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New Zealand
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Belgium
Full Time
HT 0-1
E. Just 84'
L. Trossard 28'L. Trossard 50'View all (5)

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Match Started
L. Trossard 28'

Goal

Turning point Momentum boost
Half Time
S. Singh J. Randall 46'

Substitution

Tactical Fresh impetus
R. Thomas B. Old 46'

Substitution

Tactical Fresh impetus
M. Stamenic 46'

Yellow Card

Notable Disciplinary setback
L. Trossard 50'

Goal (Assist: H. Vanaken)

Turning point Momentum boost
E. Just 56'

Yellow Card

Notable Disciplinary setback
J. Doku M. Fernandez-Pardo 56'

Substitution

Tactical Fresh impetus
T. Payne M. Boxall 64'

Substitution

Tactical Fresh impetus
J. Bell C. McCowatt 64'

Substitution

Tactical Fresh impetus
K. De Bruyne 66'

Goal

Turning point Momentum boost
L. Trossard A. Saelemaekers 72'

Substitution

Tactical Fresh impetus
K. De Bruyne A. Onana 72'

Substitution

Tactical Fresh impetus
L. Cacace F. De Vries 79'

Substitution

Tactical Fresh impetus
E. Just 84'

Goal

Turning point Momentum boost
C. De Ketelaere R. Lukaku 85'

Substitution

Tactical Fresh impetus
Y. Tielemans N. Raskin 85'

Substitution

Tactical Fresh impetus
R. Lukaku 86'

Goal (Assist: N. Raskin)

Turning point Momentum boost
A. Saelemaekers 90+4'

Goal (Assist: R. Lukaku)

Turning point Momentum boost
Full Time
End of Match

New Zealand 4-2-3-1

Max Crocombe 1
Crocombe
Liberato Cacace 13
Cacace
Tyler Bindon 4
Bindon
Finn Surman 16
Surman
Tim Payne 2
Payne
Marko Stamenić 8
Stamenić
Joe Bell 6
Bell
Elijah Just 11
Just
Ryan Thomas 23
Thomas
Sarpreet Singh 10
Singh
Chris Wood 9
Wood

Starters

  • Max Crocombe1 Max Crocombe
  • Liberato Cacace13 Liberato Cacace
  • Tyler Bindon4 Tyler Bindon
  • Finn Surman16 Finn Surman
  • Tim Payne2 Tim Payne
  • Marko Stamenić8 Marko Stamenić
  • Joe Bell6 Joe Bell
  • Elijah Just11 Elijah Just
  • Ryan Thomas23 Ryan Thomas
  • Sarpreet Singh10 Sarpreet Singh
  • Chris Wood9 Chris Wood

Substitutes

  • Francis De Vries3 Francis De Vries
  • Michael Boxall5 Michael Boxall
  • Logan Rogerson7 Logan Rogerson
  • Alex Paulsen12 Alex Paulsen
  • Alex Rufer14 Alex Rufer
  • Nando Pijnaker15 Nando Pijnaker
  • Kosta Barbarouses17 Kosta Barbarouses
  • Ben Waine18 Ben Waine
  • Benjamin Old19 Benjamin Old
  • Callum McCowatt20 Callum McCowatt
  • Jesse Randall21 Jesse Randall
  • Michael Woud22 Michael Woud
  • Callan Elliot24 Callan Elliot
  • Lachlan Bayliss25 Lachlan Bayliss
  • Tommy Smith26 Tommy Smith

Belgium 4-2-3-1 Rudi Garcia

Thibaut Courtois 1
Courtois
Maxim De Cuyper 5
Cuyper
Arthur Theate 3
Theate
Brandon Mechele 4
Mechele
Timothy Castagne 21
Castagne
Hans Vanaken 20
Vanaken
Youri Tielemans 8
Tielemans
Leandro Trossard 10
Trossard
x2
Kevin De Bruyne 7
Bruyne
Jérémy Doku 11
Doku
Charles De Ketelaere 17
Ketelaere

Starters

  • Thibaut Courtois1 Thibaut Courtois
  • Maxim De Cuyper5 Maxim De Cuyper
  • Arthur Theate3 Arthur Theate
  • Brandon Mechele4 Brandon Mechele
  • Timothy Castagne21 Timothy Castagne
  • Hans Vanaken20 Hans Vanaken
  • Youri Tielemans8 Youri Tielemans
  • Leandro Trossard10 Leandro Trossardx2
  • Kevin De Bruyne7 Kevin De Bruyne
  • Jérémy Doku11 Jérémy Doku
  • Charles De Ketelaere17 Charles De Ketelaere

