New Zealand v Belgium: World Cup Group G Live
Live coverage of New Zealand against Belgium from BC Place, Vancouver, with minute-by-minute updates from the official FIFA match feed.
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Full time: New Zealand 1-5 Belgium
Full time at BC Place, Vancouver. New Zealand 1, Belgium 5. Thanks for following our live coverage.
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GOAL! New Zealand 1-5 Belgium (90'+4')
Alexis Saelemaekers scores for Belgium in the 90'+4' minute. New Zealand 1, Belgium 5.
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GOAL! New Zealand 1-4 Belgium (86')
Romelu Lukaku scores for Belgium in the 86' minute. New Zealand 1, Belgium 4.
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Substitution, Belgium (85')
Romelu Lukaku replaces Charles De Ketelaere for Belgium.
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Substitution, Belgium (85')
Nicolas Raskin replaces Youri Tielemans for Belgium.
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GOAL! New Zealand 1-3 Belgium (84')
Elijah Just scores for New Zealand in the 84' minute. New Zealand 1, Belgium 3.
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Substitution, New Zealand (79')
Francis De Vries replaces Liberato Cacace for New Zealand.
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Substitution, Belgium (72')
Amadou Onana replaces Kevin De Bruyne for Belgium.
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Substitution, Belgium (72')
Alexis Saelemaekers replaces Leandro Trossard for Belgium.
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GOAL! New Zealand 0-3 Belgium (66')
Kevin De Bruyne scores for Belgium in the 66' minute. New Zealand 0, Belgium 3.
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Substitution, New Zealand (64')
Michael Boxall replaces Tim Payne for New Zealand.
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Substitution, New Zealand (64')
Callum McCOWATT replaces Joe Bell for New Zealand.
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Substitution, Belgium (56')
Matias Fernandez-Pardo replaces Jeremy Doku for Belgium.
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Yellow card: Elijah Just (56')
Elijah Just is shown a yellow card for New Zealand in the 56' minute.
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GOAL! New Zealand 0-2 Belgium (50')
Leandro Trossard scores for Belgium in the 50' minute. New Zealand 0, Belgium 2.
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Yellow card: Marko Stamenic (46')
Marko Stamenic is shown a yellow card for New Zealand in the 46' minute.
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Second half under way
We are back for the second half.
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Half time: New Zealand 0-1 Belgium
It is the break at BC Place, Vancouver.
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GOAL! New Zealand 0-1 Belgium (28')
Leandro Trossard scores for Belgium in the 28' minute. New Zealand 0, Belgium 1.
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Substitution, New Zealand
Jesse Randall replaces Sarpreet Singh for New Zealand.
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Substitution, New Zealand
Ben Old replaces Ryan Thomas for New Zealand.
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Kickoff at BC Place, Vancouver
We are under way. New Zealand get the 2026 World Cup Group G clash with Belgium started.
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Teams confirmed
The starting elevens are in for New Zealand and Belgium. We are set at BC Place, Vancouver.
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New Zealand v Belgium: matchday build-up
Welcome to our live coverage of New Zealand against Belgium at BC Place in Vancouver, a Group G fixture at the 2026 World Cup. Belgium are on two points and need a win to stay in contention for qualification. New Zealand on one point are the long shots but remain in the conversation. Team news, kickoff and minute-by-minute updates to follow, sourced from the official FIFA match feed.
Match events
- 0' ↔️ Ben Old→ Ryan Thomas
- 0' ↔️ Jesse Randall→ Sarpreet Singh
- 28' ⚽ Leandro Trossard
- 46' 🟨 Marko Stamenic
- 50' ⚽ Leandro Trossard
- 56' 🟨 Elijah Just
- 56' ↔️ Matias Fernandez-Pardo→ Jeremy Doku
- 64' ↔️ Callum McCOWATT→ Joe Bell
- 64' ↔️ Michael Boxall→ Tim Payne
- 66' ⚽ Kevin De Bruyne
- 72' ↔️ Alexis Saelemaekers→ Leandro Trossard
- 72' ↔️ Amadou Onana→ Kevin De Bruyne
- 79' ↔️ Francis De Vries→ Liberato Cacace
- 84' ⚽ Elijah Just
- 85' ↔️ Nicolas Raskin→ Youri Tielemans
- 85' ↔️ Romelu Lukaku→ Charles De Ketelaere
- 86' ⚽ Romelu Lukaku
- 90' ⚽ Alexis Saelemaekers
Attendance · 52497
Squad
Lineup
New Zealand
4-2-3-1- 1 Max Crocombe
- 2 Tim Payne
- 4 Tyler Bindon
- 13 Liberato Cacace
- 16 Finn Surman
- 6 Joe Bell
- 8 Marko Stamenic
- 10 Sarpreet Singh
- 11 Elijah Just
- 23 Ryan Thomas
- 9 Chris Wood (C)
- 12 Alex Paulsen
- 22 Michael Woud
- 3 Francis De Vries
- 5 Michael Boxall
- 15 Nando Pijnaker
- 24 Callan Elliot
- 26 Tommy Smith
- 14 Alex Rufer
- 19 Ben Old
- 20 Callum McCOWATT
- 25 Lachlan Bayliss
- 7 Logan Rogerson
- 17 Kosta Barbarouses
- 18 Ben Waine
- 21 Jesse Randall
Manager · Darren Bazeley
Belgium
4-2-3-1- 1 Thibaut Courtois
- 3 Arthur Theate
- 4 Brandon Mechele
- 5 Maxim De Cuyper
- 21 Timothy Castagne
- 7 Kevin De Bruyne
- 8 Youri Tielemans (C)
- 20 Hans Vanaken
- 10 Leandro Trossard
- 11 Jeremy Doku
- 17 Charles De Ketelaere
- 12 Senne Lammens
- 13 Mike Penders
- 15 Thomas Meunier
- 16 Koni De Winter
- 18 Joaquin Seys
- 6 Axel Witsel
- 19 Diego Moreira
- 22 Alexis Saelemaekers
- 23 Nicolas Raskin
- 24 Amadou Onana
- 9 Romelu Lukaku
- 14 Dodi Lukebakio
- 26 Matias Fernandez-Pardo
Manager · Rudi Garcia