Croatia – Belgium 3–2

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

Match report

Croatia beat Belgium 3–2 at Croatia Stadium in World Cup 2026. Perišić opened the scoring in the 16th minute. Croatia have 3 wins in their last 5, while Belgium have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Perišićassist Brozović

16'

Šutalo

40'

2H

⚽Budimirassist Gvardiol

54'

⇄Petrov↓ Budimir

63'

⇄Silva↓ Openda

65'

⚽Opendaassist Faes

73'

Openda

⚽Kovačić

77'

⇄Müller↓ Perišić

82'

⇄Ferrari↓ Trossard

88'

⚽De Bruyne

Momentum

HR

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

BE

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMar 16, 2022 · 17:00

VenueCroatia Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance59,298 / 63,083 (94%)

RefereeS. Marciniak (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#13·

#2

Where to watch

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Statistics

53Ball possession %47

2.8Expected goals (xG)1.8

13Total shots12

6Shots on target6

5Shots off target4

3Blocked shots3

7Corner kicks7

1Offsides4

10Fouls12

3Yellow cards2

0Red cards1

4Goalkeeper saves3

495Passes501

80Pass accuracy %77

15Tackles18

Player of the match

Tielemans

7.9

Lineups

HR 4-3-36.89Formation6.954-3-3 BE

Croatia

Coach: Z. Dalić · 4-3-3

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

Belgium

Coach: R. Garcia · 4-3-3

1Courtois7.8 2Castagne6.4 3Faes7.1 4Theate6.7 5De Cuyper6.4 6Onana6.8 7Tielemans7.9 8De Bruyne6.6 9Doku6.7 10Openda6.6 11Trossard7.5

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