Completed 2026 World Cup · Group Stage
New Zealand1Belgium won in normal time
Belgium528' goal Leandro Trossard, 50' goal Leandro Trossard, 66' goal Kevin De Bruyne, 84' goal Elijah Just, 86' goal Romelu Lukaku, 90'+4' goal Alexis Saelemaekers
Match intelligence
Straight from the completed match report — no xG, tracking or player ratings.
Team comparison
Volume, accuracy and finishing from the recorded attempts.
Goals divided by attempts
Control, circulation and progression of the ball.
Interventions made without treating workload as quality by itself.
Fouls, cards, offsides and set-piece pressure.
Player leaders
Leandro TrossardHans VanakenNicolas RaskinRomelu Lukaku
Kevin De BruyneLeandro TrossardElijah JustKevin De BruyneLeandro TrossardYouri TielemansMax CrocombeMinute by minute
Goals, cards, penalties and substitutions as recorded.
N. Zealand1 goals·2 cards·5 changesBelgium5 goals·0 cards·5 changesKey events
Leandro TrossardGoalRight footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner
Marko StamenicYellow CardIs shown the yellow card for a bad foul
Leandro TrossardGoalRight footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner
Assist Hans Vanaken ·
Elijah JustYellow CardIs shown the yellow card for a bad foul
Kevin De BruyneGoalLeft footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner
Elijah JustGoalLeft footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal following a corner
Romelu LukakuGoal - HeaderHeader from very close range to the centre of the goal
Assist Nicolas Raskin · with a cross
Alexis SaelemaekersGoalRight footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner
Assist Romelu Lukaku · following a fast break
NZL · #1 · Goalkeeper
Influence model uses assigned role plus real ESPN involvement, not fabricated tracking coordinates.
Impact changes
5 usedTournament path
N. ZealandBelgiumGroup G impact
6 of 6 group matches included.
Belgium33+45
Egypt13+25
Iran2303N. Zealand43-61Snapshot ordering uses points, goal difference and goals scored. It is contextual, not a replacement for FIFA's complete tie-break procedure.
All-time World Cup meetings
Source: ESPN completed match report, retrieved Aug 18, 2026. Derived percentages are calculated from the displayed source values; missing fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Adjacent archive results
Archived match data: ESPN completed match report. Tournament context cross-checked against FIFA sources listed in the dataset.