New Zealand 1–5 Belgium
New Zealand
1–5HT 0–1
Belgium
New Zealand played Belgium in the World Cup on 27 June 2026 at BC Place. The match finished 1–5.
Goals and cards
- 21'
- 28'L. Trossard
- 46'Marko Stamenić — Yellow card
- 50'L. Trossard (assist by H. Vanaken)
- 56'Elijah Just — Yellow card
- 66'K. De Bruyne
- 84'E. Just
- 86'R. Lukaku (assist by N. Raskin)
- 90'A. Saelemaekers (assist by R. Lukaku)
Line-ups
New Zealand
- M. Crocombe
- T. Payne
- F. Surman
- T. Bindon
- L. Cacace
- J. Bell
- M. Stamenic
- S. Singh
- R. Thomas
- E. Just
- C. Wood
- SUBSTITUTES
- M. Woud
- A. Paulsen
- T. Smith
- M. Boxall
- C. McCowatt
- B. Waine
- B. Old
- J. Randall
- L. Bayliss
- K. Barbarouses
- A. Rufer
- L. Rogerson
- F. De Vries
- C. Elliot
- N. Pijnaker
Belgium 4-2-3-1
- T. Courtois
- T. Castagne
- B. Mechele
- A. Theate
- M. De Cuyper
- Y. Tielemans
- H. Vanaken
- J. Doku
- K. De Bruyne
- L. Trossard
- C. De Ketelaere
- SUBSTITUTES
- S. Lammens
- M. Penders
- A. Witsel
- R. Lukaku
- A. Saelemaekers
- N. Raskin
- A. Onana
- M. Fernandez-Pardo
- D. Moreira
- T. Meunier
- D. Lukebakio
- K. De Winter
- J. Seys
- COACHES: Rudi Garcia
Match statistics
| New Zealand | Belgium | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Shots on goal | 10 |
| 3 | Shots off goal | 13 |
| 6 | Total shots | 35 |
| 1 | Blocked shots | 12 |
| 3 | Shots inside box | 23 |
| 3 | Shots outside box | 12 |
| 10 | Fouls | 7 |
| 5 | Corners | 8 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 46% | Possession | 54% |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 5 | Saves | 1 |
| 436 | Total passes | 525 |
| 369 | Accurate passes | 462 |
| 85% | Pass accuracy | 88% |
| 0.24 | Expected Goals (xG) | 3.64 |
| -0.77 | goals_prevented | -0.77 |