FIFA World Cup qualification 2013

Croatia 1–2 Belgium

Friday 11 Oct 2013 · Zagreb, Croatia

Croatia1–2Belgium

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Lukaku Lukaku Kranjcar

16′0–1Romelu Lukaku Belgium
38′0–2Romelu Lukaku Belgium
84′1–2Niko Kranjcar Croatia

Line-ups

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

Croatia

Came on

14Nikola Kalinic↑45′
8Ognjen Vukojevic↑65′
19Niko Kranjcar●↑76′

Belgium

Came on

11Kevin Mirallas↑65′
22Nacer Chadli↑69′
19Mousa Dembélé↑84′

Elo

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

Croatia: 1895 → 1869
Belgium: 1881 → 1907

Expected score for Croatia: 65.8% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 7 of 10, 2000–2026.

Croatia wins: 3
Draws: 3
Belgium wins: 4

Form either side

Croatia

Before

0–1 v Scotland 7 Jun 2013 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2013
0–1 v Portugal 10 Jun 2013 · Friendly
3–2 v Liechtenstein 14 Aug 2013 · Friendly
1–1 v Serbia 6 Sep 2013 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2013
2–1 v South Korea 10 Sep 2013 · Friendly

After

0–2 v Scotland 15 Oct 2013 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2013
0–0 v Iceland 15 Nov 2013 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2013
2–0 v Iceland 19 Nov 2013 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2013
2–2 v Switzerland 5 Mar 2014 · Friendly
2–1 v Mali 31 May 2014 · Friendly

Belgium

Before

1–0 v North Macedonia 26 Mar 2013 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2013
4–2 v United States 29 May 2013 · Friendly
2–1 v Serbia 7 Jun 2013 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2013
0–0 v France 14 Aug 2013 · Friendly
2–0 v Scotland 6 Sep 2013 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2013

After

1–1 v Wales 15 Oct 2013 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2013
0–2 v Colombia 14 Nov 2013 · Friendly
2–3 v Japan 19 Nov 2013 · Friendly
2–2 v Ivory Coast 5 Mar 2014 · Friendly
5–1 v Luxembourg 26 May 2014 · Friendly

Road through the tournament

Croatia

2–0 v Serbia 22 Mar 2013
2–1 v Wales 26 Mar 2013
0–1 v Scotland 7 Jun 2013
1–1 v Serbia 6 Sep 2013
1–2 v Belgium 11 Oct 2013
0–2 v Scotland 15 Oct 2013
0–0 v Iceland 15 Nov 2013
2–0 v Iceland 19 Nov 2013

Belgium

2–0 v North Macedonia 22 Mar 2013
1–0 v North Macedonia 26 Mar 2013
2–1 v Serbia 7 Jun 2013
2–0 v Scotland 6 Sep 2013
2–1 v Croatia 11 Oct 2013
1–1 v Wales 15 Oct 2013

Every Croatia v Belgium match10

From Croatia's side.


2 Jun 2026	Belgium	0–2	Home	Friendly	—
1 Dec 2022	Belgium	0–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2022	Group stage
6 Jun 2021	Belgium	0–1	Away	Friendly	—
11 Oct 2013	Belgium	1–2	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2013	—
11 Sep 2012	Belgium	1–1	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2012	—
3 Mar 2010	Belgium	1–0	Away	Friendly	—
10 Sep 2003	Belgium	1–2	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 2003	—
29 Mar 2003	Belgium	4–0	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 2003	—
6 Oct 2001	Belgium	1–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2001	—
2 Sep 2000	Belgium	0–0	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2000	—

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