FIFA World Cup 2022 Highlights: Morocco Wins Group F, Belgium Knocked Out
FIFA World Cup 2022 Live: Welcome to the LIVE football coverage of Croatia vs Belgium, and Canada vs Morocco on Thursday.
With this win, Morocco has become the first African team to win their group this century. On the other hand, Belgium's golden generation ended with no World Cup trophy.
Meunier sends in a pass to Lukaku who is right at the edge of the goal box.
The 31-year-old attacker is on for Meunier. Can he motivate his team to score?
GOAL!! Youssef En Nesyri provides Morocco with the second breakthrough of the night. With this goal, Youssef En Nesyri becomes the first Moroccan to score at two World Cups.
Canada: Milan Borjan (captain), Alistair Johnston, Samuel Adekugbe, Kamal Miller, Steven Vitoria, Junior Hoilett, Tajon Buchanan, Mark-Anthony Kaye, Cyle Larin, Alphonso Davies, Jonathan Osorio
Morocco: Yassine Bounou, Achraf Hakimi, Noussair Mazraoui, Sofyan Amrabat, Nayef Aguerd, Romain Saiss (captain), Hakim Ziyech, Azzedine Ounahi, Abdelhamid Sabiri, Soufiane Boufal, Youssef En-Nesyri
Croatia: Dominik Livakovic, Ivan Perisic, Dejan Lovren, Mateo Kovacic, Andrej Kramaric, Luka Modric, Marcelo Brozovic, Marko Livaja, Borna Sosa, Josko Gvardiol, Josip Juranovic.
Belgium: Thibaut Courtois, Timothy Castagne, Jan Vertonghen, Toby Alderweireld, Thomas Meunier, Axel Witsel, Yannick Carrasco, Dries Mertens, Kevin De Bruyne, Leandro Trossard, Leander Dendoncker
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Croatia vs Belgium
On Thursday, Belgium will be taking on Croatia in a do-or-die situation. In the ongoing FIFA World Cup 2022, many pre-tournament favorites have been struggling including the World No.2 team Belgium. They have some of the legends of modern football yet they failed in this mega event.
Belgium did not look decent in the first game against Canada. They got outplayed by Morocco by a margin of 2-0. Croatia on the other hand has been playing well in the World Cup so far. They were stopped to a 0-0 draw in Morocco. In the next game against Canada, they bounced back and won the game against Canada by 4-1.
Croatia Predicted XI: Livakovic (GK), Juranovic, Lovren, Gvardiol, Sosa, Modric (c), Brozovic, Kovacic, Kramaric, Livaja, Perisic.
Belgium Predicted XI: Courtois (GK), Vertonghen, Alderweireld, Castagne, Carrasco, Witsel, Tielemans, Meunier, De Bruyne, Eden Hazard (c), Lukaku.
Canada vs Morocco
Morocco will lock horns against Canada in Qatar on Thursday. Morocco are currently standing on the second spot in the points table in Group F. Canada, on the other hand, are already out of the mega event. If Morocco manages to win they can seal their place in the Round of 16 stages.
Canada Predicted XI: Borjan - Johnston, Steven Vitoria, Miller - Davies, Hutchinson, Laryea, Eustaquio- Buchanan, Hoilett - David.
Morocco Predcited XI: Bounou - Hakimi, Aguerd, Saiss, Mazraoui - Amrabat, Ounahi, Amallah - Ziyech, En-Nesyri, Boufal.
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