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.
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Group F fixtures and results
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Date
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KO time (local time)
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Fixture
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Venue
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November 23
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13:00
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Morocco 0-0 Croatia
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Al Bayt Stadium
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November 23
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22:00
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Belgium 1-0 Canada
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Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
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November 27
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16:00
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Belgium 0-2 Morocco
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Al Thumama Stadium
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November 27
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19:00
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Croatia 4-1 Canada
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Khalifa International Stadium
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December 1
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18:00
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Croatia 0-0 Belgium
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Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
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December 1
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18:00
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Canada 1-2 Morocco
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Al Thumama Stadium
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Group F table
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Position
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Country
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Played
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W
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D
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L
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GD
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Points
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1
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Morocco
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3
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2
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1
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0
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+3
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7
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2
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Croatia
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3
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1
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2
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0
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+3
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5
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3
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Belgium
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3
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1
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1
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1
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-1
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4
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4
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Canada
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3
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0
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0
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3
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-5
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0
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Group F squads
Belgium squad
| Position |
Name |
| Goalkeepers |
Courtois, Mignolet, Casteels |
| Defenders |
Alderweireld, Theate, Debast, Vertonghen, Meunier, Castagne, Faes |
| Midfielders |
Witsel, De Bruyne, Tielemans, Carrasco, Trossard, Onana, Dendoncker, Vanaken, Hazard |
| Attackers |
Openda, Hazard, Mertens, De Ketelaere, Batshuayi, Lukaku, Doku |
Croatia squad
| Position |
Name |
| Goalkeepers |
Livakovic, Ivusic, Grbic |
| Defenders |
Stanisic, Barisic, Sutalo, Lovren, Sosa, Gvardiol, Vida, Juranovic, Erlic |
| Midfielders |
Majer, Kovacic, Modric, Brozovic, Pasalic, Vlasic, Sucic, Jakic |
| Attackers |
Perisic, Kramaric, Livaja, Petkovic, Budimir, Orsic |
Morocco squad
| Position |
Name |
| Goalkeepers |
Bounou, Mohamedi, Tagnaouti |
| Defenders |
Hakimi, Mazraoui, El Yamiq, Saiss, Dari, Allal, Benoun, Aguerd |
| Midfielders |
Amrabat, Ounahi, Sabiri, Amallah, Jabrane, El Khannous |
| Attackers |
Ziyech, Aboukhlal, Boufal, En-Nesyri, Abde, Zaroury, Chair, Hamdallah, Cheddira |
Canada squad
| Position |
Name |
| Goalkeepers |
Borjan, St. Claire, Leutwiler |
| Defenders |
Davies, Vitoria, Adekugbe, Laryea, Johnston, Miller, Cornelius, Waterman |
| Midfielders |
Piette, Kaye, Eustaquio, Kone, Hutchinson, Fraser, Osorio, Wotherspoon, Hoilett |
| Attackers |
Larin, David, Cavallini, Buchanan, Millar, Ugbo |
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Kick-off times in Australia, UK, USA & India
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Qatar time
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Australia (AEDT)
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UK
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USA (ET)
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India
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13:00
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21:00
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11:00
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06:00
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15:30
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16:00
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00:00
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14:00
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09:00
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18:30
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18:00
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02:00
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16:00
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11:00
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20:30
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19:00
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03:00
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17:00
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12:00
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21:30
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22:00
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06:00
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20:00
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15:00
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00:30
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