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. Majer opened the scoring in the 10th minute. Belgium have 3 wins in their last 5, while Croatia have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

10'

⚽Majerassist Sosa

⚽Tielemans

22'

26'

Stanišić

33'

⚽Modrić

Doku

43'

⚽Opendaassist De Bruyne

45'

2H

⇄Novak↓ Openda

64'

⇄Janssen↓ Budimir

Onana

75'

⚽Dokuassist De Cuyper

83'

⇄Rossi↓ Trossard

83'

⇄Keller↓ Perišić

Momentum

BE

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

HR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offJun 15, 2022 · 18:00

VenueBelgium Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance60,569 / 64,435 (94%)

RefereeA. Taylor (Eng)

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

Gvardiol

7.9

Lineups

BE 4-3-36.97Formation7.084-3-3 HR

Belgium

Coach: R. Garcia · 4-3-3

1Courtois7.4 2Castagne7.5 3Faes6.5 4Theate7.0 5De Cuyper6.8 6Onana7.5 7Tielemans6.7 8De Bruyne6.5 9Doku6.9 10Openda6.8 11Trossard7.1

Croatia

Coach: Z. Dalić · 4-3-3

1Livaković6.3 2Stanišić7.3 3Gvardiol7.9 4Šutalo7.2 5Sosa7.0 6Brozović6.9 7Modrić7.2 8Kovačić6.7 9Majer7.3 10Budimir7.0 11Perišić7.1

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