Canada vs Morocco/Croatia vs Belgium

Canada VS Morocco

Canada

Advantageous intelligence

The Canadian national team began playing internationally in 1885, winning two Gold Cup titles and two Gold Cup runners-up, and successfully qualified for the 1986 World Cup finals, but failed to qualify for all three group stage matches.

Head coach Herdman, 47, previously gained coaching experience in women's football before taking over the Canadian national team in January 2018.

Canada has been strong offensively, scoring 23 goals in 14 matches in the CONCACAF World Qualifiers, averaging 1.64 goals per game.

Canada finished first in the CONCACAF World Qualifiers and returned to the World Cup finals for the first time in 36 years.

The list of 26 people in Canada is as follows,

Goalkeepers: James Pantimis, Milan Bojan, Dani St. Clair

Defenders: Samuel Adcoubey, Waterman, Johnston, Raye, Kamal Miller, Steven Victoria, Drake Konelius

Midfielders: Liam Fraser, Kone, Caille, Wortherspoon, Osorio, Hutchinson, Eustacchio, Piet

Forwards: Buchanan, Liam Miller, Cavalini, Ugbo, Junior Hoylet, Jonathan Davey, Larin, Alfonso Davis

Unfavorable intelligence

Canada lost 4-1 to Croatia in the last group stage, and is currently at the bottom of the group with two consecutive defeats, and the team has been eliminated early.

Canada and host Qatar are currently the only two teams in the World Cup to have zero points, and this team is bound to hope to get points.

Canada's squad is limited, except for Alfonso, other third- and fourth-rate clubs are either in the North American league or in Europe, the team is not talented enough, and lost all 2 World Cup games, resulting in the team being out early.

Canada's away and neutral positions are relatively average, including 2 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats against CONCACAF teams in the World Qualifiers, and the opponents are far inferior to Morocco, and the team's last World Cup participation was in 1986, and the tournament experience was lacking.

Morocco

Advantageous intelligence

Morocco are currently second in the group with 1 win and 1 draw, and they can qualify unbeaten in this match, and the win is expected to qualify first in the group.

Morocco qualified for the 2022 World Cup under the leadership of veteran coach Khali Hodžić, but due to differences with the Moroccan Football Association, the two sides agreed to terminate the contract after communication. The 46-year-old Benshi coach served as an assistant coach in Morocco from 2012 to 2013, and then coached teams such as Du Helle and Casablanca Vidade, the second Moroccan club, and led the team to two Moroccan Premier League titles, one African Champions League title, one Moroccan Cup and one Qatar Star League title.

Morocco has been unique in Africa in recent years, winning 13 and drawing 4 in the last 17 matches, and the first World Cup has successfully drawn with strong Croatia, and there is no obvious disadvantage.

Morocco has many stars in this year's squad, including many top giants, such as Ashraf of Paris Saint-Germain, Mazraoui of Bayern, Chelsea striker Hakim Ziyech, Sevilla striker Ennesri, etc., the overall quality of the players is very high, and the fighting power cannot be underestimated.

Morocco defended well, keeping clean sheets in all their last seven games in all competitions, and a strong Belgium with clean sheets.

Unfavorable intelligence

Morocco did not call up veteran midfielder Belhanda, who has played 59 times for the team.

Moroccan right-back Mazraoui, striker Sapelee, left winger Abdu Sad. Ezar Zuli may be out for this match.

Croatia vs Belgium

Croatia

Advantageous intelligence

Croatia beat Canada 4-1 in the last group stage, and Kramaric doubled to help the team reverse the victory.

Croatia currently lead the group with 1 win and 1 draw, qualifying unbeaten in this match, and first in the group if winning.

Croatia have been in good form of late, losing just one of their last 21 games in all competitions, winning six of their last seven games, beating Canada in the last World Cup, and the team's morale is high.

Croatia are defensively promising, conceding just 12 goals in their last 18 games, keeping nine of them clean sheets.

