Belgium – Croatia 3–2

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

Match report

Belgium beat Croatia 3–2 at Belgium Stadium in World Cup 2026. Trossard opened the scoring in the 11th minute. Belgium have 3 wins in their last 5, while Croatia have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Trossardassist De Cuyper

11'

34'

Budimir

2H

⚽Opendaassist Castagne

49'

60'

⚽Budimirassist Stanišić

⚽De Bruyne

72'

⇄Pereira↓ Trossard

77'

⇄Lopez↓ Perišić

83'

⚽Kovačić

Faes

83'

⇄Nielsen↓ Openda

86'

⇄Lindqvist↓ Budimir

Momentum

BE

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

HR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offApr 17, 2022 · 20:00

VenueBelgium Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance47,038 / 64,435 (73%)

RefereeS. Guida (Ita)

FIFA ranking

#2·

#9

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

Modrić

7.8

Lineups

BE 4-3-36.85Formation7.344-3-3 HR

Belgium

Coach: R. Garcia · 4-3-3

1Courtois6.5 2Castagne6.6 3Faes7.1 4Theate6.5 5De Cuyper7.7 6Onana6.4 7Tielemans6.8 8De Bruyne7.3 9Doku6.9 10Openda7.2 11Trossard6.3

Croatia

Coach: Z. Dalić · 4-3-3

1Livaković6.6 2Stanišić7.7 3Gvardiol7.3 4Šutalo7.7 5Sosa7.7 6Brozović6.9 7Modrić7.8 8Kovačić7.3 9Majer7.6 10Budimir7.5 11Perišić6.6

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