FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Croatia vs Belgium, 2014 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage 2013

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Croatia
  • 83': Niko Kranjcar
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Belgium
  • 15': Romelu Lukaku
  • 38': Romelu Lukaku

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Croatia are hosting Belgium at Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ivan Rakitic with a cross.
  • 5': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Belgium).
  • 5': Vedran Corluka (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Belgium).
  • 6': Vedran Corluka (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Axel Witsel (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Sime Vrsaljko (Croatia).
  • 8': Dejan Lovren (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Marouane Fellaini (Belgium).
  • 9': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Nicolas Lombaerts.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Modric.
  • 15': Goal! Croatia 0, Belgium 1. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Steven Defour.
  • 18': Offside, Croatia. Luka Modric tries a through ball, but Mario Mandzukic is caught offside.
  • 19': Foul by Dejan Lovren (Croatia).
  • 19': Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 20': Offside, Belgium. Steven Defour tries a through ball, but Kevin De Bruyne is caught offside.
  • 21': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Eden Hazard.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Mario Mandzukic (Croatia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ivan Rakitic with a cross following a corner.
  • 22': Foul by Axel Witsel (Belgium).
  • 22': Mario Mandzukic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Marouane Fellaini (Belgium).
  • 23': Ivan Rakitic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 23': Offside, Belgium. Kevin De Bruyne tries a through ball, but Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Marouane Fellaini (Belgium) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 32': Eden Hazard (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Foul by Mario Mandzukic (Croatia).
  • 32': Mario Mandzukic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 37': Dejan Lovren (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 37': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium).
  • 38': Attempt saved. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Axel Witsel.
  • 38': Goal! Croatia 0, Belgium 2. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  • 40': Foul by Sime Vrsaljko (Croatia).
  • 40': Steven Defour (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 40': Sime Vrsaljko (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Mario Mandzukic (Croatia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Strinic with a cross.
  • 45'+1': Eden Hazard (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Vedran Corluka (Croatia).
  • 45'+1': Vedran Corluka (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Eden Hazard (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Croatia 0, Belgium 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Croatia 0, Belgium 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Croatia. Nikola Kalinic replaces Ivan Perisic.
  • 47': Foul by Toby Alderweireld (Belgium).
  • 47': Nikola Kalinic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Nikola Kalinic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mario Mandzukic.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Ivan Rakitic (Croatia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nikola Kalinic.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Ivan Strinic (Croatia) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top left corner.
  • 48': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Thibaut Courtois.
  • 54': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Nicolas Lombaerts.
  • 56': Foul by Steven Defour (Belgium).
  • 56': Luka Modric (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Steven Defour (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
  • 58': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Vedran Corluka.
  • 60': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Sime Vrsaljko.
  • 60': Foul by Marouane Fellaini (Belgium).
  • 60': Mario Mandzukic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Marouane Fellaini (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Delay in match Mario Mandzukic (Croatia) because of an injury.
  • 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 65': Eden Hazard (Belgium) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 65': Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Croatia).
  • 65': Substitution, Belgium. Kevin Mirallas replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
  • 65': Substitution, Croatia. Ognjen Vukojevic replaces Mateo Kovacic.
  • 66': Dejan Lovren (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Marouane Fellaini (Belgium).
  • 67': Axel Witsel (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Sime Vrsaljko (Croatia).
  • 69': Substitution, Belgium. Nacer Chadli replaces Romelu Lukaku.
  • 69': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Vedran Corluka.
  • 71': Foul by Nicolas Lombaerts (Belgium).
  • 71': Nikola Kalinic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Ivan Rakitic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 73': Domagoj Vida (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Nacer Chadli (Belgium).
  • 76': Substitution, Croatia. Niko Kranjcar replaces Ivan Rakitic.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Marouane Fellaini (Belgium) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin Mirallas with a cross.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Eden Hazard (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Niko Kranjcar (Croatia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Mario Mandzukic.
  • 79': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Jan Vertonghen.
  • 79': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Marouane Fellaini.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Domagoj Vida (Croatia) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
  • 81': Eden Hazard (Belgium) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 81': Foul by Luka Modric (Croatia).
  • 82': Attempt missed. Mario Mandzukic (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Vedran Corluka with a through ball.
  • 83': Foul by Eden Hazard (Belgium).
  • 83': Luka Modric (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Nikola Kalinic (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Domagoj Vida with a cross.
  • 83': Goal! Croatia 1, Belgium 2. Niko Kranjcar (Croatia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  • 84': Substitution, Belgium. Mousa Dembélé replaces Steven Defour.
  • 86': Luka Modric (Croatia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 86': Foul by Marouane Fellaini (Belgium).
  • 87': Foul by Marouane Fellaini (Belgium).
  • 87': Nikola Kalinic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Foul by Luka Modric (Croatia).
  • 87': Jan Vertonghen (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Luka Modric (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 88': Offside, Belgium. Toby Alderweireld tries a through ball, but Eden Hazard is caught offside.
  • 88': Eden Hazard (Belgium) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 88': Foul by Dejan Lovren (Croatia).
  • 89': Attempt saved. Niko Kranjcar (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ivan Strinic.
  • 90': Foul by Nicolas Lombaerts (Belgium).
  • 90': Nikola Kalinic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Marouane Fellaini (Belgium).
  • 90'+3': Ivan Strinic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Croatia 1, Belgium 2.

Statistics

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17 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 6
5 Saves 3
42.3 Possession 57.7
8 SHOTS 14
5 ON GOAL 6
0.6 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
301 Accurate Passes 443
382 Passes 519
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 6
13 Crosses 31
0.2 Cross % 0.2
49 Long Balls 46
26 Accurate Long Balls 35
0.5 Long Balls % 0.8
1 Blocked Shots 2
17 Effective Tackles 20
20 Tackles 23
0.9 Tackle % 0.9
0 Interceptions 0
30 Effective Clearances 18
30 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Maksimir
Location: Zagreb, Croatia
Attendance: 30,000

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Line-Ups

CRO Croatia (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Stipe Pletikosa (GK)
5 Vedran Corluka Yellow Card
6 Dejan Lovren
21 Domagoj Vida
20 Mateo Kovacic
10 Luka Modric Yellow Card
2 Ivan Strinic
11 Sime Vrsaljko Yellow Card
17 Mario Mandzukic Yellow Card
7 Ivan Rakitić
4 Ivan Perisic
Croatia Substitutes:
Ivan Vargic, Ognjen Vukojevic, Gordon Schildenfeld, Dario Kresic, Nikica Jelavic, Eduardo, Niko Kranjcar, Igor Bubnjic, Alen Halilovic, Nikola Kalinic, Ivica Olic, Josip Pivaric.

BEL Belgium (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Thibaut Courtois (GK)
4 Nicolas Lombaerts
3 Daniel van Buyten
5 Jan Vertonghen
2 Toby Alderweireld
8 Marouane Fellaini Yellow Card
16 Steven Defour
6 Axel Witsel
9 Romelu Lukaku
10 Eden Hazard
7 Kevin De Bruyne
Belgium Substitutes:
Dries Mertens, Koen Casteels, Nacer Chadli, Timmy Simons, Thomas Vermaelen, Mousa Dembélé, Sébastien Pocognoli, Laurent Ciman, Zakaria Bakkali, Guillaume Gillet, Simon Mignolet, Kevin Mirallas.

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