Belgium destroy New Zealand and advance as group leaders


Saturday, June 27th 2026

Belgium secured qualification to the 1/32 stage of the World Cup, after convincingly defeating New Zealand with a score of 5-1 in the last match of Group G.

The protagonist of the challenge was Leandro Trossard, who scored two goals and paved the way for the victory of the “Red Devils”. Kevin De Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Saelemaekers were also on the list of scorers, while the only goal for New Zealand was scored by Elijah Just, writes 04 Online.

With this victory, Belgium closed the group in first place and extended their unbeaten streak to 16 games, with 10 wins and six draws.

On the other hand, New Zealand finished their World Cup adventure in last place in the group. with only one point, still remaining in search of the first victory in the history of the final stages of the World Cup./04 Online/


Source: prizrenpost

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