New Zealand 1-5 Belgium · World Cup 2026
New Zealand lost to Belgium 1-5 in the World Cup 2026. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
New Zealand and Belgium met in the World Cup 2026 at BC Place in Vancouver on Saturday, 27 June 2026.
Goalscorers
New Zealand: E. Just 84'. Belgium: L. Trossard 28', 50'; K. De Bruyne 66'; R. Lukaku 86'; A. Saelemaekers 90'.
How the match went
Belgium saw more of the ball, 54% of it. New Zealand had 6 shots with 2 on target, Belgium 35 with 10 on target. There were 13 corners in total, 5 to New Zealand and 8 to Belgium. New Zealand conceded 10 fouls, Belgium 7. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (2 for New Zealand, 0 for Belgium).
Line-ups
New Zealand started in a 4-2-3-1: Max Crocombe, Tim Payne, Finn Surman, Tyler Bindon, Liberato Cacace, Joe Bell, Marko Stamenić, Sarpreet Singh, Ryan Thomas, Elijah Just, Chris Wood.
Belgium started in a 4-2-3-1: Thibaut Courtois, Timothy Castagne, Brandon Mechele, Arthur Theate, Maxim De Cuyper, Youri Tielemans, Hans Vanaken, Jérémy Doku, Kevin De Bruyne, Leandro Trossard, Charles De Ketelaere.
More from this competition: World Cup 2026 fixtures, results and table.