Follow all the action from New Zealand vs Belgium within the final round of games in Group G at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Our Opta match centre delivers you all the New Zealand vs Belgium stats from their 2026 FIFA World Cup Group G meeting at BC Place Vancouver on 25 June.
The match centre below includes team and player stats, expected goals data, passing networks, an Opta chalkboard and more. It gives you everything you need to do your own match analysis.
Underneath the match centre you can find the official Opta stats on the game as well.
New Zealand vs Belgium: Pre-Match Opta Facts
This will be the first ever encounter between New Zealand and Belgium.
New Zealand are unbeaten in their last two FIFA World Cup matches against European opposition – 1-1 draws against Slovakia and Italy in 2010.
New Zealand are winless in all eight of their FIFA World Cup matches (D4 L4), with Honduras now the only nation to play more games without a victory (9).
Across the 2022 and 2026 FIFA World Cup tournaments, Belgium have scored just two goals in five games, and one of those was an own goal. Belgian players have had 73 shots across the two editions and only Michy Batshuayi against Canada in 2022 found the net – since then, their players have had 69 shots without scoring, with Kevin De Bruyne involved in 40% of them (16 shots, created 12).
Since a four game losing run between October 2024 and March 2025, Belgium are unbeaten in 15 games in all competitions (W9 D6).
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