Croatia vs Belgium

Belgium left Croatia's Stadion Rujevica with a confident 2-0 friendly win, wrapping up the result with a stoppage-time finish from Romelu Lukaku. Youri Tielemans broke the deadlock in the 38th minute, converting a composed left-footed finish after Maxim De Cuyper picked him out inside the box. Croatia threatened through Ante Budimir, whose header clipped the post in the 61st minute, and Marco Pašalić, who struck the woodwork eight minutes from time — but Lukaku made it safe with a clinical counter-attack goal deep into injury time. No red cards or penalties were awarded, though yellow cards were shown to Baturina and Budimir for Croatia, and De Ketelaere and De Winter for Belgium. Both squads rotated heavily, with Luka Modrić among the Croatia starters withdrawn before the hour as coaches used the occasion to assess squad depth. Belgium head to the 2026 World Cup in fine form, while Croatia will need to be sharper in front of goal if they are to make a deep run in the tournament.