Croatia – Belgium 1–1

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

Match report

Croatia and Belgium shared the points in a 1–1 draw at Croatia Stadium in World Cup 2026. Majer opened the scoring in the 50th minute. Croatia have 3 wins in their last 5, while Belgium have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

Sosa

30'

2H

47'

Courtois

⚽Majerassist Šutalo

50'

Perišić

60'

61'

⚽Dokuassist Theate

63'

Trossard

Kovačić

64'

⇄Walsh↓ Perišić

78'

⇄García↓ Trossard

⇄Haas↓ Budimir

87'

⇄Moreau↓ Openda

Momentum

HR

⚽⚽

BE

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMar 22, 2024 · 17:00

VenueCroatia Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance55,513 / 63,083 (88%)

RefereeS. Marciniak (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#9·

#16

Where to watch

BBCITV

Statistics

52Ball possession %48

1.3Expected goals (xG)1

13Total shots9

5Shots on target4

6Shots off target3

2Blocked shots3

6Corner kicks5

2Offsides3

11Fouls11

3Yellow cards3

1Red cards1

3Goalkeeper saves4

540Passes492

79Pass accuracy %78

14Tackles18

Player of the match

Kovačić

7.8

Lineups

HR 4-3-37.10Formation7.014-3-3 BE

Croatia

Coach: Z. Dalić · 4-3-3

1Livaković6.5 2Stanišić7.6 3Gvardiol6.8 4Šutalo7.2 5Sosa7.3 6Brozović7.4 7Modrić7.5 8Kovačić7.8 9Majer6.9 10Budimir6.8 11Perišić6.3

Belgium

Coach: R. Garcia · 4-3-3

1Courtois6.6 2Castagne6.9 3Faes7.6 4Theate7.2 5De Cuyper7.0 6Onana7.3 7Tielemans6.8 8De Bruyne7.1 9Doku7.2 10Openda7.1 11Trossard6.3

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