Croatia Vs Belgium 0-0, Canceled Penalty
Croatia vs Belgium took place in the continuation of the 2022 World Cup. The first half closed with a score of 0-0, Croatia got a penalty but VAR canceled.
Croatia vs Belgium is one of the final matches of Group F for the 2022 World Cup. The match took place at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, on Thursday (1/12/22) evening WIB.
Croatia only needs a draw to advance to the last 16 of the 2022 World Cup. On the other hand, Belgium must win if they want to qualify for the knockout stages without depending on the results of the Morocco vs Canada match which is playing at the same time.
Croatia plays a 4-1-2-3 formation. Meanwhile , Belgium plays with a 3-4-3 formation.
The first half closed with the same score, 0-0. Croatia continued to press but failed, while Belgium, without a true centre-forward, struggled to threaten.
The course of the match
The match started, Croatia immediately attacked. Ivan Perisic's shot when the match had only been running for 20 seconds was still narrowly sideways from the target.
Carrasco threatened Croatia's goal. He stabbed the penalty box from the left side, but his shot was still blocked by Croatia's rearguard.
A minute later Carrasco had another chance. After receiving Martens' pass, his shot was again blocked by Juranovic.
It was Mertens' turn to try his luck. His shot when receiving De Bruyne's through ball in front of the penalty box still soared high.
Penalty for Croatia in the 15th minute! Starting from a free kick situation on the right of the Belgian defense, chaos ensued, and the round skin was controlled by Carrasco but not controlled properly. Kramaric, the Croatian striker, took it quicker and Carrasco's leg hit him instead.
Modric has stepped up to become the executioner, but the referee Anthony Taylor checked the VAR because there was a suspicion of offside. After that, Taylor declared Lovren offside. The penalty is void!
Croatia continued to press, Belgium had difficulty building attacks. Belgium even had difficulty penetrating the final third of the field.
Croatia also seemed deadlocked when surrounded by the Belgian defense. The Red Devils held tight.
The last 10 minutes, no dangerous opportunities created. The score for Croatia vs Belgium was closed at 0-0 in the first half without any shots on target.
Comments