Belgium beats Croatia 2-0 in international friendly
Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- Belgium defeated Croatia 2-0 in an international friendly match, with goals from Youri Tielemans and Romelu Lukaku.
- The match served as preparation for Belgium's upcoming 2026 World Cup campaign.
- Morocco also secured a significant victory, beating Madagascar 4-0 in their friendly match.
The Belgian national football team secured a 2-0 victory over Croatia in an international friendly played at Stadion HNK in Rijeka. Youri Tielemans and Romelu Lukaku scored the goals that sealed the win for Belgium.
The friendly match is part of Belgium's preparation for the 2026 World Cup, where they are drawn in Group G alongside Egypt, Iran, and New Zealand. Following their match against Croatia, Belgium is scheduled to play against Tunisia on Saturday, June 6, in what will be their final warm-up game before the global tournament.
In other international friendly results, the Moroccan national team achieved a resounding 4-0 win against Madagascar at Stadion Prince Moulay Abdellah in Rabat. Ismael Saibari scored twice, with Soufiane Rahimi and Ayoub El Kaabi adding one goal each. This marks Morocco's second consecutive victory, following their earlier 5-0 win against Burundi.
Morocco's next fixture is against Norway at the Sport Illustrated Stadium in Harrison, New Jersey, on Sunday, June 7. They are in Group C of the 2026 World Cup, competing with Brazil, Scotland, and Haiti. Other friendly results included Georgia drawing 1-1 with Romania, and Wales drawing 1-1 with Ghana.
Originally published by Republika in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.