#2022世界杯 #
23 o'clock first game, today's two groups are really difficult to guess, first Croatia vs Belgium, the last runner-up vs. third place, the overall strength is actually Belgium is slightly stronger, but most of its core players are not in good shape, but optimistic about the old magic flute's Croatia.
The two teams have met in the past 8 times, winning 3 each and drawing twice, but Belgium are unbeaten in the last 3 meetings, with 2 wins and 1 draw. The most recent meeting was in a friendly last June, when Belgium narrowly beat Croatia 1-0 at home thanks to Romelu Lukaku's goal. In terms of German turnaround, Belgium's 563.2 million has a certain advantage over Croatia's 377 million.
But judging by the form of the first two games, it seems that Croatia is more trustworthy. Belgium's core squad is old, 33-year-old Alderwield, 35-year-old Fertonheim, 31-year-old Muunier, 33-year-old Witsel, 31-year-old De Bruyne, 31-year-old Hazard Elder... And Romelu Lukaku, the most reliable striker, is in a slump again, coming off the bench against Morocco, and Hazard, who is the core of the frontline, has basically lost himself at the club.
Relatively speaking, although Croatia is also a veteran player, 33-year-old Lovren, 30-year-old Brozovic, 37-year-old Modric, 33-year-old Perisic and 31-year-old Kalamarić are still at the core, but the form seems to be slightly better than Belgium. Belgium did not show any advantage against Morocco or Canada, and Croatia finally showed their attacking firepower against Canada.
In terms of qualifying situation, Croatia's draw can ensure qualification for the knockout round, while Belgium will strive to win all 3 points, a bit of a backwater battle, its qualification situation is a bit similar to the 1998 and 2002 World Cup, when they both won two points in the first two rounds, and needed to win in the final round, but failed to break through in the 1998 draw with South Korea, and in 2002 it was to reverse Russia after falling behind for a time and successfully reach the round of 16, when it was Wilmotz who scored the winning goal for Belgium.
Predicted score: two teams draw, or Croatia wins by 1 goal.