FIFA World Cup

FT Sunday, November 27, 2022
Morocco WWDWD 2
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Belgium WWLLW 0
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Al Thumama Stadium · 43,738 att. · FS1

Match Report

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
3
1
Corner Kicks
9
3
Saves
2
33.3
Possession
66.7
10
SHOTS
10
4
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
274
Accurate Passes
577
328
Passes
652
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
3
8
Crosses
22
0.4
Cross %
0.1
50
Long Balls
35
26
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
0
Blocked Shots
2
14
Effective Tackles
9
22
Tackles
15
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
9
Interceptions
7
21
Effective Clearances
5
21
Clearances
5

Highlights

01:21 Why dismal loss to Morocco signals the end of Belgium's golden generation Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1

Lineups

BEL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 5Jan VertonghenCD-L
  3. 2Toby AlderweireldCD-R
  4. 21Timothy CastagneLB
  5. 15Thomas MeunierRB
  6. 10Eden HazardAM
  7. 6Axel WitselLM
  8. 18Amadou OnanaRM
  9. 23Michy BatshuayiF
  10. 16Thorgan HazardAM-L
  11. 7Kevin De BruyneAM-R

MAR · 4-3-3

  1. 12Munir El KajouiG
  2. 6Romain SaïssCD-L
  3. 5Nayef AguerdCD-R
  4. 3Noussair MazraouiLB
  5. 2Achraf HakimiRB
  6. 4Sofyan AmrabatCM
  7. 15Selim AmallahLM
  8. 8Azzedine OunahiRM
  9. 19Youssef En-NesyriF
  10. 17Sofiane BoufalLF
  11. 7Hakim ZiyechRF

Timeline

  1. 28' Amadou Onana (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 60' Substitution, Belgium. Youri Tielemans replaces Amadou Onana.
  3. 60' Substitution, Belgium. Dries Mertens replaces Eden Hazard.
  4. 67' Substitution, Morocco. Yahya Attiat-Allah replaces Selim Amallah.
  5. 68' Substitution, Morocco. Abdelhamid Sabiri replaces Achraf Hakimi.
  6. 73' Substitution, Morocco. Abderrazak Hamdallah replaces Youssef En-Nesyri.
  7. 73' Substitution, Morocco. Zakaria Aboukhlal replaces Sofiane Boufal.
  8. 73' Goal! Belgium 0, Morocco 1. Romain Saïss (Morocco) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdelhamid Sabiri with a cross following a set piece situation.
  9. 75' Substitution, Belgium. Leandro Trossard replaces Thorgan Hazard.
  10. 75' Substitution, Belgium. Charles De Ketelaere replaces Michy Batshuayi.
  11. 78' Substitution, Morocco. Jawad El Yamiq replaces Azzedine Ounahi.
  12. 81' Substitution, Belgium. Romelu Lukaku replaces Thomas Meunier.
  13. 90'+2' Goal! Belgium 0, Morocco 2. Zakaria Aboukhlal (Morocco) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Hakim Ziyech.
  14. 90'+5' Abdelhamid Sabiri (Morocco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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