Belgium vs Morocco 2022 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage
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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
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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