Croatia vs Belgium — World Cup 2026

Tale of the tape.

The auto-generated comparison for Croatia vs Belgium. Editorial detail lands closer to kickoff.

Win probability.

A first-pass split off the FIFA rankings — replace with the live model once the form data lands.

The bench faceoff.

Croatia · Head coach

S. Oreščanin

Belgium · Head coach

B. Browaeys

Both line-ups.

Every name in the frame — tap a player for their dossier, or a crest for the full team.

Croatia

CRO · Full dossier →

Goalkeepers5

–Raul Bezeljak1D. Livakovic12I. Pandur12A. Rajić23D. Kotarski

Defenders14

3M. Pongracic4J. Gvardiol5L. Puljić5D. Caleta-Car5M. Zebić6J. Sutalo13K. Mandić14I. Perisic17Dorian Migalic17Ante Sušak22L. Vuskovic22Branimir Mlačić25M. Erlic38L. Hodak

Midfield16

–L. Bošnjak2J. Stanisic7N. Moro8D. Reić8M. Kovacic9A. Kramaric10L. Modric13N. Vlasic15Mario Pasalic18Niko Farkaš18K. Jakic19T. Fruk20Antonio Baždarić21L. Sucic24Marco Pasalic37N. Skoko

Attack11

–M. Jovičić–Lovre Kulušić7N. Đurković11A. Budimir12F. Živković16M. Baturina17P. Sucic20I. Matanovic26P. Musa34B. Durdov43D. Babić

Belgium

BEL · Full dossier →

Goalkeepers5

1T. Courtois1M. Seghers12L. Piselé12S. Lammens13M. Penders

Defenders15

2Z. Debast2S. El Morabet3A. Theate4B. Mechele4P. Blondeel5M. De Cuyper5A. Saidi13R. Garcia14L. Strouwen15T. Meunier16K. De Winter18J. Seys19T. Moorthamer21T. Castagne25N. Ngoy

Midfield18

3E. Mbavu6L. Van Gelder6A. Witsel7K. De Bruyne8X. Dierckx8Y. Tielemans9I. Benktib10K. Nga10L. Trossard11J. Doku14D. Lukebakio15N. Kalonji Kafumpata16R. Verstrepen17J. Driessen18N. Cobiella20H. Vanaken23N. Raskin24A. Onana

Attack9

7Jayden Onia Seke9R. Lukaku11K. Achahbar17C. De Ketelaere18G. Biladi19D. Moreira20Y. Onehese22A. Saelemaekers26M. Fernandez-Pardo