World Cup | Group Stage Matchday 3 | 2026-06-27 12:00 JST
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21' 28' L. Trossard 50' L. Trossard 66' K. De Bruyne 86' R. Lukaku 90' A. Saelemaekers
Match summary New Zealand took on Belgium in the World Cup Group Stage Matchday 3 on June 27. Goals flew in as Belgium edged out New Zealand 5-1. Belgium led 1-0 at half-time. In the second half, Belgium scored 4 and New Zealand scored 1.
Belgium controlled the game with 54% possession and 35 shots (6 for their opponents). Belgium scored 5 from 10 shots on target.
Team stats 4-2-3-1 1 Courtoi 5 Cuyper 3 Theate 4 Mech ele 21 Cast agn 20 Vanaken 8 Tielema 10 Trossar 7 Bruyne 11 Doku 17 Ketelae
0.24 Expected goals (xG) 3.64
-0.77 Goals prevented (xG) -0.77
View as table New Zealand Stat Belgium Formation 4-2-3-1 46% Possession 54% 0.24 Expected goals (xG) 3.64 6 Shots 35 2 Shots on target 10 3 Shots off target 13 1 Blocked shots 12 3 Shots inside the box 23 3 Shots outside the box 12 5 Corner kicks 8 1 Offsides 1 10 Fouls 7 436 Passes 525 369 Accurate passes 462 85% Pass accuracy 88% 5 Goalkeeper saves 1 -0.77 Goals prevented (xG) -0.77 2 Yellow cards 0 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Adham Mohammad, Jordan
Player stats New Zealand Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK M. Crocombe 0 21(75%) 0 0 0 5.5 90 DF Tim Payne 1 0 1(100%) 1 19(73%) 0 0 0 1 5.9 64 4(3) DF Finn Surman 0 1 3 45(90%) 0 0 0 1 1 5.3 90 5(2) DF Tyler Bindon 1 0 1 1 43(86%) 0 0 0 1 5.9 90 1 8(2) DF Liberato Cacace 0 2(100%) 2 24(80%) 0 0 0 1 6.6 79 1 6(6) MF J. Bell 0 33(87%) 0 0 0 6.5 64 1 4(3) MF M. Stamenić 0 1(100%) 3 58(95%) 0 1 0 2 6.9 90 8(2) MF Sarpreet Singh 0 3 10(67%) 0 0 0 7.2 45 1(None) MF Ryan Thomas 0 2 10(77%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.7 45 5(3) MF E. Just 2 2 1 2(50%) 2 35(83%) 0 1 0 1 7.3 90 1 10(4) FW C. Wood 0 1 7(88%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.9 90 2 8(3) FW J. Randall 1 0 10(77%) 0 0 0 1 6.7 45 1 2(1) FW B. Old 0 1(100%) 1 10(71%) 0 0 0 6.6 45 1 1(1) DF M. Boxall 0 17(100%) 0 0 0 1 5.9 26 2(None) MF C. McCowatt 0 22(92%) 0 0 0 2 6.3 26 4(None) DF Francis De Vries 0 1(100%) 5(71%) 0 0 0 6.2 11 1 1(1) GK M. Woud 0 0 0 0 GK A. Paulsen 0 0 0 0 DF Nando Pijnaker 0 0 0 0 DF Tommy Smith 0 0 0 0 DF C. Elliot 0 0 0 0 MF A. Rufer 0 0 0 0 MF L. Bayliss 0 0 0 0 FW L. Rogerson 0 0 0 0 FW Kosta Barbarouses 0 0 0 0 FW B. Waine 0 0 0 0
Belgium Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK T. Courtois 0 21(70%) 0 0 0 6.3 90 2(2) DF T. Castagne 1 0 1 40(93%) 0 0 0 6.6 90 4 3(1) DF B. Mechele 0 1(100%) 1 55(93%) 0 0 0 2 7 90 6(3) DF A. Theate 4 1 0 1 42(91%) 0 0 0 6.6 90 2 4(4) DF M. De Cuyper 2 1 0 1 1 53(90%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 90 3 2 1(1) MF Y. Tielemans 1 0 52(95%) 0 0 0 1 3 6.9 85 6(3) MF H. Vanaken 0 50(98%) 1 0 0 2 6.5 90 7 4(2) MF J. Doku 2 1 0 2(67%) 19(76%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 56 2 5(3) MF K. De Bruyne 4 2 1 2(50%) 1 39(85%) 0 0 0 9 72 4 8(3) MF L. Trossard 3 2 2 1(100%) 1 27(87%) 0 0 0 1 1 8.9 72 4 1 7(3) FW