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. Modrić 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

23'

Openda

Brozović

40'

2H

⚽Modrićassist Stanišić

50'

61'

⚽Tielemansassist Castagne

Gvardiol

72'

⇄Nielsen↓ Perišić

78'

⇄Lindqvist↓ Trossard

⇄Costa↓ Budimir

87'

⇄Rossi↓ Openda

Momentum

HR

⚽⚽

BE

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMar 6, 2024 · 17:00

VenueCroatia Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance60,560 / 63,083 (96%)

RefereeM. Oliver (Eng)

FIFA ranking

#15·

#4

Where to watch

BBCITV

Statistics

50Ball possession %50

1.1Expected goals (xG)1.3

13Total shots11

6Shots on target4

5Shots off target5

4Blocked shots1

7Corner kicks5

3Offsides3

10Fouls13

1Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves5

510Passes534

79Pass accuracy %77

16Tackles16

Player of the match

Šutalo

7.8

Lineups

HR 4-3-37.29Formation7.184-3-3 BE

Croatia

Coach: Z. Dalić · 4-3-3

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

Belgium

Coach: R. Garcia · 4-3-3

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

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