Belgium – Croatia 3–2

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

Match report

Belgium beat Croatia 3–2 at Belgium Stadium in World Cup 2026. Doku opened the scoring in the 29th minute. Belgium have 3 wins in their last 5, while Croatia have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Dokuassist Onana

29'

38'

Gvardiol

40'

⚽Majerassist Brozović

2H

⚽Tielemans

52'

Openda

55'

63'

⚽Modrić

⇄Novak↓ Openda

66'

⇄Janssen↓ Budimir

⚽Opendaassist Doku

75'

⇄Rossi↓ Trossard

85'

⇄Keller↓ Perišić

Tielemans

87'

Momentum

BE

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

HR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offApr 11, 2022 · 20:00

VenueBelgium Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance59,280 / 64,435 (92%)

RefereeS. Guida (Ita)

FIFA ranking

#12·

#1

Where to watch

BBCITV

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

Stanišić

7.9

Lineups

BE 4-3-37.24Formation7.224-3-3 HR

Belgium

Coach: R. Garcia · 4-3-3

1Courtois6.8 2Castagne7.2 3Faes7.8 4Theate7.4 5De Cuyper7.2 6Onana7.6 7Tielemans7.0 8De Bruyne7.4 9Doku7.4 10Openda7.3 11Trossard6.5

Croatia

Coach: Z. Dalić · 4-3-3

1Livaković6.7 2Stanišić7.9 3Gvardiol7.1 4Šutalo7.4 5Sosa7.6 6Brozović7.7 7Modrić7.8 8Kovačić6.3 9Majer7.2 10Budimir7.1 11Perišić6.6

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