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 53rd minute. Croatia have 3 wins in their last 5, while Belgium have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

Kovačić

31'

2H

⚽Majerassist Šutalo

53'

⇄Novak↓ Budimir

62'

⇄Janssen↓ Openda

Sosa

63'

64'

⚽Dokuassist Theate

Perišić

75'

80'

Courtois

⇄Rossi↓ Perišić

81'

⇄Keller↓ Trossard

Momentum

HR

⚽⚽

BE

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offApr 3, 2024 · 20:00

VenueCroatia Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance58,036 / 63,083 (92%)

RefereeC. Turpin (Fra)

FIFA ranking

#12·

#1

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 cards0

3Goalkeeper saves4

540Passes492

79Pass accuracy %78

14Tackles18

Player of the match

Castagne

7.7

Lineups

HR 4-3-37.10Formation7.154-3-3 BE

Croatia

Coach: Z. Dalić · 4-3-3

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

Belgium

Coach: R. Garcia · 4-3-3

1Courtois7.6 2Castagne7.7 3Faes6.7 4Theate7.1 5De Cuyper6.9 6Onana7.7 7Tielemans6.8 8De Bruyne6.7 9Doku7.1 10Openda7.0 11Trossard7.3

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