Everything you need to know about the group with dark horses Belgium and Croatia
Group F of the 2022 World Cup featured Croatia, Belgium, Morocco and Canada.
Morocco were one of the surprises of the group stage as they registered back-to-back wins in the group stage against Belgium and Canada to top Group F with 7 points. They will face the second-placed team from Group E.
Croatia had the most incredible run of form in Russia in 2018 as they reached the final, only to lose against pre-tournament France after a thrilling match. This time around too, they have qualified for the Round of 16 by finishing second in the group with 5 points (W1 D2).
Former world number one Belgium will probably be the team that disappointed the most as they shockingly failed to get past the group stage, collecting just 4 points. They needed a win in their final group game against Croatia, but could only manage to grab a point after Romelu Lukaku couldn't convert straightforward chances in the second half.
Canada qualified for the World Cup after a gap of 36 years, but could not get ahead of any other team in the group as they finished with two losses and a draw.
Group F fixtures and results
Date
KO time (local time)
Fixture
Venue
November 23
13:00
Morocco 0-0 Croatia
Al Bayt Stadium
November 23
22:00
Belgium 1-0 Canada
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
November 27
16:00
Belgium 0-2 Morocco
Al Thumama Stadium
November 27
19:00
Croatia 4-1 Canada
Khalifa International Stadium
December 1
18:00
Croatia 0-0 Belgium
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
December 1
18:00
Canada 1-2 Morocco
Al Thumama Stadium
AdvertisementGroup F table
Position
Country
Played
W
D
L
GD
Points
1
Morocco
3
2
1
0
+3
7
2
Croatia
3
1
2
0
+3
5
3
Belgium
3
1
1
1
-1
4
4
Canada
3
0
0
3
-5
0
Group F squads
Belgium squad
GoalkeepersCourtois, Mignolet, CasteelsDefendersAlderweireld, Theate, Debast, Vertonghen, Meunier, Castagne, FaesMidfieldersWitsel, De Bruyne, Tielemans, Carrasco, Trossard, Onana, Dendoncker, Vanaken, HazardAttackersOpenda, Hazard, Mertens, De Ketelaere, Batshuayi, Lukaku, Doku
Croatia squad
GoalkeepersLivakovic, Ivusic, GrbicDefendersStanisic, Barisic, Sutalo, Lovren, Sosa, Gvardiol, Vida, Juranovic, ErlicMidfieldersMajer, Kovacic, Modric, Brozovic, Pasalic, Vlasic, Sucic, JakicAttackersPerisic, Kramaric, Livaja, Petkovic, Budimir, Orsic
Morocco squad
GoalkeepersBounou, Mohamedi, TagnaoutiDefendersHakimi, Mazraoui, El Yamiq, Saiss, Dari, Allal, Benoun, AguerdMidfieldersAmrabat, Ounahi, Sabiri, Amallah, Jabrane, El KhannousAttackersZiyech, Aboukhlal, Boufal, En-Nesyri, Abde, Zaroury, Chair, Hamdallah, Cheddira
Canada squad
GoalkeepersBorjan, St. Claire, LeutwilerDefendersDavies, Vitoria, Adekugbe, Laryea, Johnston, Miller, Cornelius, WatermanMidfieldersPiette, Kaye, Eustaquio, Kone, Hutchinson, Fraser, Osorio, Wotherspoon, HoilettAttackersLarin, David, Cavallini, Buchanan, Millar, UgboKick-off times in Australia, UK, USA & India
Qatar time
Australia (AEDT)
UK
USA (ET)
India
13:00
21:00
11:00
06:00
15:30
16:00
00:00
14:00
09:00
18:30
18:00
02:00
16:00
11:00
20:30
19:00
03:00
17:00
12:00
21:30
22:00
06:00
20:00
15:00
00:30
