New Zealand vs Belgium: result, lineups & analysis — FIFA World Cup


Saturday, 27 June 2026 at 03:00 UTC
🏟 BC Place · Vancouver
🏁 Post-match review
Belgium dominated New Zealand with a convincing 5-1 victory in their FIFA World Cup clash. The Red Devils delivered a clinical performance to secure a commanding three-point haul.
Expectation:Belgium's heavy win aligned with their status as the clear favourite in this matchup. New Zealand's single goal offered only token resistance against a superior opponent.
Belgium advanced confidently and signalled serious intent in the tournament, while New Zealand faced a difficult opening that will require an immediate response in subsequent matches.
Based on the final score and pre-match analysis (no in-match events).
📐 Statistical score reference
Poisson reference based only on season goal averages. It is not the full-analysis prediction or betting advice.
🎓 Coaches / Formations
🔬 Advanced data (averages)
Per-game averages in this competition · FootyStats / API-Football
📈 Recent form
- 2026-06-27 · (H) 1–5 vs Belgium
- 2026-06-22 · (H) 1–3 vs Egypt
- 2026-06-16 · (A) 2–2 vs Iran
- 2026-07-10 · (A) 1–2 vs Spain
- 2026-07-07 · (A) 4–1 vs USA
- 2026-07-01 · (H) 3–2 vs Senegal
- 2026-06-27 · (A) 5–1 vs New Zealand
- 2026-06-21 · (H) 0–0 vs Iran
🆚 Head-to-head
- 2026-06-27 · New Zealand 1–5 Belgium
🧑⚖️ Referee
Adham Mohammad, Jordan
Referee averages in this competition · 4 games · PK Sport
✅ Confirmed lineups · Belgium [4-2-3-1]
API-Football · 26 Jul 2026, 22:53 UTC
- 1T. Courtois
- 21T. Castagne
- 4B. Mechele
- 3A. Theate
- 5M. De Cuyper
- 8Y. Tielemans
- 20H. Vanaken
- 11J. Doku
- 7K. De Bruyne
- 10L. Trossard
- 17C. De Ketelaere
✅ Confirmed lineups · New Zealand [—]
API-Football · 26 Jul 2026, 22:53 UTC
- 1M. Crocombe
- 2T. Payne
- 16F. Surman
- 4T. Bindon
- 13L. Cacace
- 6J. Bell
- 8M. Stamenic
- 10S. Singh
- 23R. Thomas
- 11E. Just
- 9C. Wood
🚑 Injuries / Absences
No confirmed absences.
- outJ. Doku
- outN. Ngoy
- outZ. Debast
Analysis based on public data and market signals. For analysis only — not betting advice.
Data: Sportmonks / API-Football · pksport.net