Belgium – Croatia 3–2

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

Match report

Belgium beat Croatia 3–2 at Belgium Stadium in World Cup 2026. Perišić opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Belgium have 3 wins in their last 5, while Croatia have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

12'

⚽Perišićassist Livaković

22'

Majer

⚽Doku

24'

35'

⚽Majer

2H

⚽Tielemansassist Theate

47'

⇄Andersen↓ Openda

66'

⇄Martin↓ Budimir

Castagne

71'

Kovačić

⚽Trossardassist Courtois

85'

⇄Kovač↓ Trossard

85'

⇄Haas↓ Perišić

Momentum

BE

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

HR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offApr 5, 2022 · 20:00

VenueBelgium Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance56,058 / 64,435 (87%)

RefereeS. Guida (Ita)

FIFA ranking

#14·

#3

Where to watch

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Statistics

54Ball possession %46

2.4Expected goals (xG)1.9

13Total shots13

7Shots on target6

4Shots off target5

4Blocked shots2

8Corner kicks7

2Offsides4

9Fouls13

2Yellow cards3

0Red cards1

4Goalkeeper saves4

510Passes510

80Pass accuracy %76

16Tackles17

Player of the match

Livaković

7.9

Lineups

BE 4-3-36.90Formation7.164-3-3 HR

Belgium

Coach: R. Garcia · 4-3-3

1Courtois7.3 2Castagne7.4 3Faes6.4 4Theate6.9 5De Cuyper6.7 6Onana7.5 7Tielemans6.6 8De Bruyne6.5 9Doku6.8 10Openda6.8 11Trossard7.0

Croatia

Coach: Z. Dalić · 4-3-3

1Livaković7.9 2Stanišić7.2 3Gvardiol7.8 4Šutalo7.1 5Sosa6.9 6Brozović6.9 7Modrić7.1 8Kovačić6.6 9Majer7.3 10Budimir7.0 11Perišić7.0

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