68
15:27
Substitution for Morocco: Selim Amallah
67
15:26
Next Belgian degree. Batshuayi gets the ball in the penalty area. He pulls from the turn from ten meters. His shot deflects and lands in Munir’s arms.
65
15:26
Mertens finishes with an individual performance. The 35-year-old lets two Moroccans get out 25 meters in front of the goal and then pulls away. Munir parries the shot forward. A defense attorney rectifies the situation.
64
15:24
Morocco is now clearly superior. First Boufal prevails on the left against several defenders. But his flank finds no teammates. The ball lands on the other side with Hakimi, who crosses back into the middle. Boufal puts the ball in the middle from the second post. Then Belgium can clarify.
63
15:23
Batshuayi heads a long ball back to De Bruyne, who would have some space in the middle. But the flag goes up. Batshuayi was flagged for offside.
60
15:22
Substitution for Belgium: Dries Mertens
60
15:21
Substitution for Belgium: Eden Hazard
60
15:21
Youri Tielemans comes on for Belgium
60
15:21
Substitution for Belgium: Amadou Onana
57
15:20
Boufal has the first big chance in the second half. The outside player goes into the penalty area on the left against the stiff Meunier. Then he flicks his right inside onto the long corner. The ball just misses the post.
55
15:17
The second half started much more openly than the first ended. Both teams risk a little more.
52
15:15
At the corner, Onana comes to the header again. But his degree falls far short.
52
15:14
Hazard checks Munir. The Belgian captain takes a shot from the right corner of the penalty area to the short corner. Munir fends off the hard shot to the corner.
50
15:13
Morocco got the first finish in the second half. Ziyech pulls from the second row with his left. But the shot comes too central and is not a problem for Courtois.
48
15:11
Morocco take a free kick in the right halffield. But Ziyech’s cross is intercepted by the first defender.
46
15:07
Kick-off 2nd half
45
14:55
mid-term conclusion
Belgium and Morocco go into half-time with a goalless draw. At first, the Europeans were superior. They also created a good chance through Batshuayi. But as the season progressed, Morocco sorted itself better and better. Belgium couldn’t get into the last third and the underdog created smaller chances for himself. Towards the end of the first half, the game played mainly in midfield. But then came the big excitement. In added time, Morocco suddenly took the lead. But the goal rightly didn’t count due to an offside position. The 0-0 at the break is performance-based.
45
14:51
VAR’s decision: H. Ziyech (Morocco)’s goal is disallowed, score 0-0
Suddenly the outsider is leading here and the fans are completely freaking out! Ziyech crosses the free kick sharply in front of the goal. Saïss can no longer get close, but he distracts Courtois decisively. The goalkeeper misses the ball because he doesn’t know whether Saïss is still deflecting it or not. However, the Moroccan was offside, so the goal is withdrawn by VAR.
45
14:48
Official stoppage time (minutes): 1
45
14:48
Morocco are awarded a flattering free kick to the right corner of the box. The referee shouldn’t have blown the whistle.
42
14:45
Morocco is doing very well. Belgium is currently not finding any gaps.
39
14:41
De Bruyne shoots the free kick from a very acute angle directly at the long angle. The ball lands on the net.
38
14:40
De Bruyne wins a free kick for Belgium on the left wing. That could lead to another chance.
35
14:37
Biggest chance for Morocco. After a long ball, Hakimi goes right into the penalty area at speed. The full-back pulls powerfully from the short corner. His shot just misses.
33
14:34
De Bruyne plays on the right wing to Meunier. The Dortmunder brings the ball flat in the middle. But his cross goes straight to the Moroccan goalkeeper.
29
14:30
Yellow card for Amadou Onana (Belgium)
Onana uses his elbow in the aerial duel against Ounahi and gets a yellow card for it.
28
14:30
The second degree for Morocco. Hakimi heads a cross back to Amallah, who volleys from 13 yards out. The shot goes into the clouds.
25
14:26
The game has now shifted a little more into midfield. Morocco is better sorted. Belgium rarely makes it to the last third.
23
14:25
En-Nesyri approaches Courtois. The goalkeeper from Real makes a hook and lets the striker slide into space.
21
14:22
Morocco also scores for the first time. Ziyech pulls from 25 meters with his left. But the ball flies a good meter over it.
19
14:20
Meunier has the next Belgian degree. The Dortmunder pulls from the left corner of the penalty area with the inside right. His shot lands in Munir’s arms.
17
14:18
Belgium take a corner and Onana heads the ball. But his degree goes well beyond that.
16
14:18
Belgium thought about a free kick from the left half field. Thorgan Hazard plays low to the edge of the box where his brother lays it down for De Bruyne. The City player’s shot is blocked.
14
14:15
The favorites are superior here, but as soon as the ball enters the penalty area, Morocco defends very consistently. Except for Batshuayi’s chance, the Belgians haven’t had a shot on target.
12.
14:12
Belgium take a free-kick on the right corner of the box after a foul on De Bruyne. The superstar himself brings the ball to the center. A Moroccan defender clears with a header.
8th.
14:08
Morocco is by no means just behind. So far, the North Africans have mostly tried crosses from the half-field, but so far they have not found a taker.
5.
14:07
Batshuayi has the first big chance. Thorgan Hazard plays a great pass to the striker. Batshuayi appears in front of Munir on the left of the penalty area. He shoots from eight meters, but the goalkeeper saves the shot well.
3.
14:03
The game starts with a lot of possession for Belgium. So far, however, the favorite has not made it into the last third.
1.
14:02
There was a change in Morocco’s starting eleven at very short notice. Goalkeeper Bono, who was still in the first eleven when the anthem was played, obviously cannot play. He is represented by Munir.
13:26
Walid Regragui sees no reason to change after winning the point against Croatia. The coach sends the same starting XI to Morocco as in the opening game.
13:25
On the staff: Roberto Martínez makes three changes for Belgium after the 1-0 win against Canada. Meunier starts in the back three instead of Dendoncker. Onana starts for Tielemans on the six and Thorgan Hazard replaces Carrasco on the right wing.
13:19
But nobody beats Morocco in passing. Croatia felt that in the first group game. The North Africans drew 0-0 from the 2018 finalists. Walid Regragui’s team is not only able to annoy the favorites because of the good collective. It is also peppered with a number of stars who, of course, are back in the starting XI today: PSG’s Achraf Hakimi, FC Bayern’s Noussair Mazraoui and Chelsea’s Hakim Ziyech are the biggest names.
13:13
Belgium may have started the tournament with a win, but with a weak performance. Against the outsiders from Canada it was only enough for a narrow 1:0. Kevin De Bruyne was frustrated after the game: “As a team we have to be braver, including on the ball. I adapted to the level of the whole team and that wasn’t enough. I expect a lot more.” Of course, the starting position for progression before the second group game is still very good. A win against Morocco would qualify Belgium for the round of 16.
13:06
Hello and welcome to the 2nd match day of the 2022 World Cup in group F. Today at 2 p.m. Belgium meets Morocco.