Football News: FIFA World Cup Croatia vs Belgium Preview and prediction
Sunday's 4-1 win against Canada gave glimpses of the kind of play that saw Croatia reach the 2018 final
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Players of Croatia acknowledge the fans after the UEFA Nations League League A Group 1 match between Croatia and France at Stadion Poljud on June 6, 2022 in Split, CroatiaCanada's early goal sparked Croatia into life, and although honours were even for a while in an open game, Croatia's class shone through, and the winning margin did not flatter them.
It was a much-needed win for Croatia after their opening goalless draw with Morocco, and it showed that they still have what it takes to be a top team.
Belgium looked poor in their first two games, and after Sunday's loss to Morocco, they're lucky they managed to scrape a win against Canada. That at least leaves their World Cup fate in their own hands.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">One of Belgium and Croatia is going through and the other will bow out of the tournament. <a href="https://t.co/Jj6k97afFe">https://t.co/Jj6k97afFe</a></p>— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) <a href="https://twitter.com/FIFAWorldCup/status/1598225693330006016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 1, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Croatia will qualify for the next round with a draw and could top the group with a win.
However, a defeat could see them eliminated unless Canada can manage to win their first World Cup game against Morocco. If Belgium wins their game, they will qualify for the next round and could even top the group if Morocco doesn't win against Canada.
However, Group F is so tight that there are several scenarios where Belgium could occupy any of the four positions. We Predict Croatia to win.