Friendly

Belgium 4–1 Costa Rica

Monday 11 Jun 2018 · Brussels, Belgium

Belgium4–1Costa Rica

Goals5

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Ruiz Mertens Lukaku Lukaku Batshuayi

24′0–1Bryan Ruiz Costa Rica
31′1–1Dries Mertens Belgium
42′2–1Romelu Lukaku Belgium
50′3–1Romelu Lukaku Belgium
64′4–1Michy Batshuayi Belgium

Line-ups

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

Belgium

1Thibaut CourtoisGK
2Toby AlderweireldDF
5Jan VertonghenDF
20Dedryck BoyataDF ↓66′
6Axel WitselMF
7Kevin De BruyneMF ↓71′
11Yannick CarrascoMF
15Thomas MeunierMF ↓45′
9Romelu LukakuFW●● ↓65′
10Eden HazardFW ↓70′
14Dries MertensFW● ↓52′

Came on

22Nacer Chadli↑45′
21Michy Batshuayi●↑52′
16Thorgan Hazard↑65′
23Leander Dendoncker↑66′
19Mousa Dembélé↑70′
17Youri Tielemans↑71′

Costa Rica

1Keylor NavasGK
2Johnny AcostaDF
3Giancarlo GonzálezDF
6Óscar DuarteDF
5Celso BorgesMF ↓76′
8Bryan OviedoMF ↓45′
16Cristian GamboaMF ↓66′
17Yeltsin TejedaMF
7Christian BolañosFW ↓62′
10Bryan RuizFW● ↓66′
21Marco UreñaFW ↓45′

Came on

15Francisco Calvo↑45′
11Johan Venegas↑45′
20David Guzmán↑62′
4Ian Smith↑66′
12Joel Campbell↑66′
14Randall Azofeifa↑76′

Elo

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

Belgium: 1973 → 1980
Costa Rica: 1843 → 1836

Expected score for Belgium: 79% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. The lead changed hands 1 time. The winners came from behind.

Head to head

Meeting 2 of 2, 2002–2018.

Belgium wins: 2
Draws: 0
Costa Rica wins: 0

Form either side

Belgium

Before

3–3 v Mexico 10 Nov 2017 · Friendly
1–0 v Japan 14 Nov 2017 · Friendly
4–0 v Saudi Arabia 27 Mar 2018 · Friendly
0–0 v Portugal 2 Jun 2018 · Friendly
3–0 v Egypt 6 Jun 2018 · Friendly

After

3–0 v Panama 18 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
5–2 v Tunisia 23 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
1–0 v England 28 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
3–2 v Japan 2 Jul 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
2–1 v Brazil 6 Jul 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018

Costa Rica

Before

0–1 v Hungary 14 Nov 2017 · Friendly
1–0 v Scotland 23 Mar 2018 · Friendly
0–1 v Tunisia 27 Mar 2018 · Friendly
3–0 v Northern Ireland 3 Jun 2018 · Friendly
0–2 v England 7 Jun 2018 · Friendly

After

0–1 v Serbia 17 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
0–2 v Brazil 22 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
2–2 v Switzerland 27 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
0–2 v South Korea 7 Sep 2018 · Friendly
0–3 v Japan 11 Sep 2018 · Kirin Challenge Cup 2018

Every Belgium v Costa Rica match2

From Belgium's side.


11 Jun 2018	Costa Rica	4–1	Home	Friendly	—
26 May 2002	Costa Rica	1–0	Neutral	Friendly	—

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