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group G · Sat 27 Jun 03:00 UTC · BC Place, Vancouver
NZL · rank #85
1 – 5
half-time 0–1
BEL · rank #9
match statistics
NZLmetricBEL
1 Goals 5
0 1st-half goals 1
1 2nd-half goals 4
0 Set-piece goals 1
46 Possession % 54
2 Cards 0
6 Shots 35
2 Shots on target 10
5 Corners 8
10 Fouls 7
1 Offsides 1
5 Saves 1
85 Pass accuracy % 88
possession
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◧ NZL 46% 54% BEL ◨
match commentary
  • ▸ New Zealand were fearless, combative and clinical when it matters as they fell to a narrow defeat.
  • ▸ Belgium were lethal and clinical on the break as they ran out deserved winners.
  • ▸ Early change for NZL on 45' — Jesse Randall came on (for Sarpreet Singh); possibly an enforced knock.
  • ▸ Early change for NZL on 45' — Ben Old came on (for Ryan Thomas); possibly an enforced knock.
  • ▸ Early change for BEL on 56' — Matias Fernandez-Pardo came on (for Jérémy Doku); possibly an enforced knock.
winner: Belgium
timeline · noteworthy
  • 28' ◉ Leandro Trossard BEL
  • 45' ⇄ Jesse Randall NZL · for Sarpreet Singh
  • 45' ⇄ Ben Old NZL · for Ryan Thomas
  • 46' ▮ Marko Stamenic NZL
  • 50' ◉ Leandro Trossard BEL
  • 56' ▮ Elijah Just NZL
  • 56' ⇄ Matias Fernandez-Pardo BEL · for Jérémy Doku
  • 64' ⇄ Michael Boxall NZL · for Tim Payne
  • 64' ⇄ Callum McCowatt NZL · for Joe Bell
  • 66' ◉ Kevin De Bruyne BEL
  • 72' ⇄ Alexis Saelemaekers BEL · for Leandro Trossard
  • 72' ⇄ Amadou Onana BEL · for Kevin De Bruyne
  • 79' ⇄ Francis de Vries NZL · for Liberato Cacace
  • 84' ◉ Elijah Just NZL
  • 85' ⇄ Romelu Lukaku BEL · for Charles De Ketelaere
  • 85' ⇄ Nicolas Raskin BEL · for Youri Tielemans
  • 86' ◉ Romelu Lukaku BEL · header
  • 90'+4' ◉ Alexis Saelemaekers BEL
▚ Lineups  starting XI & bench
New Zealand · 4-2-3-1
1 GK Max Crocombe
2 DF Tim Payne
13 DF Liberato Cacace
8 MF Marko Stamenic
16 DF Finn Surman
4 DF Tyler Bindon
10 MF Sarpreet Singh
6 MF Joe Bell
9 FW Chris Wood
23 MF Ryan Thomas
11 MF Elijah Just
bench
#3 Francis de Vries · #5 Michael Boxall · #7 Logan Rogerson · #12 Alex Paulsen · #14 Alex Rufer · #15 Nando Pijnaker · #17 Kosta Barbarouses · #18 Ben Waine · #19 Ben Old · #20 Callum McCowatt · #21 Jesse Randall · #22 Michael Woud · #24 Callan Elliot · #25 Lachlan Bayliss · #26 Tommy Smith
Belgium · 4-2-3-1
1 GK Thibaut Courtois
21 DF Timothy Castagne
5 DF Maxim De Cuyper
20 MF Hans Vanaken
4 DF Brandon Mechele
3 DF Arthur Theate
11 FW Jérémy Doku
8 MF Youri Tielemans
17 FW Charles De Ketelaere
7 MF Kevin De Bruyne
10 FW Leandro Trossard
bench
#6 Axel Witsel · #9 Romelu Lukaku · #12 Senne Lammens · #13 Mike Penders · #14 Dodi Lukébakio · #15 Thomas Meunier · #16 Koni De Winter · #18 Joaquin Seys · #19 Diego Moreira · #22 Alexis Saelemaekers · #23 Nicolas Raskin · #24 Amadou Onana · #26 Matias Fernandez-Pardo
▚ Possession Heat-Maps  territory intensity · cold ░ → hot █ · both teams attacking ▶ · modelled from the real possession share
New Zealand · territory
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◄ own goalattacking ▶
low ░▒▒▓█ high · style: LateGame
Belgium · territory
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◄ own goalattacking ▶
low ░▒▒▓█ high · style: CounterAttack