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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.

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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.

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Minute by minute

  1. 22'VAR: penalty awarded to Belgium.
  2. 28'Goal! New Zealand 0-1 Belgium. L. Trossard (Belgium) scores.
  3. 45'Half-time. New Zealand 0-1 Belgium.
  4. 50'Goal! New Zealand 0-2 Belgium. L. Trossard (Belgium) scores, assisted by H. Vanaken.
  5. 66'Goal! New Zealand 0-3 Belgium. K. De Bruyne (Belgium) scores.
  6. 84'Goal! New Zealand 1-3 Belgium. E. Just (New Zealand) scores.
  7. 86'Goal! New Zealand 1-4 Belgium. R. Lukaku (Belgium) scores, assisted by N. Raskin.
  8. 90+4'Goal! New Zealand 1-5 Belgium. A. Saelemaekers (Belgium) scores, assisted by R. Lukaku.
  9. 90'Full-time. New Zealand 1-5 Belgium.
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  1. 1'Kick-off: New Zealand vs Belgium.
  2. 4'Attempt missed. Y. Tielemans (Belgium), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  3. 11'Off the woodwork! L. Trossard (Belgium), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.48.
  4. 12'Attempt saved. K. De Bruyne (Belgium), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  5. 12'Attempt blocked. B. Mechele (Belgium), header. xG 0.07.
  6. 16'Attempt saved. J. Doku (Belgium), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  7. 16'Attempt blocked. L. Trossard (Belgium), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  8. 19'Attempt blocked. L. Trossard (Belgium), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  9. 22'VAR: penalty awarded to Belgium.
  10. 28'Goal! New Zealand 0-1 Belgium. L. Trossard (Belgium) scores.
  11. 31'Attempt blocked. H. Vanaken (Belgium), right-footed shot. xG 0.12.
  12. 39'Attempt missed. J. Doku (Belgium), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  13. 42'Attempt missed. K. De Bruyne (Belgium), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  14. 43'Attempt saved. C. De Ketelaere (Belgium), left-footed shot. xG 0.11.
  15. 45'Attempt blocked. L. Trossard (Belgium), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  16. 45'6 minutes of added time.
  17. 45+2'Attempt missed. A. Theate (Belgium), header from a corner. xG 0.20.
  18. 45+2'Attempt blocked. H. Vanaken (Belgium), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  19. 45+3'Attempt missed. T. Castagne (Belgium), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  20. 45'Half-time. New Zealand 0-1 Belgium.
  21. 46'The second half is under way.
  22. 46'Yellow card for M. Stamenić (New Zealand).
  23. 46'Substitution, New Zealand: J. Randall comes on for S. Singh.
  24. 46'Substitution, New Zealand: B. Old comes on for R. Thomas.
  25. 47'Attempt missed. K. De Bruyne (Belgium), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  26. 50'Goal! New Zealand 0-2 Belgium. L. Trossard (Belgium) scores, assisted by H. Vanaken.
  27. 50'Attempt blocked. L. Trossard (Belgium), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  28. 55'Attempt missed. T. Payne (New Zealand), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  29. 55'Attempt saved. E. Just (New Zealand), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  30. 56'Substitution, Belgium: M. Fernández-Pardo comes on for J. Doku.
  31. 56'Yellow card for E. Just (New Zealand).
  32. 59'Attempt missed. J. Randall (New Zealand), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
  33. 60'Attempt missed. A. Theate (Belgium), header from a corner. xG 0.03.
  34. 61'Attempt blocked. K. De Bruyne (Belgium), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  35. 62'Attempt blocked. K. De Bruyne (Belgium), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  36. 62'Attempt saved. A. Theate (Belgium), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.09.
  37. 64'Substitution, New Zealand: C. McCowatt comes on for J. Bell.
  38. 64'Substitution, New Zealand: M. Boxall comes on for T. Payne.
  39. 65'Attempt missed. M. Fernández-Pardo (Belgium), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.17.
  40. 66'Goal! New Zealand 0-3 Belgium. K. De Bruyne (Belgium) scores.
  41. 66'Attempt blocked. K. De Bruyne (Belgium), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.21.
  42. 72'Substitution, Belgium: A. Onana comes on for K. De Bruyne.
  43. 72'Substitution, Belgium: A. Saelemaekers comes on for L. Trossard.
  44. 74'Attempt blocked. A. Onana (Belgium), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  45. 74'Attempt blocked. M. Fernández-Pardo (Belgium), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.14.
  46. 76'Attempt missed. T. Bindon (New Zealand), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
  47. 76'Attempt blocked. E. Just (New Zealand), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  48. 78'Attempt missed. M. De Cuyper (Belgium), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.10.
  49. 79'Substitution, New Zealand: F. De Vries comes on for L. Cacace.
  50. 80'Attempt missed. A. Saelemaekers (Belgium), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  51. 84'Goal! New Zealand 1-3 Belgium. E. Just (New Zealand) scores.
  52. 85'Substitution, Belgium: N. Raskin comes on for Y. Tielemans.
  53. 85'Substitution, Belgium: R. Lukaku comes on for C. De Ketelaere.
  54. 86'Goal! New Zealand 1-4 Belgium. R. Lukaku (Belgium) scores, assisted by N. Raskin.
  55. 90'Attempt missed. A. Onana (Belgium), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
  56. 90'4 minutes of added time.
  57. 90+2'Attempt saved. M. De Cuyper (Belgium), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  58. 90+3'Attempt missed. A. Theate (Belgium), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  59. 90+4'Goal! New Zealand 1-5 Belgium. A. Saelemaekers (Belgium) scores, assisted by R. Lukaku.
  60. 90'Full-time. New Zealand 1-5 Belgium.
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