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Belgium New Zealand vs Belgium: time, TV channel and stadium Group Stage of the FIFA World Cup 2026 · Friday, June 26, 2026 · 23:00 ET · BC Place, Vancouver.
Match preview New Zealand close Group G against Belgium at BC Place in Vancouver. The All Whites, masters of Oceania and remembered for their unbeaten 2010, face one of European football's golden generations in their final group match.
Belgium, third in 2018, will want to finish as leaders and reach the knockouts in form. New Zealand will look to spring a shock and produce another upset against a power. A group finale with a clear favourite, but with the surprise factor always present.
Goals and cards New Zealand (1) Elijah Just 84' Belgium (5) Leandro Trossard 28' Leandro Trossard 50' Kevin De Bruyne 66' Romelu Lukaku 86' Alexis Saelemaekers 90'+4 Goals New Zealand (2) Marko Stamenic 46' Elijah Just 56' Belgium (0) Cards Match center
Lineups, changes and statistics ESPN 22 starters New Zealand 4-2-3-1 Starting XI 1 Max Crocombe G 4 Tyler Bindon CD-L 16 Finn Surman CD-R 13 Liberato Cacace LB ↓ 2 Tim Payne RB ↓ 23 Ryan Thomas AM ↓ 8 Marko Stamenic LM 6 Joe Bell RM ↓ 9 Chris Wood F 11 Elijah Just AM-L 10 Sarpreet Singh AM-R ↓ Substitutes 15 Nando Pijnaker SUB 7 Logan Rogerson SUB 20 Callum McCowatt SUB ↑ 14 Alex Rufer SUB 5 Michael Boxall SUB ↑ 24 Callan Elliot SUB 3 Francis de Vries SUB ↑ 17 Kosta Barbarouses SUB 21 Jesse Randall SUB ↑ 22 Michael Woud SUB 12 Alex Paulsen SUB 26 Tommy Smith SUB 25 Lachlan Bayliss SUB 19 Ben Old SUB ↑ 18 Ben Waine SUB Belgium 4-2-3-1 Starting XI 1 Thibaut Courtois G 3 Arthur Theate CD-L 4 Brandon Mechele CD-R 5 Maxim De Cuyper LB 21 Timothy Castagne RB 7 Kevin De Bruyne AM ↓ 20 Hans Vanaken LM 8 Youri Tielemans RM ↓ 17 Charles De Ketelaere F ↓ 10 Leandro Trossard AM-L ↓ 11 Jérémy Doku AM-R ↓ Substitutes 19 Diego Moreira SUB 14 Dodi Lukébakio SUB 22 Alexis Saelemaekers SUB ↑ 13 Mike Penders SUB 15 Thomas Meunier SUB 12 Senne Lammens SUB 16 Koni De Winter SUB 26 Matias Fernandez-Pardo SUB ↑ 23 Nicolas Raskin SUB ↑ 6 Axel Witsel SUB 9 Romelu Lukaku SUB ↑ 18 Joaquin Seys SUB 24 Amadou Onana SUB ↑ 10 45' 45' 56' 64' 64' 72' 72' 79' 85' 85' 28 New Zealand Belgium
10 Fouls 7
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 8
5 Saves 1
45.5 Possession 54.5
6 SHOTS 35
2 ON GOAL 10
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
369 Accurate Passes 462
436 Passes 525
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 6
17 Crosses 16
0.1 Cross % 0.4
38 Long Balls 46
16 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 12
6 Effective Tackles 8
10 Tackles 13
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
6 Interceptions 10
35 Effective Clearances 27
35 Clearances 27
ET (US East) 23:00
Colombia / Peru 22:00
Mexico City 21:00
Argentina / Chile 00:00 (next day)
Spain 05:00 (next day)
Date: Friday, June 26, 2026.
BC Place
Vancouver, British Columbia · Capacity 48,821
TV channels and streaming vary by country (Telemundo and Fox in the US, RTVC in Colombia, TVA/Azteca in Mexico, RTVE in Spain, and more).
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