Croatia have all but one of their last 17 games in all competitions 0-0, and all 16 of their other games have the ball in the second half.

Croatia is known as the "Plaid Army" because of its shirt style, has reached the World Cup finals 6 times in history, and won the third place in the World Cup for the first time in 1998. In the past 20 years, Croatia has produced a lot of talent, such as Modric, Rakitic, Perisic, Mandzukic and other football stars, which can be called the golden generation.

Croatia has 15 players in the squad playing in the five major leagues, including Real Madrid defender Modric, Chelsea midfielder Kovacic, Inter midfielder Brozovic, Tottenham striker Perisic and other famous players selected.

Croatian coach Zlatko Dalić, 55, played as a defender for Splithayduk and Budunoste Podgorica before winning the Yugoslav Cup with Splitheadok in 1984.

Since his retirement, Dalic has coached Rijeka, Dinamo Tirana, Fesari Haman, Riyadh Crescent and Al Ain, and has won trophies for clubs in Albania, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. He took over the Croatian national team on October 7, 2017 and bloomed at the 2018 World Cup. He likes to use 4-2-3-1 formations and has high tactical literacy.

Croatia's 26-man squad is as follows:

Goalkeepers: Livakovic, Ivušic, Gerbić

Defenders: Vida, Lovren, Barisic, Yuranovic, Gvardior, Borna Sousa, Stanikic, Ellic, Shutarlo

Midfielders: Modric, Kovacic, Brozovic, Pasalic, Vlašic, Mayer, Jakic, Susić

Forwards: Perisic, Kramaric, Petkovic, Orcic, Budimir, Livaja

Unfavorable intelligence

Croatia's AC Milan striker Rebić, who performed well at the last World Cup, was missed from the squad due to a conflict with the manager.

Croatia have lost their last two games against Belgium.

Belgium

Advantageous intelligence

Belgium are currently 1-1 in third place in the group and qualify if they win this match.

Belgium has a strong ability to win and lose, all 13 games in the last European Championship and World Cup, and all 2 World Cup victories and losses in this year's World Cup, which is still very conscientious.

The Belgian national team has competed internationally since 1904, finishing second in the European Championship in 1980 and third in the World Cup in 2018.

Coach Martinez, 49, retired in 2007 and previously managed Swansea, Wigan and Everton, leading Wigan to a one-time FA Cup title before taking over the Belgian national team in the summer of 2016.

Belgium made it all the way to the semi-finals of the last World Cup, losing 1-0 to France in the semi-finals. In the subsequent three- and four-place finals, Belgium beat England 2-0 to finish third in the World Cup.

Belgium's 26-man roster is as follows

Goalkeepers: Courtois, Castills, Mignolet

Defenders: Alderweireld, Debaste, Fas, Sitwell Tonhen, Dendonker

Midfielders: Carrasco, Castagne, De Bruyne, Muunier, Eden Hazard Jr., Tielemans, Onana, Witsel, Vanaken forwards: Obonda, Batshuayi, Romelu Lukaku, Eden Hazard, De Ketrare, Trossard, Mertens, Doku

Unfavorable intelligence

Belgium's defensive risks are not small, keeping 3 clean sheets in the last 15 games in all competitions, and conceding 2 goals in a row against a strong Moroccan in the last game, resulting in a 0-2 defeat for the team.

Belgium have been sluggish overall this season, with midfielder Kevin De Bruyne conceding 27 goals in the last match against Morocco, and the core team's mediocre performance has had a significant impact on the team's fighting ability.

Belgium's squad shows obvious signs of aging, and the team's stability gap is obvious compared to the last World Cup, losing 3 of the last 4 games in all competitions, and only scoring more than 1 goal in the last 7 main matches, so it is difficult to go far in the World Cup.

After the 0-2 defeat to Morocco, infighting broke out in the Belgian team, and a fierce quarrel between Hazard, De Bruyne and Vertonghen may affect the unity of the team to some extent, which will take a break to morale.