Substitutes

  • Axel Witsel6 Axel Witsel
  • Romelu Lukaku9 Romelu Lukaku
  • Senne Lammens12 Senne Lammens
  • Mike Penders13 Mike Penders
  • Dodi Lukebakio14 Dodi Lukebakio
  • Thomas Meunier15 Thomas Meunier
  • Koni De Winter16 Koni De Winter
  • Joaquin Seys18 Joaquin Seys
  • Diego Moreira19 Diego Moreira
  • Alexis Saelemaekers22 Alexis Saelemaekers
  • Nicolas Raskin23 Nicolas Raskin
  • Amadou Onana24 Amadou Onana
  • Matías Fernández-Pardo26 Matías Fernández-Pardo

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Belgium are applying more pressure
16% 84%

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New Zealand Belgium
  • 2 Shots on Goal 10
  • 3 Shots off Goal 13
  • 6 Total Shots 35
  • 1 Blocked Shots 12
  • 3 Shots insidebox 23
  • 3 Shots outsidebox 12
  • 10 Fouls 7
  • 5 Corner Kicks 8
  • 1 Offsides 1
  • 45% Ball Possession 55%
  • 2 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Red Cards 0
  • 5 Goalkeeper Saves 1
  • 435 Total passes 526
  • 369 Passes accurate 462
  • 85% Passes % 88%
  • 0.24 expected_goals 3.60
  • -0.79 goals_prevented -0.79

Head-to-Head Stats

New Zealand Wins 0
Draws 0
Belgium Wins 0

League Standings

# Team MP W D L GD Pts
1 Mexico 3 3 0 0 6 9
2 South Africa 3 1 1 1 -1 4
3 South Korea 3 1 0 2 -1 3
4 Czechia 3 0 1 2 -4 1
1 Switzerland 3 2 1 0 4 7
2 Canada 3 1 1 1 5 4
3 Bosnia & Herzegovina 3 1 1 1 -1 4
4 Qatar 3 0 1 2 -8 1
1 Brazil 3 2 1 0 6 7
2 Morocco 3 2 1 0 3 7
3 Scotland 3 1 0 2 -3 3
4 Haiti 3 0 0 3 -6 0
1 USA 3 2 0 1 4 6
2 Australia 3 1 1 1 0 4
3 Paraguay 3 1 1 1 -2 4
4 Türkiye 3 1 0 2 -2 3
1 Germany 3 2 0 1 6 6
2 Ivory Coast 3 2 0 1 2 6
3 Ecuador 3 1 1 1 0 4
4 Curaçao 3 0 1 2 -8 1
1 Netherlands 3 2 1 0 6 7
2 Japan 3 1 2 0 4 5
3 Sweden 3 1 1 1 0 4
4 Tunisia 3 0 0 3 -10 0
1 Belgium 3 1 2 0 4 5
2 Egypt 3 1 2 0 2 5
3 Iran 3 0 3 0 0 3
4 New Zealand 3 0 1 2 -6 1
1 Spain 3 2 1 0 5 7
2 Cape Verde Islands 3 0 3 0 0 3
3 Uruguay 3 0 2 1 -1 2
4 Saudi Arabia 3 0 2 1 -4 2
1 France 3 3 0 0 8 9
2 Norway 3 2 0 1 1 6
3 Senegal 3 1 0 2 2 3
4 Iraq 3 0 0 3 -11 0
1 Argentina 2 2 0 0 5 6
2 Austria 2 1 0 1 0 3
3 Algeria 2 1 0 1 -2 3
4 Jordan 2 0 0 2 -3 0
1 Colombia 2 2 0 0 3 6
2 Portugal 2 1 1 0 5 4
3 Congo DR 2 0 1 1 -1 1
4 Uzbekistan 2 0 0 2 -7 0
1 England 2 1 1 0 2 4
2 Ghana 2 1 1 0 1 4
3 Croatia 2 1 0 1 -1 3
4 Panama 2 0 0 2 -2 0
1 Sweden 3 1 1 1 0 4
2 Ecuador 3 1 1 1 0 4
3 Bosnia & Herzegovina 3 1 1 1 -1 4
4 Paraguay 3 1 1 1 -2 4
5 Senegal 3 1 0 2 2 3
6 Iran 3 0 3 0 0 3
7 Croatia 2 1 0 1 -1 3
8 South Korea 3 1 0 2 -1 3
9 Algeria 2 1 0 1 -2 3
10 Scotland 3 1 0 2 -3 3
11 Uruguay 3 0 2 1 -1 2
12 Congo DR 2 0 1 1 -1 1

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