Wednesday , 30 September 2026

New Zealand vs Belgium, Worldcup 2026 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2026
New Zealand
1 – 5
Full Time
Belgium
Sat 27 Jun 2026 · 03:00 UTC BC Place HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 28' Leandro Trossard
0–2 50' Leandro Trossard
0–3 66' Kevin De Bruyne
Elijah Just 84' 1–3
1–4 86' Romelu Lukaku
1–5 90+4' Alexis Saelemaekers
Marko Stamenic 46' Y
Elijah Just 56' Y

Overview

Match Preview

New Zealand vs Belgium — Worldcup at BC Place.

Match Details

  • Referee Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
  • Assistant 1 Mohammad Al Kalaf (Jordan)
  • Assistant 2 Ahmad Moannes Nadi Al Roalle (Jordan)
4 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 7.0 goals/game

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
New Zealand 1 games · Avg 6.0 goals Belgium
Last 5 meetings
2026-06-27 New Zealand 1–5 Belgium

Recent Form

New Zealand
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jun Belgium H 1–5 L
22 Jun Egypt H 1–3 L
16 Jun Iran A 2–2 D
Belgium
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jun New Zealand A 5–1 W
21 Jun Iran H 0–0 D
15 Jun Egypt H 1–1 D
01 Jul France A 0–1 L
26 Jun Ukraine A 0–0 D
22 Jun Romania H 2–0 W

Season Stats

New Zealand Belgium
#28 Position #25
1 Points 5
3 Played 3
0 / 1 / 2 W / D / L 1 / 2 / 0
4 Scored 6
10 Conceded 2
-6 GD +4
0.33 PPG 1.67
0% Win % 33%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
New Zealand this season
17% Clean Sheets
Belgium this season

New Zealand are 28th (1 pts). Belgium are 25th (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New Zealand
0-15
2/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/2
61-75
–/3
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Belgium
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/3
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
1/–
76+
6/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New Zealand
Elijah Just 3 G
Belgium
Romelu Lukaku 3 G 1 A
Charles De Ketelaere 3 G 1 A
Leandro Trossard 2 G 2 A
Youri Tielemans 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. New Zealand is hosting Belgium for another epic battle.
  • 5' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 10' With 2 assists to his name this season, Leandro Trossard is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Belgium.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Hans Vanaken made 354 appearances and scored 95 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 20' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 25' It is a cagey affair so far. New Zealand in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Belgium's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 28' Leandro Trossard is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the forward.
  • 33' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Belgium needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 38' Over 38 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 43' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 46' New Zealand player sees a card in front of him.
  • 46' Ben Old is replacing Ryan Thomas for the New Zealand side.
  • 50' What a strike from Leandro Trossard! The score is 0-2.
  • 55' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Belgium winning 100% of all matches.
  • 56' Controversy at the stadium! Elijah Just argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 56' Matias Fernandez-Pardo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jeremy Doku on 56 minute.
  • 61' Belgium have won 52 goals from 123 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 64' The crowd applauds Tim Payne as he leaves the pitch. Michael Boxall steps in for New Zealand.
  • 66' The deadlock is broken! Kevin De Bruyne gets on the scoresheet on 66 minutes.
  • 71' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 72' A change in the Belgium ranks — Kevin De Bruyne exits the field as Amadou Onana enters on 72.
  • 77' It’s high time Rudi Garcia made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 79' The New Zealand bench stirs into life. Liberato Cacace is withdrawn and Francis De Vries gets his opportunity.
  • 84' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Elijah Just makes no mistake. 1-3!
  • 85' Belgium make a change. Youri Tielemans trudges off to be replaced by Nicolas Raskin on 85 minutes.
  • 86' A stunning finish from Romelu Lukaku — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • With this win, Belgium is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

New Zealand Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Darren Bazeley

Belgium Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rudi Garcia

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.82 New Zealand xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
4.16 Belgium xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 85% + Belgium to win 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New Zealand12% Draw14% Belgium74%
Actual: Belgium win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 4.98
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 95%
5%
± 2.5 85%
15%
± 3.5 70%
30%
± 4.5 51%
49%

Double Chance

New Zealand or Draw
26%
Draw or Belgium
88%
New Zealand or Belgium
86%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
New Zealand5% Draw22% Belgium73%
Actual: Belgium win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 4
8.9%
0 – 3
8.8%
0 – 5
7.3%
1 – 4
7.2%
1 – 3
7%
0 – 2
6.7%
1 – 5
Actual
1 – 2
5.3%
0 – 6
5.1%
1 – 6
4.2%
0 – 1
3.3%
0 – 7
3.1%

Asian Handicap — New Zealand

Handicap New Zealand covers Push Belgium covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 1% 99%
-1.5 1% — 99%
-1 1% 2% 97%
-0.5 3% — 97%
+0.5 11% — 89%
+1 11% 12% 77%
+1.5 23% — 77%
+2 23% 18% 59%
+2.5 41% — 59%

Clean Sheet

New Zealand keeps clean sheet
2% ✓
Belgium keeps clean sheet
44% ✓

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