1 3Gvardiol6.3 4Šutalo6.7 5Sosa6.9 6Brozović6.9 7Modrić7.0 8Kovačić7.3 9Majer6.4 10Budimir6.4 11Perišić7.6

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