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

Where to watch.

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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

2J. Stanisic3M. Pongracic4J. Gvardiol5L. Puljić5D. Caleta-Car5M. Zebić6J. Sutalo13K. Mandić17Dorian Migalic17Ante Sušak22L. Vuskovic22Branimir Mlačić25M. Erlic38L. Hodak

Midfield18

–L. Bošnjak7N. Moro8D. Reić8M. Kovacic9A. Kramaric10L. Modric13N. Vlasic14I. Perisic15Mario Pasalic16M. Baturina17P. Sucic18Niko Farkaš18K. Jakic19T. Fruk20Antonio Baždarić21L. Sucic24Marco Pasalic37N. Skoko

Attack9

–M. Jovičić–Lovre Kulušić7N. Đurković11A. Budimir12F. Živković20I. 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

Midfield17

3E. Mbavu6L. Van Gelder6A. Witsel7K. De Bruyne8X. Dierckx8Y. Tielemans9I. Benktib10K. Nga10L. Trossard11J. Doku15N. Kalonji Kafumpata16R. Verstrepen17J. Driessen18N. Cobiella20H. Vanaken23N. Raskin24A. Onana

Attack10

7Jayden Onia Seke9R. Lukaku11K. Achahbar14D. Lukebakio17C. De Ketelaere18G. Biladi19D. Moreira20Y. Onehese22A. Saelemaekers26M. Fernandez-Pardo