Belgium – Croatia 3–2

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

Match report

Belgium beat Croatia 3–2 at Belgium Stadium in World Cup 2026. Majer opened the scoring in the 9th minute. Belgium have 3 wins in their last 5, while Croatia have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

9'

⚽Majerassist Budimir

⚽Tielemans

21'

31'

Modrić

32'

⚽Modrić

⚽Opendaassist Castagne

44'

2H

⇄Moreau↓ Openda

63'

⇄Kovač↓ Budimir

Trossard

80'

⚽Dokuassist Openda

82'

⇄García↓ Trossard

82'

⇄Vidić↓ Perišić

Momentum

BE

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

HR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMar 8, 2022 · 17:00

VenueBelgium Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance58,636 / 64,435 (91%)

RefereeS. Marciniak (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#17·

#6

Where to watch

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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

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves4

555Passes477

79Pass accuracy %78

14Tackles18

Player of the match

Castagne

7.9

Lineups

BE 4-3-37.25Formation7.354-3-3 HR

Belgium

Coach: R. Garcia · 4-3-3

1Courtois7.8 2Castagne7.9 3Faes6.9 4Theate7.4 5De Cuyper7.2 6Onana6.3 7Tielemans7.1 8De Bruyne7.0 9Doku7.3 10Openda7.3 11Trossard7.5

Croatia

Coach: Z. Dalić · 4-3-3

1Livaković6.7 2Stanišić7.7 3Gvardiol6.6 4Šutalo7.6 5Sosa7.4 6Brozović7.4 7Modrić7.6 8Kovačić7.1 9Majer7.7 10Budimir7.5 11Perišić7.5

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