Belgium – Croatia 3–2

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

Match report

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

Match events

1H

6'

⚽Perišićassist Perišić

⚽Doku

18'

29'

⚽Majer

⚽Tielemansassist Faes

41'

2H

Courtois

59'

76'

Kovačić

⚽Trossardassist Trossard

79'

⇄Kovač↓ Trossard

79'

⇄Haas↓ Perišić

⇄Andersen↓ Openda

88'

⇄Martin↓ Budimir

Momentum

BE

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

HR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offJun 25, 2022 · 18:00

VenueBelgium Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance61,858 / 64,435 (96%)

RefereeD. Orsato (Ita)

FIFA ranking

#14·

#3

Where to watch

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Statistics

54Ball possession %46

2.4Expected goals (xG)1.9

13Total shots13

7Shots on target6

4Shots off target5

4Blocked shots2

8Corner kicks7

2Offsides4

9Fouls13

2Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves4

510Passes510

80Pass accuracy %76

16Tackles17

Player of the match

Modrić

7.9

Lineups

BE 4-3-37.27Formation7.224-3-3 HR

Belgium

Coach: R. Garcia · 4-3-3

1Courtois7.0 2Castagne7.4 3Faes6.3 4Theate7.6 5De Cuyper7.4 6Onana7.7 7Tielemans7.2 8De Bruyne7.6 9Doku7.6 10Openda7.5 11Trossard6.7

Croatia

Coach: Z. Dalić · 4-3-3

1Livaković6.9 2Stanišić6.3 3Gvardiol7.2 4Šutalo7.6 5Sosa7.8 6Brozović7.8 7Modrić7.9 8Kovačić6.5 9Majer7.3 10Budimir7.3 11Perišić6.8

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