Belgium – Croatia 1–1

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

Match report

Belgium and Croatia shared the points in a 1–1 draw at Belgium Stadium in World Cup 2026. De Bruyne opened the scoring in the 52nd minute. Belgium have 3 wins in their last 5, while Croatia have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

Tielemans

32'

2H

49'

Gvardiol

⚽De Bruyneassist Onana

52'

63'

⚽Kovačićassist Brozović

⇄Martin↓ Trossard

80'

⇄Romano↓ Perišić

⇄Almeida↓ Openda

89'

⇄Pereira↓ Budimir

Momentum

BE

⚽⚽

HR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMay 6, 2024 · 19:00

VenueBelgium Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance63,146 / 64,435 (98%)

RefereeF. Brych (Ger)

FIFA ranking

#11·

#18

Where to watch

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Statistics

51Ball possession %49

1.2Expected goals (xG)1.4

14Total shots9

6Shots on target3

6Shots off target4

3Blocked shots2

7Corner kicks4

3Offsides2

11Fouls12

2Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

2Goalkeeper saves5

525Passes483

78Pass accuracy %78

15Tackles17

Player of the match

Castagne

7.7

Lineups

BE 4-3-37.17Formation7.134-3-3 HR

Belgium

Coach: R. Garcia · 4-3-3

1Courtois7.6 2Castagne7.7 3Faes6.7 4Theate7.2 5De Cuyper7.0 6Onana7.7 7Tielemans6.9 8De Bruyne6.7 9Doku7.1 10Openda7.0 11Trossard7.3

Croatia

Coach: Z. Dalić · 4-3-3

1Livaković6.5 2Stanišić7.5 3Gvardiol6.4 4Šutalo7.4 5Sosa7.2 6Brozović7.1 7Modrić7.4 8Kovačić6.9 9Majer7.5 10Budimir7.2 11Perišić7.3

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