Croatia vs Belgium, 2022 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage
· FIFA World CupBelgium knocked out of World Cup after goalless draw, Croatia into round of 16
Belgium were knocked out of the World Cup after a poor 0-0 draw against Croatia on Thursday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Luka Modric.
- 7': Foul by Axel Witsel (Belgium).
- 7': Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Josko Gvardiol (Croatia).
- 9': Leandro Trossard (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
- 10': Foul by Marko Livaja (Croatia).
- 10': Jan Vertonghen (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Offside, Croatia. Borna Sosa tries a through ball, but Ivan Perisic is caught offside.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Dries Mertens with a cross.
- 11': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Josip Juranovic.
- 13': Attempt missed. Dries Mertens (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a through ball following a fast break.
- 14': Foul by Axel Witsel (Belgium).
- 14': Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 15': Offside, Croatia. Luka Modric tries a through ball, but Dejan Lovren is caught offside.
- 17': VAR Decision: No Penalty Croatia.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Axel Witsel (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
- 26': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Thomas Meunier.
- 29': Offside, Croatia. Dejan Lovren tries a through ball, but Luka Modric is caught offside.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Perisic.
- 33': Attempt missed. Marko Livaja (Croatia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Borna Sosa with a cross.
- 36': Foul by Marko Livaja (Croatia).
- 36': Jan Vertonghen (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Axel Witsel (Belgium).
- 39': Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Attempt missed. Dries Mertens (Belgium) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Leander Dendoncker.
- 44': Axel Witsel (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Luka Modric (Croatia).
- 45': Attempt missed. Borna Sosa (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Andrej Kramaric.
- 45'+3': Foul by Leander Dendoncker (Belgium).
- 45'+3': Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': Attempt missed. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Andrej Kramaric with a cross.
- 45'+4': Attempt missed. Josip Juranovic (Croatia) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Croatia 0, Belgium 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Croatia 0, Belgium 0.
- 45': Substitution, Belgium. Romelu Lukaku replaces Dries Mertens.
- 48': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Josko Gvardiol.
- 48': Attempt missed. Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 49': Attempt saved. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.
- 50': Attempt saved. Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Josko Gvardiol.
- 50': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Thibaut Courtois.
- 50': Attempt missed. Borna Sosa (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 51': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
- 54': Attempt saved. Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
- 54': Attempt saved. Luka Modric (Croatia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marko Livaja.
- 55': Axel Witsel (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Marko Livaja (Croatia).
- 59': Substitution, Belgium. Thorgan Hazard replaces Leandro Trossard.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
- 60': Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
- 61': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Belgium).
- 61': Luka Modric (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
- 64': Substitution, Croatia. Bruno Petkovic replaces Marko Livaja.
- 64': Substitution, Croatia. Mario Pasalic replaces Andrej Kramaric.
- 66': Foul by Leander Dendoncker (Belgium).
- 66': Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Leander Dendoncker (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Attempt saved. Luka Modric (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Bruno Petkovic with a cross.
- 69': Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Thomas Meunier.
- 70': Foul by Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia).
- 70': Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Substitution, Belgium. Jérémy Doku replaces Yannick Carrasco.
- 72': Substitution, Belgium. Youri Tielemans replaces Leander Dendoncker.
- 75': Bruno Petkovic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Belgium).
- 78': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Borna Sosa.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Jan Vertonghen (Belgium) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thorgan Hazard with a cross.
- 80': Offside, Croatia. Bruno Petkovic tries a through ball, but Ivan Perisic is caught offside.
- 84': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Belgium).
- 84': Luka Modric (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Josko Gvardiol.
- 87': Attempt missed. Thomas Meunier (Belgium) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
- 87': Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) left footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Thomas Meunier.
- 87': Substitution, Belgium. Eden Hazard replaces Thomas Meunier.
- 88': Foul by Mario Pasalic (Croatia).
- 88': Jérémy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Attempt saved. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) with an attempt from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thorgan Hazard with a cross.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Croatia. Lovro Majer replaces Mateo Kovacic.
- 90'+3': Bruno Petkovic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Belgium).
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Croatia 0, Belgium 0.
- 0': Match ends, Croatia 0, Belgium 0.
Statistics
 BEL |
CRO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 7 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 4 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 51.6 | Possession | 48.4 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 521 | Accurate Passes | 471 |
| 593 | Passes | 554 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 24 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 62 | Long Balls | 56 |
| 35 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 2 |
| 14 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.2 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 24 | Clearances | 22 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA World Cup
Venue: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Location: Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 43,984
Venue: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Location: Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 43,984
FIFA World Cup Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | +6 | 7 |
| 2 | Japan | 3 | +4 | 5 |
| 3 | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Tunisia | 3 | -10 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Croatia (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dominik Livakovic (GK) |
| 20 | Josko Gvardiol |
| 6 | Dejan Lovren |
| 19 | Borna Sosa |
| 22 | Josip Juranovic |
| 11 | Marcelo Brozovic |
| 8 | Mateo Kovacic |
| 10 | Luka Modric |
| 14 | Marko Livaja |
| 4 | Ivan Perisic |
| 9 | Andrej Kramaric |
Belgium (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thibaut Courtois (GK) |
| 5 | Jan Vertonghen |
| 2 | Toby Alderweireld |
| 21 | Timothy Castagne |
| 15 | Thomas Meunier |
| 14 | Dries Mertens |
| 6 | Axel Witsel |
| 19 | Leander Dendoncker  |
| 17 | Leandro Trossard |
| 11 | Yannick Carrasco |
| 7 | Kevin De Bruyne |
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