Croatia – Belgium 3–2

	1H	2H	T
HR	1	2	3
BE	0	2	2

Match report

Croatia beat Belgium 3–2 at Croatia Stadium in World Cup 2026. Budimir opened the scoring in the 14th minute. Croatia have 3 wins in their last 5, while Belgium have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Budimirassist Modrić

14'

25'

Courtois

2H

⚽Majerassist Šutalo

52'

63'

⚽Dokuassist Theate

Sosa

74'

⚽Modrić

75'

Perišić

80'

⇄García↓ Perišić

80'

⇄Vidić↓ Trossard

86'

⚽Tielemans

⇄Moreau↓ Budimir

89'

⇄Kovač↓ Openda

Momentum

HR

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

BE

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMay 16, 2022 · 19:00

VenueCroatia Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance59,929 / 63,083 (95%)

RefereeF. Brych (Ger)

FIFA ranking

#17·

#6

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

1Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves4

555Passes477

79Pass accuracy %78

14Tackles18

Player of the match

Castagne

7.6

Lineups

HR 4-3-37.00Formation7.054-3-3 BE

Croatia

Coach: Z. Dalić · 4-3-3

1Livaković6.4 2Stanišić7.4 3Gvardiol6.3 4Šutalo7.2 5Sosa7.1 6Brozović7.0 7Modrić7.2 8Kovačić6.8 9Majer7.4 10Budimir7.1 11Perišić7.1

Belgium

Coach: R. Garcia · 4-3-3

1Courtois7.5 2Castagne7.6 3Faes6.6 4Theate7.0 5De Cuyper6.8 6Onana7.6 7Tielemans6.7 8De Bruyne6.6 9Doku7.0 10Openda6.9 11Trossard7.2

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