Belgium – Croatia 1–1

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

Match report

Belgium and Croatia shared the points in a 1–1 draw at Belgium Stadium in World Cup 2026. Openda opened the scoring in the 53rd minute. Belgium have 3 wins in their last 5, while Croatia have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

De Bruyne

33'

2H

50'

Šutalo

⚽Opendaassist Tielemans

53'

⇄Bianchi↓ Openda

62'

⇄Nielsen↓ Budimir

64'

⚽Budimirassist Modrić

Trossard

67'

⇄Almeida↓ Trossard

81'

⇄Pereira↓ Perišić

Momentum

BE

⚽⚽

HR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offApr 15, 2024 · 20:00

VenueBelgium Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance53,481 / 64,435 (83%)

RefereeC. Turpin (Fra)

FIFA ranking

#18·

#7

Where to watch

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Statistics

48Ball possession %52

1.4Expected goals (xG)1.1

11Total shots11

4Shots on target5

5Shots off target4

3Blocked shots3

5Corner kicks6

1Offsides4

10Fouls12

3Yellow cards2

0Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves3

480Passes516

80Pass accuracy %77

15Tackles18

Player of the match

Courtois

7.9

Lineups

BE 4-3-37.22Formation7.474-3-3 HR

Belgium

Coach: R. Garcia · 4-3-3

1Courtois7.9 2Castagne6.4 3Faes7.0 4Theate7.5 5De Cuyper7.3 6Onana6.4 7Tielemans7.2 8De Bruyne7.1 9Doku7.5 10Openda7.4 11Trossard7.7

Croatia

Coach: Z. Dalić · 4-3-3

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

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