Belgium – Croatia 1–1

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

Match report

Belgium and Croatia shared the points in a 1–1 draw at Belgium Stadium in World Cup 2026. De Bruyne opened the scoring in the 22nd minute. Belgium have 3 wins in their last 5, while Croatia have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽De Bruyneassist Onana

22'

Tielemans

32'

33'

⚽Kovačićassist Brozović

2H

49'

Gvardiol

⇄Martin↓ Trossard

78'

⇄Romano↓ Perišić

⇄Almeida↓ Openda

87'

⇄Pereira↓ Budimir

Momentum

BE

⚽⚽

HR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMar 14, 2024 · 17:00

VenueBelgium Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance46,393 / 64,435 (72%)

RefereeM. Oliver (Eng)

FIFA ranking

#11·

#18

Where to watch

BBCITV

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

Livaković

7.9

Lineups

BE 4-3-36.88Formation7.144-3-3 HR

Belgium

Coach: R. Garcia · 4-3-3

1Courtois6.3 2Castagne6.7 3Faes7.3 4Theate6.9 5De Cuyper6.7 6Onana7.0 7Tielemans6.5 8De Bruyne6.9 9Doku6.9 10Openda6.8 11Trossard7.7

Croatia

Coach: Z. Dalić · 4-3-3

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

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