Belgium vs Morocco 2022 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage

Belgium

FT
0 - 2

Morocco

73': Romain Saïss
90'+2': Zakaria Aboukhlal

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Match Commentary

28': Amadou Onana (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+4': First Half ends, Belgium 0, Morocco 0.
45': Second Half begins Belgium 0, Morocco 0.
60': Substitution, Belgium. Youri Tielemans replaces Amadou Onana.
60': Substitution, Belgium. Dries Mertens replaces Eden Hazard.
67': Substitution, Morocco. Yahya Attiat-Allah replaces Selim Amallah.
68': Substitution, Morocco. Abdelhamid Sabiri replaces Achraf Hakimi.
73': Substitution, Morocco. Abderrazak Hamdallah replaces Youssef En-Nesyri.
73': Substitution, Morocco. Zakaria Aboukhlal replaces Sofiane Boufal.
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.
75': Substitution, Belgium. Leandro Trossard replaces Thorgan Hazard.
75': Substitution, Belgium. Charles De Ketelaere replaces Michy Batshuayi.
78': Substitution, Morocco. Jawad El Yamiq replaces Azzedine Ounahi.
81': Substitution, Belgium. Romelu Lukaku replaces Thomas Meunier.
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.
90'+5': Abdelhamid Sabiri (Morocco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup

Venue: Al Thumama Stadium
Location: Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 43,738

FIFA World Cup Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+3	Morocco	3	7	0
+3	Croatia	3	5	0
-1	Belgium	3	4	1
-5	Canada	3	0	3

Full Table

Statistics

MAR		BEL
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

Line-Ups

Belgium (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Thibaut Courtois (GK)
5	Jan Vertonghen
2	Toby Alderweireld
21	Timothy Castagne
15	Thomas Meunier
10	Eden Hazard
6	Axel Witsel
18	Amadou Onana
23	Michy Batshuayi
16	Thorgan Hazard
7	Kevin De Bruyne

Substitutes:

Zeno Debast, Leandro Trossard, Dries Mertens, Wout Faes, Hans Vanaken, Youri Tielemans, Loïs Openda, Yannick Carrasco, Charles De Ketelaere, Koen Casteels, Romelu Lukaku, Simon Mignolet, Arthur Theate, Jérémy Doku, Leander Dendoncker.

Morocco (4-3-3)

No.	Name
12	Monir El Kajoui (GK)
6	Romain Saïss
5	Nayef Aguerd
3	Noussair Mazraoui
2	Achraf Hakimi
4	Sofyan Amrabat
15	Selim Amallah
8	Azzedine Ounahi
19	Youssef En-Nesyri
17	Sofiane Boufal
7	Hakim Ziyech

Substitutes:

Badr Benoun, Zakaria Aboukhlal, Abdelhamid Sabiri, Ilias Chair, Anass Zaroury, Achraf Dari, Reda Tagnaouti, Abderrazak Hamdallah, Yahya Jabrane, Jawad El Yamiq, Walid Cheddira, Bilal El Khannouss, Abde Ezzalzouli, Yahya Attiyat Allah.