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Fifa World Cup 2022: Belgium crash out; Morocco, Croatia march to last 16

Fifa World Cup 2022 Highlights: Belgium, full of club football stars failed to translate that energy at the national level and crashed out of the World Cup in group stage after 0-0 draw with Croatia

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Morocco Football Team celebrates after they reach Round of 16 at the Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022. Photo:@FIFAWorldCup

Morocco Football Team celebrates after they reach Round of 16 at the Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022. Photo:@FIFAWorldCup

Fifa World Cup 2022 Highlights: CRO vs BEL, CAN vs MAR

Belgium, full of club football stars failed to translate that energy at the national level and crashed out of the World Cup in the group stage after a 0-0 draw with Croatia. In another match, Morocco, who had drawn with Croatia in their first game and beaten Belgium 2-0 in their second, beat Canada 2-1 to advance to the Round of 16 as Group toppers. 

Croatia vs Belgium

And now it is the end of the road for Belgium here and the golden generation would eventually not have the last dance that all their fans thought they would. After losing to Morocco 0-2 in their last game. They have had a goalless draw here with the Runners-up of the last World Cup, Croatia. Croatia go through with two draws and a win here. 

Canada vs Morocco

The Canadian team gave a tough fight to the Moroccans a great fight, but eventually came short by a goal and thus ended the match 1-2 in favour of Morocco. They have now marched to the Round of 16 for the second time after 1986. 

Fifa World Cup Highlights: Catch all the updates from two simultaneous Group F games i.e. Croatia vs Belgium and Canada vs Morocco at the Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022 here
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Canada vs Morocco Live Score: Morocco reach their second Round of 16

 
The Canadian team gave a tough fight to the Moroccans a great fight, but eventually came short by a goal and thus ended the match 1-2 in favour of Morocco. They have now marched to the Round of 16 for the second time after 1986
 
CAN 1-2 MAR
 
10:42 PM

Croatia vs Belgium Live Score: Golden generation couldn’t have their last dance, Belgium crash out

 
And now it is the end of the road for Belgium here and the golden generation would eventually not have the last dance that all their fans thought they would. After losing to Morocco 0-2 in their last game. They have had a goalless draw here with the Runners-up of the last World Cup, Croatia. Croatia go through with two draws and a win here 
 
10:27 PM

Canada vs Morocco Live Score: Historic Round of 16 entry for Morocco

10:26 PM

Croatia vs Belgium Live Score: Belgium crash out of the group stage

10:22 PM

Croatia vs Belgium Live Score: Lukaku misses the chance of the match

 
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It was the golden chance, the chance of almost a lifetime for Lukaku to get his team into the Round of 16 as all the hard work was done by Doku and Eden Hazard as the latter crossed the ball into the six-yard box and Lukaku, even after getting a touch to stabilise the goal, couldn’t just get it through 
 
CRO 0-0 BEL
 
10:18 PM

Canada vs Morocco Live Score: Even after so much possession, Canada don’t have a shot on goal

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10:15 PM

Croatia vs Belgium Live Score: Just can’t separate the two teams here

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10:12 PM

Canada vs Morocco Live Score: Fourth substitution of the game by Canada

10:10 PM

Croatia vs Belgium Live Score: Double substitution by Belgium

10:07 PM

Croatia vs Belgium Live Score: Substitutions by Croatia

10:04 PM

Canada vs Morocco Live Score: Chance for Canada goes begging

 
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It was a golden chance for Canada toi equalise as all they needed to do was put the ball in the net with the head. It was there for heading, but the Candain striker missed just by a whistler as the ball landed on the goal-line and did not go beyond it 
 
CAN 1-2 MAR
 
10:02 PM

Croatia vs Belgium Live Score: It’s been goalless in the second half even after 73 minutes

9:24 PM

Canada vs Morocco Live Score: Half-Time at Ahmed bin Ali Stadium

9:23 PM

Croatia vs Belgium Live Score: Half-Time at Al Thumama

9:21 PM

Croatia vs Belgium Live Score: Perisic was on the money at the start itself

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First Published: Dec 01 2022 | 8:54 PM IST