New ZealandNew Zealand vs Belgium — World Cup
1-5
BelgiumBC Place, Vancouver
Going into the match, New Zealand had won 4, drawn 4, lost 2 in their previous 10, scoring 1.7 goals a game; Belgium had won 5, drawn 3, lost 2 in 10, scoring 1.0.
Match report
Home form going in: New Zealand
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 4, lost 2 (L D L D D). 1.7 scored per game, 1.0 conceded, 40% over 2.5 goals, 40% both teams scored, 50% clean sheets.
- L 1-3 vs Egypt · 22 Jun 2026
- D 2-2 at Iran · 16 Jun 2026
- L 2-0 at Peru · 16 Nov 2017
- D 0-0 vs Peru · 11 Nov 2017
- D 2-2 at Solomon Islands · 5 Sept 2017
- W 6-1 vs Solomon Islands · 1 Sept 2017
Away form going in: Belgium
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 3, lost 2 (D D D L W). 1.0 scored per game, 0.7 conceded, 20% over 2.5 goals, 30% both teams scored, 50% clean sheets.
- D 0-0 vs Iran · 21 Jun 2026
- D 1-1 vs Egypt · 15 Jun 2026
- D 0-0 at Croatia · 1 Dec 2022
- L 0-2 vs Morocco · 27 Nov 2022
- W 1-0 vs Canada · 23 Nov 2022
- W 2-0 vs England · 14 Jul 2018
How it unfolded
- 28' Normal Goal — L. Trossard (Belgium)
- 66' Normal Goal — K. De Bruyne (Belgium)
- 84' Normal Goal — E. Just (New Zealand)
- 86' Normal Goal — R. Lukaku (Belgium)
- 94' Normal Goal — A. Saelemaekers (Belgium)
Match statistics
| New Zealand | Metric | Belgium |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals | 4 |
| 46 | Ball possession | 54 |
| 0.24 | Expected goals (xG) | 3.64 |
| 6 | Total shots | 35 |
| 2 | Shots on target | 10 |
| 3 | Shots off target | 13 |
| 1 | Blocked shots | 12 |
| 3 | Attempts inside box | 23 |
| 3 | Attempts outside box | 12 |
| 5 | Corner kicks | 8 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 436 | Total passes | 525 |
| 369 | Accurate passes | 462 |
| 85 | Pass accuracy | 88 |
| 5 | Goalkeeper saves | 1 |
| -0.77 | Goals prevented | -0.77 |
World Cup table — 2026
| # | Team | P | 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 | Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |