Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup Free Tips | Belgium vs Morocco: 26th match

Belgium vs Morocco Match Details

Match: Belgium vs Morocco, 26th match | Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup

Date: 27 November 2022

Time: 7.00 pm (GMT+6), 6.30 pm (GMT+5.5)

Venue: Al Thumama Stadium, Qatar

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Belgium and Morocco will meet in the F group match in the popular World Cup football called The Greatest Show on Earth.

Belgium is one of the favorites for the World Cup. Their golden generation kept them at the top of the rankings for a long time. Currently, the team has come to play in the World Cup from the second place in the FIFA ranking. As this is the last World Cup for many of the golden generation, they are eager to gift the team a golden World Cup. The team is progressing well towards that goal. Roman Lukaku’s team confirmed their ticket to the main stage by maintaining their dominance in the World Cup qualifiers. They beat Canada 1-0 in their opening match to retain the top spot in the points table.

On the other hand, Morocco is third in the Group F points table. The African team drew goalless with Croatia in the first match. The team is looking for a win to secure a ticket to the knockout stages.

Belgium, the second team in the FIFA ranking, is going to face the 22nd team Morocco. The match is undoubtedly a tough test for Morocco.

Belgium vs Morocco Key Points

Strong Belgium won against Canada in the first match, but their performance failed to catch the eye. Kevin de Bruyne, Courtois, Eden Hazard, the big stars in world football, have not yet been able to give the team the desired title. In the first match of this year’s World Cup, they failed to shine according to their potential. However, Michy Batshuayi, who came in for Roman Lokaku, was the team’s savior in the previous match. In this match too, he can burn. But the spotlight will be on Kevin De Bruyne, the team’s biggest star.

On the other hand, it is considered a great achievement of Morocco to keep the relatively strong Croatia without a goal. Like the previous match, Hakeem is the main hope of the team in this match.

Belgium vs Morocco Head-to-Head

Belgium has a rich record against Morocco. In the three meetings between the two teams, Belgium won two matches and Morocco won the other match.

The two teams last met on the World Cup stage in 1994 with Belgium winning 1-0.

Belgium vs Morocco Team News

Lukaku has been sidelined since October with a Thai injury. Like the first match, he may not be seen in this match.

Injured Abdel Hamid Sabiri, Abdes Samad’s game is uncertain. Also Mazrai of Naousa may miss the match.

Belgium vs Morocco squad

Belgium squad

Goalkeepers: Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid), Simon Mignolet (Club Bruges), Koen Casteels (VfL Wolfsburg)

 Defenders: Toby Alderweireld (Royal Antwerp), Wout Faes (Leicester City), Arthur Theate (Stade Rennais), Zeno Debast (RSC Anderlecht), Jan Vertonghen (RSC Anderlecht), Leander Dendoncker (Aston Villa)

 Midfielders:  Thomas Meunier (Borussia Dortmund), Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Dortmund), Axel Witsel (Atlético de Madrid), Youri Tielemans (Leicester City), Amadou Onana (Everton), Hans Vanaken (Club Bruges), Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City), Timothy Castagne (Leicester City), Yannick Carrasco (Atletico de Madrid)

Forwards: Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan), Jeremy Doku (Stade Rennais), Dries Mertens (Galatasaray), Lois Openda (RC Lens), Leandro Trossard (Brighton), Eden Hazard (Real Madrid), Michy Batshuayi (Fenerbahce), Charles De Ketelaere (AC Milan)

Morocco squad

Goalkeepers:  Yassine Bounou (Sevilla), Munir El Kajoui (Al-Wehda), Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti (Wydad AC)

Defenders: Nayef Aguerd (West Ham United), Jawad El-Yamiq (Valladolid), Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain), Noussair Mazraoui (Bayern Munich), Romain Saïss (Besiktas), Yahia Attitat-Allal (Wydad), Badr Benoun (Qatar SC), Achraf Dari (Stade Brestois)

Midfielders: Selim Amallah (Standard Liege), Azzedine Ounahi (Angers), Abdelhamid Sabiri (Sampdoria), Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina), Bilel El Khanouss (Genk), Yahya Jabrane (Wydad)

Forwards:  Ez Abde (Osasuna), Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla), Abderrazak Hamdallah (Al-Ittihad), Amine Harit (Marseille), Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea), Zakaria Aboukhlal (Toulouse), Sofiane Boufal (Angers), Ilias Chair (QPR), Walid Cheddira (Bari)

Belgium vs Morocco Prediction

Scorecard: Belgium 1-0 Morocco

Belgium will want to make sure they finish with a win against Morocco. A win in this match will earn them a ticket to the next round. On the other hand, Morocco, who picked up a point in the first match, will be desperate to make their way to the last 16 with an incident in this match as well. But Belgium will be ahead considering the statistics and recent form.