Clinical Edge
Belgium
Belgium finished well above what their chances were worth — 5 goals from 3.64 xG.
- Goals
- 5
- Expected goals
- 3.64
- Overperformance
- +1.36
World Cup · Group Stage · 3
New Zealand
E. Just 84'
1 – 5
FT
HT 0–1
Belgium
Unknown 21'
L. Trossard 28', 50'
K. De Bruyne 66'
R. Lukaku 86'
A. Saelemaekers 90'
World Cup
Group Stage · 3New Zealand1–5Belgium
0.24
Expected goals
3.64
21′28′50′66′84′86′90′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: NZ 0.24, BEL 3.64.
Match report
New Zealand 1-5 Belgium
Belgium took apart New Zealand 5-1 at BC Place in World Cup. An unnamed scorer opened the scoring for Belgium on 21', Trossard made it 2-0 to Belgium on 28', Trossard added his second on 50', Bruyne made it 4-0 to Belgium on 66', Just pulled one back for New Zealand on 84', Lukaku made it 5-1 to Belgium on 86' and Saelemaekers made it 6-1 to Belgium on 90'.
Expected goals finished New Zealand 0.24, Belgium 3.64. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more. Belgium held 54.0% of the ball.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Belgium graded out for clinical edge — 5 goals and 3.64 expected goals.
Kevin De Bruyne came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 9.0 for Belgium from 1 goal, 4 key passes and 4 shots.
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
46%Possession54%
6Shots35
0.24xG3.64
What the numbers say
2 readsLate Drama
Both teams
The game was still moving in the closing minutes — Belgium scored on 90′.
- Goals after 80′
- 3
- Last goal
- 90′
Timeline
📺21'
Leandro Trossard · Penalty cancelled
⚽21'
Unknown
⚽28'
L. Trossard
Half-time
Marko Stamenić
Foul
🟨46'
B. Old ↑ R. Thomas ↓
🔄46'
J. Randall ↑ S. Singh ↓
🔄46'
⚽50'
L. Trossard — assist: H. Vanaken
Elijah Just
Foul
🟨56'
🔄56'
M. Fernandez-Pardo ↑ J. Doku ↓
M. Boxall ↑ T. Payne ↓
🔄64'
C. McCowatt ↑ J. Bell ↓
🔄64'
⚽66'
K. De Bruyne
🔄72'
A. Saelemaekers ↑ L. Trossard ↓
🔄72'
A. Onana ↑ K. De Bruyne ↓
F. De Vries ↑ L. Cacace ↓
🔄79'
E. Just
⚽84'
🔄85'
R. Lukaku ↑ C. De Ketelaere ↓
🔄85'
N. Raskin ↑ Y. Tielemans ↓
⚽86'
R. Lukaku — assist: N. Raskin
⚽90'
A. Saelemaekers — assist: R. Lukaku
Match info
Kickoff
VenueBC Place, Vancouver
RefereeAdham Mohammad, Jordan
CompetitionWorld Cup
Season2026
RoundGroup Stage · 3
StatusMatch Finished