The FIFA World Cup Group F match between Croatia and Belgium is scheduled for Thursday 1 December at 17:00 at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan and will be broadcast live on TVR 1.
Croatia and Belgium will meet in a group derby, after which it is very likely that only one of them will make it to the last 16 of the final tournament in Qatar.
Four years ago, at the World Cup in Russia, Croatia lost the big final to France (2-4), and Belgium won the minor final against England (2-0).
Croatia have four points after a clean draw with Morocco (0-0) and a separate win against Canada (4-1) and need at least a draw to qualify for the play-offs.
The world runners-up also qualify on a defeat if Morocco (four points) lose their game against Canada (zero points), also scheduled for Thursday, from the same time.
Coach Zlatko Dalic has the entire squad at his disposal, with the exception of Domagoj Vida, who is uncertain, and only Dejan Lovren and Luka Modric received yellow card warnings.
Belgium opened the competition with a commanding win over Canada (1-0), but a surprise loss to Morocco (0-2) forced them to win their match against Croatia to play in the Round of 16.
The option of a draw is more than fantastic, in this case the Red Devils need Morocco to lose the match against Canada by at least four goals.
Coach Roberto Martinez is currently in trouble in the dressing room, where there was a heated conflict between the players after the defeat to Morocco.
Kevin De Bruyne, Eden Hazard and Jan Vertonghen, the stars of the Belgians, brawled in the dressing room and only the intervention of Romelu Lukaku kept things from going crazy.
The two teams will meet for the first time at the World Cup, with eight head-to-head matches played so far in World and European qualification, with each team recording three successes, while the other two games ended in draws.
Superbet offers odds of 1.80 on the GG prediction: both teams will score in the match Croatia – Belgium.
| Croatia – Belgium | GG | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Share it | 1.80 |
* the tariff is valid at the time of publication of the article
Source: Hot News
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