FIFA World Cup

FT Friday, June 26, 2026
Belgium WWDDW 5
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New Zealand LLDLL 1
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BEL145
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Match Report

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Belgium clinch knockout spot as New Zealand exit World Cup

Leandro Trossard scored a pair of goals and Belgium overcame a slow start at the World Cup to advance to the knockout round with a 5-1 victory over New Zealand on Friday night.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
10
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
8
Corner Kicks
5
1
Saves
5
54.5
Possession
45.5
35
SHOTS
6
10
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
462
Accurate Passes
369
525
Passes
436
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
2
16
Crosses
17
0.4
Cross %
0.1
46
Long Balls
38
28
Accurate Long Balls
16
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
12
Blocked Shots
1
8
Effective Tackles
6
13
Tackles
10
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
10
Interceptions
6
27
Effective Clearances
35
27
Clearances
35

Highlights

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Head to Head

BEL leads series 1-0

Lineups

NZL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Max CrocombeG
  2. 4Tyler BindonCD-L
  3. 16Finn SurmanCD-R
  4. 13Liberato CacaceLB
  5. 2Tim PayneRB
  6. 23Ryan ThomasAM
  7. 8Marko StamenicLM
  8. 6Joe BellRM
  9. 9Chris WoodF
  10. 11Elijah JustAM-L
  11. 10Sarpreet SinghAM-R

BEL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 3Arthur TheateCD-L
  3. 4Brandon MecheleCD-R
  4. 5Maxim De CuyperLB
  5. 21Timothy CastagneRB
  6. 7Kevin De BruyneAM
  7. 20Hans VanakenLM
  8. 8Youri TielemansRM
  9. 17Charles De KetelaereF
  10. 10Leandro TrossardAM-L
  11. 11Jérémy DokuAM-R

Timeline

  1. 13' Delay in match because of an injury Brandon Mechele (Belgium).
  2. 13'
  3. 13' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  4. 13'
  5. 21'
  6. 22'
  7. 24' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  8. 24'
  9. 26' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  10. 26'
  11. 28' Goal! New Zealand 0, Belgium 1. Leandro Trossard (Belgium) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  12. 45' Substitution, New Zealand. Ben Old replaces Ryan Thomas.
  13. 45' Substitution, New Zealand. Jesse Randall replaces Sarpreet Singh.
  14. 46' Marko Stamenic (New Zealand) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 50' Goal! New Zealand 0, Belgium 2. Leandro Trossard (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Hans Vanaken.
  16. 56' Elijah Just (New Zealand) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 56' Substitution, Belgium. Matias Fernandez-Pardo replaces Jérémy Doku.
  18. 64' Substitution, New Zealand. Michael Boxall replaces Tim Payne.
  19. 64' Substitution, New Zealand. Callum McCowatt replaces Joe Bell.
  20. 66' Goal! New Zealand 0, Belgium 3. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  21. 69' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  22. 69'
  23. 71' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  24. 71'
  25. 72' Substitution, Belgium. Alexis Saelemaekers replaces Leandro Trossard.
  26. 72' Substitution, Belgium. Amadou Onana replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
  27. 79' Substitution, New Zealand. Francis de Vries replaces Liberato Cacace.
  28. 84' Goal! New Zealand 1, Belgium 3. Elijah Just (New Zealand) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
  29. 85' Substitution, Belgium. Romelu Lukaku replaces Charles De Ketelaere.
  30. 85' Substitution, Belgium. Nicolas Raskin replaces Youri Tielemans.
  31. 86' Goal! New Zealand 1, Belgium 4. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolas Raskin with a cross.
  32. 90'+4' Goal! New Zealand 1, Belgium 5. Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku following a fast break.

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