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⚽ MATCH RESULT

FULL TIME
NEW ZEALAND
1 5
BELGIUM
📍 VENUE: BC Place, Vancouver ✦ REFEREE: Adham Makhadmeh
▶ GOALS & CARDS
  • 22' Leandro Trossard Penalty awarded to Belgium then overturned after VAR review (Trossard's shot struck Finn Surman's arm, ruled natural position)
  • 28' Leandro Trossard Poacher's finish from a corner
  • 45'
  • 45'
  • 46' 🟨 Marko Stamenić
  • 50' Leandro Trossard Close-range volley, five minutes into the second half
  • 56' 🟨 Elijah Just
  • 56'
  • 64'
  • 64'
  • 66' Kevin De Bruyne Low finish into the bottom corner
  • 72'
  • 72'
  • 79'
  • 84' Elijah Just Volleyed consolation
  • 85'
  • 85'
  • 86' Romelu Lukaku Header from Raskin's cross shortly after coming on
  • 90' Alexis Saelemaekers Stoppage-time goal, the final kick of the game
▶ MATCH STATS
NZL 46% POSSESSION 54% BEL
NZL 6 SHOTS 35 BEL
NZL 2 SHOTS ON TARGET 10 BEL
NZL 10 FOULS 7 BEL
NZL 5 SAVES 1 BEL
NZL 0 RED CARDS 0 BEL
▶ LINE-UPS
NEW ZEALAND
STARTING XI
  1. GKMax Crocombe
  2. RBTim Payne
  3. CBTyler Bindon
  4. CBFinn Surman
  5. LBLiberato Cacace
  6. CMJoe Bell
  7. CMMarko Stamenić🟨
  8. AMSarpreet Singh
  9. RWRyan Thomas
  10. LWElijah Just⚽🟨
  11. STChris Wood
SUBSTITUTES
  • Ben Old▲ 45'
  • Jesse Randall▲ 45'
  • Michael Boxall▲ 64'
  • Callum McCowatt▲ 64'
  • Francis de Vries▲ 79'
BELGIUM
STARTING XI
  1. GKThibaut Courtois
  2. RBTimothy Castagne
  3. CBBrandon Mechele
  4. CBArthur Theate
  5. LBMaxim De Cuyper
  6. CMYouri Tielemans
  7. CMHans Vanaken
  8. RWJérémy Doku
  9. AMKevin De Bruyne
  10. LWLeandro Trossard⚽⚽
  11. STCharles De Ketelaere
SUBSTITUTES
  • Matías Fernández-Pardo▲ 56'
  • Amadou Onana▲ 72'
  • Alexis Saelemaekers▲ 72'
  • Nicolas Raskin▲ 85'
  • Romelu Lukaku▲ 85'

⚔ HEAD-TO-HEAD ARCHIVE

NEW ZEALAND
The All Whites
EST. 1891
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H2H
0—1
BELGIUM LEAD · 1–0
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1
BELGIUM
The Red Devils
EST. 1895
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