Belgium – Croatia 3–2

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

Match report

Belgium beat Croatia 3–2 at Belgium Stadium in World Cup 2026. Openda opened the scoring in the 29th minute. Belgium have 3 wins in their last 5, while Croatia have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Opendaassist Faes

29'

40'

⚽Budimirassist Gvardiol

2H

Theate

51'

⚽De Bruyne

52'

63'

⚽Kovačić

⇄Bianchi↓ Openda

66'

⇄Nielsen↓ Budimir

68'

Perišić

⚽Trossardassist Onana

75'

Tielemans

85'

⇄Almeida↓ Trossard

85'

⇄Pereira↓ Perišić

Momentum

BE

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

HR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offApr 23, 2022 · 20:00

VenueBelgium Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance52,192 / 64,435 (81%)

RefereeS. Guida (Ita)

FIFA ranking

#18·

#7

Where to watch

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Statistics

53Ball possession %47

2.8Expected goals (xG)1.8

13Total shots12

6Shots on target6

5Shots off target4

3Blocked shots3

7Corner kicks7

1Offsides4

10Fouls12

3Yellow cards2

0Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves3

495Passes501

80Pass accuracy %77

15Tackles18

Player of the match

Trossard

7.9

Lineups

BE 4-3-37.26Formation7.364-3-3 HR

Belgium

Coach: R. Garcia · 4-3-3

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

Croatia

Coach: Z. Dalić · 4-3-3

1Livaković7.0 2Stanišić6.3 3Gvardiol7.0 4Šutalo7.9 5Sosa7.7 6Brozović7.7 7Modrić7.9 8Kovačić7.5 9Majer6.4 10Budimir7.8 11Perišić7.8

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