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

New Zealand
New Zealand
1–5
Belgium
Belgium

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

New Zealand
1.3 - 2.7
Belgium
Projected total: 4Over 2.5: 76%
ModelMarket
17%
New Zealand
17%
X
66%
Belgium

Poisson reference based only on season goal averages. It is not the full-analysis prediction or betting advice.

🎓 Coaches / Formations

New Zealand· 4º · 1Pts
Belgium· 1º · 5Pts
4-2-3-1100% usage
👔 R. Garcia · France
In charge since 2025 · 61
Experience: 25y · 10 clubs
Ex-clubs: Napoli, Al Nassr, Lyon
W-D-L: 1-2-0

🔬 Advanced data (averages)

New Zealand
2 / 5 games
Belgium
1.24
xG
1.46
2.5
Corners
3.2
0.33
Points/game
1.83
100%
Over 2.5
67%
100%
BTTS
83%
0%
Clean sheets
17%
48%
Possession
50%
12.5
Shots
15.4

Per-game averages in this competition · FootyStats / API-Football

📈 Recent form

New ZealandLLD
  • 2026-06-27 · (H) 1–5 vs Belgium
  • 2026-06-22 · (H) 1–3 vs Egypt
  • 2026-06-16 · (A) 2–2 vs Iran
BelgiumLWWWDD
  • 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

🧑‍⚖️ Referee

Adham Mohammad, Jordan

2
Cards/game
3.5
Goals/game
75%
BTTS

Referee averages in this competition · 4 games · PK Sport

✅ Confirmed lineups · Belgium [4-2-3-1]

API-Football · 26 Jul 2026, 22:53 UTC

  1. 1T. Courtois
  2. 21T. Castagne
  3. 4B. Mechele
  4. 3A. Theate
  5. 5M. De Cuyper
  6. 8Y. Tielemans
  7. 20H. Vanaken
  8. 11J. Doku
  9. 7K. De Bruyne
  10. 10L. Trossard
  11. 17C. De Ketelaere

✅ Confirmed lineups · New Zealand [—]

API-Football · 26 Jul 2026, 22:53 UTC

  1. 1M. Crocombe
  2. 2T. Payne
  3. 16F. Surman
  4. 4T. Bindon
  5. 13L. Cacace
  6. 6J. Bell
  7. 8M. Stamenic
  8. 10S. Singh
  9. 23R. Thomas
  10. 11E. Just
  11. 9C. Wood

🚑 Injuries / Absences

New Zealand

No confirmed absences.

Belgium
  • outJ. Doku
  • outN. Ngoy
  • outZ. Debast

Other matches this round

Analysis based on public data and market signals. For analysis only — not betting advice.

Data: Sportmonks / API-Football · pksport.net

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