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. Trossard opened the scoring in the 49th minute. Belgium have 3 wins in their last 5, while Croatia have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

De Cuyper

41'

2H

⚽Trossardassist Theate

49'

58'

Livaković

60'

⚽Perišićassist Šutalo

Trossard

77'

⇄Kovač↓ Trossard

77'

⇄Haas↓ Perišić

⇄Andersen↓ Openda

86'

⇄Martin↓ Budimir

Momentum

BE

⚽⚽

HR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offApr 9, 2024 · 20:00

VenueBelgium Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance62,502 / 64,435 (97%)

RefereeS. Guida (Ita)

FIFA ranking

#14·

#3

Where to watch

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Statistics

49Ball possession %51

1Expected goals (xG)1.2

11Total shots12

5Shots on target5

4Shots off target5

4Blocked shots2

6Corner kicks6

2Offsides4

9Fouls13

2Yellow cards3

1Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves4

495Passes525

80Pass accuracy %76

16Tackles17

Player of the match

Šutalo

7.9

Lineups

BE 4-3-37.21Formation7.324-3-3 HR

Belgium

Coach: R. Garcia · 4-3-3

1Courtois6.4 2Castagne6.5 3Faes7.2 4Theate7.7 5De Cuyper7.5 6Onana6.5 7Tielemans7.4 8De Bruyne7.2 9Doku7.6 10Openda7.5 11Trossard7.8

Croatia

Coach: Z. Dalić · 4-3-3

1Livaković7.0 2Stanišić6.3 3Gvardiol6.9 4Šutalo7.9 5Sosa7.7 6Brozović7.6 7Modrić7.9 8Kovačić7.4 9Majer6.3 10Budimir7.7 11Perišić7.8

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