At the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Belgium and Morocco will compete in the second round of Group F. Belgium had won the match to advance to the round of 16, but Belgium did not seize the opportunity, the group situation became dangerous, and the golden generation may end directly in the group stage. Morocco take all three points and draw against North American powerhouse Canada in the next round to secure promotion.
World Cup Group F standings
According to the situation of the group standings, Morocco is currently at the top of the table with 4 points, and the situation in the group is relatively good. Morocco's opponent in the final round is Canada, and as long as Morocco does not lose, it will guarantee qualification for the round of 16. For the Moroccan team, the overall strength is not inferior to Canada, and the team's hopes of breaking through the group have skyrocketed.
As the situation in Morocco improves, one of the Croatia and Belgium in this group faces a group out, and these two teams are the runners-up and third places in the last World Cup. Croatia and Canada are played later, and the situation depends on the result, and if Croatia wins, the promotion situation will be better than Belgium; If Croatia are still unwinning, then Croatia may face a group out.
Regarding the Belgian team, the current situation is really not good, is the Belgian golden generation out of this group and goodbye to the top game? Belgium now has three points and is temporarily second in the group. Once Croatia, who are playing later, wins, then the final round against Belgium only needs to draw to qualify. The Croatian team is not strong in attack, but the defense is very good, and Croatia's chances of drawing are very large.
Overall, Belgium is not in a good situation at this stage, with the golden generation facing the end of the group stage. Belgium did not seize the opportunity in this game, with a high possession rate of 67% in the game, which is a clear advantage. However, the two sides shot 10-10 to draw, Belgium shot 3-4 on target, which shows that Belgium's ability to seize opportunities is indeed not high. Morocco seized a key opportunity to score and successfully knock off the European Red Devils when the situation was passive.
Belgium 0-2 Morocco
The last chance of the European Red Devils' golden generation, who reached the semi-finals of the last tournament and finished third, this tournament once again attacked the world championship. Narrowly defeated Canada in the first round, and if this match is won back-to-back, it will advance to the round of 16 one round earlier. In this game, Batshuayi led the striker, followed by Eden Hazard and De Bruyne, Hazard Jr., Muunier and Vertonghen and other starters, and the goalkeeper position Courtois sit.
Morocco is known as the Atlas lion, a powerful team from North Africa and has strong comprehensive strength. The first round drew with Croatia and this match has to be played to preserve points, otherwise the situation will be very passive. In this game, Ziyekh, Ennesri and Bofar led the front, and Ashraf, Amrabat, Amarah, Seth and others started the lineup.
In first-half injury time, Ziyech scored directly from a set-piece, but his teammate interfered with the goalkeeper's view in an offside position, and the ball was ruled offside. In the 73rd minute, Morocco took a small-angle set-piece opportunity and Sabiri scored directly from a set-piece to give him a 1-0 lead. After that, Belgium fought back with all its might, and the defense once again showed holes. In the 93rd minute, Morocco's quick counter-attack penetrated the opponent and Abu Kral killed the suspense by sending the ball into the goal.
In the end, the Atlas Lions beat the European Red Devils and took all three points, and the situation was good, and no loss in the final round ensured that they advanced to the round of 16. The European Red Devils Belgium have become somewhat passive, and the golden generation may end directly in the group stage.