FIFA World Cup: In the Group F match of the Football World Cup 2022, the defending runner-up Croatia has been knocked out by the world quantity two group Belgium and Morocco by defeating Canada. Croatia ended the match with Belgium on a draw and managed to make it to the pre-quarterfinals. At the identical time, the Moroccan group managed to beat Canada 2-1 and advance from the group stage after 36 years. The Moroccan group had beforehand reached the knockout spherical in 1986.

Morocco topped Group F with seven factors from three matches, whereas Croatia completed second with 5 factors from three matches. Adorned with many star gamers, Belgium needed to win each defeat to succeed in the following spherical however it couldn’t occur and it ended its journey within the match.

Coming to the match, world quantity two Belgium on the Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium made a shock resolution by not giving skilled gamers like Romelu Lukaku and Eden Hazard an opportunity within the beginning XI. The group additionally missed 21-year-old midfielder Amadu Onana. Onana was suspended after receiving two yellow playing cards. Belgium, nevertheless, had golden possibilities to attain twice within the final three minutes of normal time, however each occasions Lukaku missed.

At the Al Thumama Stadium in Doha, world quantity 22 Morocco entered the knockout stage for the primary time since 1986 because of first-half objectives from Hakim Ziyech (4th minute) and Youssef N Nesri (twenty third minute). Canada’s objective got here from Noef Agward (fortieth minute) who scored an personal objective. Morocco and Canada had confronted one another solely as soon as earlier than. Morocco received the 2016 pleasant match 4–0.

Croatia, a finalist 4 years in the past, grew to become the second group from Group F to make it to the final 16 with 5 factors from one win and two attracts. Belgium, who completed third within the final World Cup in Russia in 2018, managed to complete third within the group stage this time with 4 factors from one win, one draw and one loss. Canada, who had been eradicated from the match earlier than the ultimate match, couldn’t rating any factors and completed in final place.

Morocco will now face the second-placed group in Group E within the pre-quarterfinals on December 5, whereas Croatia will tackle the Group E toppers on the identical day.

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