C. De Ketelaere 1 1 0 1(50%) 2 24(69%) 0 0 0 2 1 6.2 85 2 12(5) FW M. Fernandez-Pardo 1 0 2 9(90%) 0 0 0 6.9 34 4 3(2) MF Amadou Onana 1 0 1 9(90%) 0 0 0 6.5 18 1 1(1) FW A. Saelemaekers 2 1 1 1 13(81%) 0 0 0 2 7.9 18 4(3) MF Nicolas Raskin 0 1 5(100%) 1 0 0 7.3 11 1 3(2) FW R. Lukaku 1 1 1 4(100%) 1 0 0 7.3 11 1 GK S. Lammens 0 0 0 0 GK M. Penders 0 0 0 0 DF J. Seys 0 0 0 0 DF K. De Winter 0 0 0 0 DF T. Meunier 0 0 0 0 FW Diego Moreira 0 0 0 0 FW D. Lukebakio 0 0 0 0 MF A. Witsel 0 0 0 0
Lineups New Zealand Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 M. Crocombe Starter DF 2 T. Payne Starter DF 16 F. Surman Starter DF 4 Tyler Bindon Starter DF 13 L. Cacace Starter MF 6 J. Bell Starter MF 8 M. Stamenić Starter MF 10 S. Singh Starter MF 23 R. Thomas Starter MF 11 E. Just Starter FW 9 C. Wood Bench DF 5 M. Boxall Bench MF 20 C. McCowatt Bench FW 19 B. Old Bench FW 21 J. Randall Bench DF 3 F. De Vries
Show unused substitutes (10) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 22 M. Woud Bench GK 12 A. Paulsen Bench DF 26 T. Smith Bench FW 18 B. Waine Bench MF 25 L. Bayliss Bench FW 17 K. Barbarouses Bench MF 14 A. Rufer Bench FW 7 L. Rogerson Bench DF 24 C. Elliot Bench DF 15 N. Pijnaker
Belgium Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 T. Courtois Starter DF 21 T. Castagne Starter DF 4 B. Mechele Starter DF 3 A. Theate Starter DF 5 M. De Cuyper Starter MF 8 Y. Tielemans Starter MF 20 H. Vanaken Starter MF 11 J. Doku Starter MF 7 K. De Bruyne Starter MF 10 L. Trossard Starter FW 17 C. De Ketelaere Bench FW 9 R. Lukaku Bench FW 22 A. Saelemaekers Bench MF 23 N. Raskin Bench MF 24 A. Onana Bench FW 26 M. Fernandez-Pardo
Show unused substitutes (8) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 12 S. Lammens Bench GK 13 M. Penders Bench MF 6 A. Witsel Bench FW 19 Diego Moreira Bench DF 15 T. Meunier Bench FW 14 D. Lukebakio Bench DF 16 K. De Winter Bench DF 18 J. Seys
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 21' Belgium 📺 VAR L. Trossard 1H 21' Belgium ⚽ Goal 0-1 1H 28' Belgium ⚽ Goal L. Trossard 0-2 2H 1' New Zealand 🟨 Yellow card M. Stamenić 2H 1' New Zealand 🔄 Substitution OUT R. Thomas → IN B. Old 2H 1' New Zealand 🔄 Substitution OUT S. Singh → IN J. Randall 2H 5' Belgium ⚽ Goal L. Trossard 0-3 2H 11' New Zealand 🟨 Yellow card E. Just 2H 11' Belgium 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Doku → IN M. Fernandez-Pardo 2H 19' New Zealand 🔄 Substitution OUT T. Payne → IN M. Boxall 2H 19' New Zealand 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Bell → IN C. McCowatt 2H 21' Belgium ⚽ Goal K. De Bruyne 0-4 2H 27' Belgium 🔄 Substitution OUT L. Trossard → IN A. Saelemaekers 2H 27' Belgium 🔄 Substitution OUT K. De Bruyne → IN A. Onana 2H 34' New Zealand 🔄 Substitution OUT L. Cacace → IN F. De Vries 2H 39' New Zealand ⚽ Goal E. Just 1-4 2H 40' Belgium 🔄 Substitution OUT C. De Ketelaere → IN R. Lukaku 2H 40' Belgium 🔄 Substitution OUT Y. Tielemans → IN N. Raskin 2H 41' Belgium ⚽ Goal R. Lukaku 1-5 2H 45' Belgium ⚽ Goal A. Saelemaekers 1-6
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