Wednesday , 1 July 2026

Croatia vs Belgium, Worldcup 2022 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2022
Croatia
0 – 0
Full Time
Belgium
Thu 1 Dec 2022 · 15:00 UTC Ahmed bin Ali Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 67' Leander Dendoncker

Overview

Match Preview

Croatia vs Belgium — Worldcup at Ahmed bin Ali Stadium.

  • Croatia 3 games · 6 pts (2026/26)
  • Belgium 3 games · 5 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Anthony Taylor
  • Referee Gary Beswick
  • Referee Adam Nunn
  • Referee Tomasz Kwiatkowski
  • Referee Marco Fritz
  • Referee Istvan Kovacs
19 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 8.9 goals/game 🟥 5 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
1
1
Croatia 3 games · Avg 2.0 goals Belgium
Last 5 meetings
2022-12-01 Croatia 0–0 Belgium 2018-05-05 Belgium 3–0 Croatia 2017-12-09 Croatia 2–1 Belgium

Recent Form

Croatia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Dec Belgium H 0–0 D
27 Nov Canada H 4–1 W
23 Nov Morocco A 0–0 D
28 Jun Spain H 3–5 L
22 Jun Scotland H 3–1 W
18 Jun Czechia H 1–1 D
Belgium
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Dec Croatia A 0–0 D
27 Nov Morocco H 0–2 L
23 Nov Canada H 1–0 W
02 Jul Italy H 1–2 L
27 Jun Portugal H 1–0 W
21 Jun Finland A 2–0 W

Season Stats

Croatia Belgium
#46 Position #25
6 Points 5
3 Played 3
2 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 1 / 2 / 0
5 Scored 6
5 Conceded 2
+0 GD +4
2.00 PPG 1.67
67% Win % 33%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Croatia this season
25% Clean Sheets
Belgium this season

Croatia are 46th (6 pts). Belgium are 25th (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Croatia
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
3/1
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/1
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Belgium
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Croatia kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Belgium is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' It’s high time Roberto Martínez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' Belgium seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 20' Croatia started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Croatia that had 166 games and scored 42 goals.
  • 30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 35' Andrej Kramaric has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 5 goals this season.
  • 40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
  • 45' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Luka Modric suffering a number of foals already.
  • 46' Romelu Lukaku has so much to prove this time. He replaces Dries Mertens on 46 minute.
  • 51' The travelling Belgium supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 56' Kevin De Bruyne needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 59' Another change for Belgium made on 59 minute. Leandro Trossard leaves to be changed by Thorgan Hazard.
  • 64' Another substitution for Croatia to replace Marko Livaja by Bruno Petkovic on 64 minute.
  • 67' Belgium receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 67.
  • 72' The whistle greets Yannick Carrasco as he departs to be replaced by Jeremy Doku.
  • 77' It looks surprising Belgium does not make any changes. Marko Livaja has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 82' Croatia is showing some good football. However, Croatia are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 87' Eden Hazard has so much to prove this time. He replaces Thomas Meunier on 87 minute.
  • 88' Time for substitution for Belgium. Thomas Meunier is replaced by Eden Hazard.
  • 90' It is a substitution in Croatia team. Mateo Kovacic is replaced by Lovro Majer on 90 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-0.

Lineups

Croatia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Zlatko Dalić

Belgium Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roberto Martínez

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.9 Croatia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.67 Belgium xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Croatia27% Draw27% Belgium46%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.57
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Croatia or Draw
54%
Draw or Belgium
73%
Croatia or Belgium
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Croatia16% Draw47% Belgium37%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.3%
0 – 1
11.9%
0 – 2
10.4%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
9.3%
1 – 0
5.9%
0 – 3
5.7%
1 – 3
5.2%
2 – 1
5%
2 – 2
4.2%
2 – 0
3%
2 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Croatia

Handicap Croatia covers Push Belgium covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 12% 81%
-0.5 19% — 81%
+0.5 46% — 54%
+1 46% 24% 30%
+1.5 70% — 30%
+2 70% 17% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

Croatia keeps clean sheet
20% ✗
Belgium keeps clean sheet
41% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.