FIFA World Cup 2018 · Group stage · Group [object Object]

Belgium 5–2 Tunisia

Saturday 23 Jun 2018 · Moscow, Russia (neutral)

Belgium5–2Tunisia

Goals7

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Hazard Lukaku Bronn Lukaku Hazard Batshuayi Khazri

6′1–0Eden Hazard Belgium · penalty
16′2–0Romelu Lukaku Belgium
18′2–1Dylan Bronn Tunisia
45′3–1Romelu Lukaku Belgium
51′4–1Eden Hazard Belgium
90′5–1Michy Batshuayi Belgium
90′5–2Wahbi Khazri Tunisia

Line-ups

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

Belgium

Came on

8Marouane FellainiMF↑59′
21Michy BatshuayiFW●↑68′
17Youri TielemansMF↑86′

Tunisia

Came on

21Hamdi NagguezDF↑24′
3Yohan BenalouaneDF↑41′
23Naïm SlitiFW↑59′

Elo

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

Belgium: 2002 → 2022
Tunisia: 1754 → 1734

Expected score for Belgium: 80.7% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 4 of 5, 1992–2026.

Belgium wins: 3
Draws: 1
Tunisia wins: 1

Form either side

Belgium

Before

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
4–1 v Costa Rica 11 Jun 2018 · Friendly
3–0 v Panama 18 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018

After

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
0–1 v France 10 Jul 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
2–0 v England 14 Jul 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018

Tunisia

Before

1–0 v Costa Rica 27 Mar 2018 · Friendly
2–2 v Portugal 28 May 2018 · Friendly
2–2 v Turkey 1 Jun 2018 · Friendly
0–1 v Spain 9 Jun 2018 · Friendly
1–2 v England 18 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018

After

2–1 v Panama 28 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
2–0 v Eswatini 9 Sep 2018 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2018
1–0 v Niger 13 Oct 2018 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2018
2–1 v Niger 16 Oct 2018 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2018
2–3 v Egypt 16 Nov 2018 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2018

Group G

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1Belgium	3	3	0	0	+7	9
2England	3	2	0	1	+5	6
3Tunisia	3	1	0	2	-3	3
4Panama	3	0	0	3	-9	0

Road through the tournament

Belgium

3–0 v Panama Group stage
5–2 v Tunisia Group stage
1–0 v England Group stage
3–2 v Japan Round of 16
2–1 v Brazil Quarter-final
0–1 v France Semi-final
2–0 v England Third-place play-off

Tunisia

1–2 v England Group stage
2–5 v Belgium Group stage
2–1 v Panama Group stage

Every Belgium v Tunisia match5

From Belgium's side.


6 Jun 2026	Tunisia	5–0	Home	Friendly	—
23 Jun 2018	Tunisia	5–2	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2018	Group stage
7 Jun 2014	Tunisia	1–0	Home	Friendly	—
10 Jun 2002	Tunisia	1–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2002	Group stage
26 Feb 1992	Tunisia	1–2	Away	Friendly	—

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