Croatia vs Belgium Player Ratings

Croatia 0-2 Belgium Player Ratings: Amadou Onana 8.5/10 Commanding Display as Tielemans Strike Seals Belgium Pre-World Cup Friendly Win Over Croatia

Mohit Tomar

Published - Jun 02, 2026, 06:11 PM

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Belgium claimed a commanding 2-0 pre-World Cup friendly victory over Croatia. Tielemans composed a 38th-minute finish alongside Lukaku with a clinical strike in 90+6th minute, and Courtois' outstanding save from Modric's late-first-half strike proved the decisive difference in a tightly contested match that Belgium ultimately controlled with the defensive composure and midfield authority their World Cup ambitions demand.
Croatia were competitive and genuinely threatening throughout, Budimir hitting the crossbar and Pasalic going desperately close, confirming Dalic's side retain the individual quality and collective determination to trouble any opponent, but Belgium's defensive organisation, Onana's dominance, and Courtois' brilliance proved the crucial marginal differences that separated the two sides.
Amadou Onana was the standout performer at 8.5/10; his commanding midfield authority, physical dominance, and complete box-to-box performance were the defining contributions of a Belgium victory that delivered a confident and well-deserved pre-World Cup statement against one of Europe's most experienced and technically accomplished international sides.

Belgium arrived at Stadion HNK Rijeka knowing that a competitive performance against a Croatia national football team side featuring Modric, Kovacic, and Gvardiol would represent one of the toughest pre-World Cup tests any nation could arrange, and the match delivered exactly that quality of challenge throughout a tightly contested first half that both sides approached with genuine tactical intensity and careful defensive organisation.

Onana was Belgium's commanding presence throughout, winning aerial duels, intercepting Croatian transitions, and providing the physical and technical midfield authority that gave Kevin De Bruyne and Doku the platform to threaten consistently. Tielemans' 38th-minute composed finish from a loose ball created by Croatian defensive deflections gave the Belgium national football team the half-time lead their overall first-half possession deserved.

Courtois produced the save of the match in the 41st minute, stretching his right hand to deny Luka Modric's clinical outside-of-the-boot strike at the far post in a moment that underlined exactly why Belgium's goalkeeping remains one of their most decisive competitive advantages heading into a 2026 FIFA World Cup where every fine margin between success and elimination will matter enormously.

Croatia's second-half substitutions brought genuine energy, Ante Budimir heading against the crossbar and Pasalic going desperately close in the closing minutes. But Belgium's defensive composure and Onana's continued midfield authority held firm to deliver a narrow but well-deserved victory that confirmed their pre-World Cup readiness. Though Lukaku, with his clinical finishing in the 90+6th minute, finished a commanding win for Belgium over Croatia. Here are Sportsdunia's Croatia vs Belgium player ratings.

Croatia National Football Team Player Ratings vs Belgium

Here are the Croatia national football team player ratings vs Belgium.

Player Name	Ratings
Dominik Livaković	5.9
Josip Šutalo	6.8
Luka Vušković	6.3
Joško Gvardiol	6.6
Josip Stanišić	6.0
Luka Modrić (C)	6.2
Mateo Kovačić	6.5
Ivan Perišić	6.5
Petar Sučić	5.9
Martin Baturina	6.4
Petar Musa	6.2

Belgium National Football Team Player Ratings vs Croatia

Check out the Belgium national football team player ratings vs Croatia.

Player Name	Ratings
Thibaut Courtois	7.4
Nathan Ngoy	7.1
Amadou Onana	8.5
Arthur Theate	7.1
Alexis Saelemaekers	6.5
Youri Tielemans (C)	8.0
Nicolas Raskin	6.6
Maxim De Cuyper	7.6
Kevin De Bruyne	6.5
Jérémy Doku	7.2
Charles De Ketelaere	6.4