FIFA World Cup qualification 2009

Belarus 1–3 Croatia

Wednesday 12 Aug 2009 · Minsk, Belarus

Belarus1–3Croatia

Goals4

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Olic Eduardo Verkhovtsov Olic

22′0–1Ivica Olic Croatia
69′0–2Eduardo Croatia
81′1–2Dmitry Verkhovtsov Belarus
85′1–3Ivica Olic Croatia

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Belarus

Came on

7Leonid KovelFW↑46′
16Vitaly RodionovFW↑70′
11Gennady BliznukFW↑85′

Croatia

Came on

7Ivan RakitićMF↑46′
17Mario MandzukicFW↑66′
14Ivan JuricMF↑89′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Belarus: 1604 → 1589
Croatia: 1902 → 1917

Expected score for Belarus: 24.2% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 1 of 2, 2009–2009.

Belarus wins: 0
Draws: 0
Croatia wins: 2

Form either side

Belarus

Before

1–3 v England 15 Oct 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
1–2 v Cyprus 19 Nov 2008 · Friendly
5–1 v Kazakhstan 1 Apr 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
5–1 v Andorra 6 Jun 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
2–2 v Moldova 10 Jun 2009 · Friendly

After

0–1 v Croatia 5 Sep 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
0–0 v Ukraine 9 Sep 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
4–0 v Kazakhstan 10 Oct 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
0–3 v England 14 Oct 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
1–1 v Saudi Arabia 14 Nov 2009 · Friendly

Croatia

Before

0–0 v Ukraine 11 Oct 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
4–0 v Andorra 15 Oct 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
2–1 v Romania 11 Feb 2009 · Friendly
2–0 v Andorra 1 Apr 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
2–2 v Ukraine 6 Jun 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009

After

1–0 v Belarus 5 Sep 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
1–5 v England 9 Sep 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
3–2 v Qatar 8 Oct 2009 · Friendly
2–1 v Kazakhstan 14 Oct 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
5–0 v Liechtenstein 14 Nov 2009 · Friendly

Road through the tournament

Belarus

5–1 v Kazakhstan 1 Apr 2009
5–1 v Andorra 6 Jun 2009
1–3 v Croatia 12 Aug 2009
0–1 v Croatia 5 Sep 2009
0–0 v Ukraine 9 Sep 2009
4–0 v Kazakhstan 10 Oct 2009
0–3 v England 14 Oct 2009

Croatia

2–0 v Andorra 1 Apr 2009
2–2 v Ukraine 6 Jun 2009
3–1 v Belarus 12 Aug 2009
1–0 v Belarus 5 Sep 2009
1–5 v England 9 Sep 2009
2–1 v Kazakhstan 14 Oct 2009

Every Belarus v Croatia match2

From Belarus's side.


5 Sep 2009	Croatia	0–1	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2009	—
12 Aug 2009	Croatia	1–3	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2009	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN