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The teams had met in three previous matches, including Belgium's [[1994 FIFA World Cup Group F#Belgium vs Morocco|1–0 group stage victory]] at the [[1994 FIFA World Cup]].
The teams had met in three previous matches, including Belgium's [[1994 FIFA World Cup Group F#Belgium vs Morocco|1–0 group stage victory]] at the [[1994 FIFA World Cup]].


[[Romain Saïss]] put Morocco in front in the 73rd minute, when he glanced the ball in at close range after a free kick whipped in from [[Abdelhamid Sabiri]] deceived Belgian goalkeeper [[Thibaut Courtois]] at the near post.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12098/12755148/world-cup-2022-belgium-0-2-morocco-romain-saiss-and-zakaria-aboukhlal-power-morocco-to-shock-victory|title=World Cup 2022 – Belgium 0–2 Morocco: Romain Saiss and Zakaria Aboukhlal power Morocco to shock victory|date=27 November 2022|work=Sky Sports|access-date=1 December 2022}}</ref> [[Zakaria Aboukhlal]] made it 2–0 in added time when he finished high into the corner of the net after a cut-back from [[Hakim Ziyech]] on the right.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2022/nov/27/belgium-v-morocco-world-cup-2022-live|title=Belgium 0 Morocco 2:As it happened|date=27 November 2022|work=The Guardian|access-date=1 December 2022}}</ref>
[[Romain Saïss]] put Morocco in front in the 73rd minute, when he glanced the ball in at close range after a free kick whipped in from the left by [[Abdelhamid Sabiri]] deceived Belgian goalkeeper [[Thibaut Courtois]] at the near post.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12098/12755148/world-cup-2022-belgium-0-2-morocco-romain-saiss-and-zakaria-aboukhlal-power-morocco-to-shock-victory|title=World Cup 2022 – Belgium 0–2 Morocco: Romain Saiss and Zakaria Aboukhlal power Morocco to shock victory|date=27 November 2022|work=Sky Sports|access-date=1 December 2022}}</ref> [[Zakaria Aboukhlal]] made it 2–0 in added time when he finished high into the right corner of the net after a cut-back from [[Hakim Ziyech]] on the right.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2022/nov/27/belgium-v-morocco-world-cup-2022-live|title=Belgium 0 Morocco 2:As it happened|date=27 November 2022|work=The Guardian|access-date=1 December 2022}}</ref>


The match was only Morocco's third victory in World Cup history. The result sparked riots back in Belgium (home to a large [[Moroccans in Belgium|ethnic Moroccan community]]), with resident fires and fireworks being set off.<ref>{{cite web |title=Twelve detained after Belgium-Morocco World Cup riots in Brussels |work=Euractiv |date= 28 November 2022|access-date=28 November 2022 |url= https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/belgium-morocco-world-cup-match-triggers-riots-in-brussels-dozen-people-detained/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the42.ie/brussels-riots-belgium-morocco-world-cup-5931703-Nov2022/|title=Riots erupt in Brussels after Morocco stun Belgium at World Cup|date=27 November 2022|work=The 42|access-date=1 December 2022}}</ref>
The match was only Morocco's third victory in World Cup history. The result sparked riots back in Belgium (home to a large [[Moroccans in Belgium|ethnic Moroccan community]]), with resident fires and fireworks being set off.<ref>{{cite web |title=Twelve detained after Belgium-Morocco World Cup riots in Brussels |work=Euractiv |date= 28 November 2022|access-date=28 November 2022 |url= https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/belgium-morocco-world-cup-match-triggers-riots-in-brussels-dozen-people-detained/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the42.ie/brussels-riots-belgium-morocco-world-cup-5931703-Nov2022/|title=Riots erupt in Brussels after Morocco stun Belgium at World Cup|date=27 November 2022|work=The 42|access-date=1 December 2022}}</ref>

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Belgium vs Canada

Group F of the 2022 FIFA World Cup took place from 23 November to 1 December 2022.[1] The group consisted of Belgium, Canada, Morocco and Croatia.[2] The top two teams, Morocco and Croatia, advanced to the round of 16, and later reached the semi-finals.[3] Morocco advanced to the knockout stage for the first time since 1986. By winning the group, they became the first African team to do so since Nigeria in 1998. Belgium failed to advance out of the group round for the first time, also since 1998.[4]

The two teams that progressed out of the group, Croatia and Morocco, eventually faced each other again in the third-place play-off game, with Croatia winning 2–1.[5]

Teams

Draw position Team Pot Confederation Method of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
FIFA Rankings[6]
March 2022[nb 1] October 2022
F1  Belgium 1 UEFA UEFA Group E winners 13 November 2021 14th 2018 Third place (2018) 2 2
F2  Canada 4 CONCACAF CONCACAF third round winners 27 March 2022 2nd 1986 Group stage (1986) 38 41
F3  Morocco 3 CAF CAF third round winners 29 March 2022 6th 2018 Round of 16 (1986) 24 22
F4  Croatia 2 UEFA UEFA Group H winners 14 November 2021 6th 2018 Runners-up (2018) 16 12

Notes

  1. ^ The rankings of March 2022 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Morocco 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Advanced to knockout stage
2  Croatia 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 5
3  Belgium 3 1 1 1 1 2 −1 4
4  Canada 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the round of 16:

  • The winners of Group F, Morocco, advanced to play the runners-up of Group E, Spain.
  • The runners-up of Group F, Croatia, advanced to play the winners of Group E, Japan.

Matches

All times listed are local, AST (UTC+3).[1]

Morocco vs Croatia

The teams had previously faced each other once, in a 1996 friendly match that ended in a 2–2 draw.

Although Croatia dominated possession, the match was one of few chances, and ended in a scoreless draw.[7]

The two sides would go on to face off again in the third place match, making this the second straight World Cup where the third place match was contested by two teams drawn in the same group (after Belgium and England did so in 2018).

Morocco 0–0 Croatia
Report
Morocco
Croatia
GK 1 Yassine Bounou
RB 2 Achraf Hakimi
CB 5 Nayef Aguerd
CB 6 Romain Saïss (c)
LB 3 Noussair Mazraoui downward-facing red arrow 60'
DM 4 Sofyan Amrabat Yellow card 78'
CM 8 Azzedine Ounahi downward-facing red arrow 81'
CM 15 Selim Amallah
RF 7 Hakim Ziyech
CF 19 Youssef En-Nesyri downward-facing red arrow 81'
LF 17 Sofiane Boufal downward-facing red arrow 65'
Substitutions:
DF 25 Yahia Attiyat Allah upward-facing green arrow 60'
FW 16 Abde Ezzalzouli upward-facing green arrow 65'
FW 9 Abderrazak Hamdallah upward-facing green arrow 81'
FW 11 Abdelhamid Sabiri upward-facing green arrow 81'
Manager:
Walid Regragui
GK 1 Dominik Livaković
RB 22 Josip Juranović
CB 6 Dejan Lovren
CB 20 Joško Gvardiol
LB 19 Borna Sosa
DM 11 Marcelo Brozović
CM 10 Luka Modrić (c)
CM 8 Mateo Kovačić downward-facing red arrow 79'
RF 13 Nikola Vlašić downward-facing red arrow 46'
CF 9 Andrej Kramarić downward-facing red arrow 71'
LF 4 Ivan Perišić downward-facing red arrow 90'
Substitutions:
MF 15 Mario Pašalić upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 14 Marko Livaja upward-facing green arrow 71'
MF 7 Lovro Majer upward-facing green arrow 79'
FW 18 Mislav Oršić upward-facing green arrow 90'
Manager:
Zlatko Dalić

Man of the Match:
Luka Modrić (Croatia)[8]

Assistant referees:
Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina)
Diego Bonfá (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Kevin Ortega (Peru)
Reserve assistant referee:
Karen Díaz Medina (Mexico)
Video assistant referee:
Julio Bascuñán (Chile)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Leodán González (Uruguay)
Nicolás Taran (Uruguay)
Paolo Valeri (Italy)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Martín Soppi (Uruguay)

Belgium vs Canada

The teams had faced each other once prior, a 1989 friendly won 2–0 by Belgium. This match made Canada's head coach, Englishman John Herdman, the first manager to coach a team at both the men's and women's FIFA World Cup.[9]

Despite dominating much of proceedings and having 19 attempts on goal, including an early penalty kick taken by Alphonso Davies that was saved by Thibaut Courtois, Canada could not find a way to score, and the sole goal of the match came near the end of the first half from Belgium's Michy Batshuayi, when he converted following a long-range pass upfield from defender Toby Alderweireld.[10]

Belgium 1–0 Canada
  • Batshuayi 44'
Report
Belgium
Canada
GK 1 Thibaut Courtois
CB 19 Leander Dendoncker
CB 2 Toby Alderweireld
CB 5 Jan Vertonghen
RM 21 Timothy Castagne
CM 8 Youri Tielemans downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 6 Axel Witsel
LM 11 Yannick Carrasco Yellow card 9' downward-facing red arrow 46'
AM 7 Kevin De Bruyne
AM 10 Eden Hazard (c) downward-facing red arrow 62'
CF 23 Michy Batshuayi downward-facing red arrow 78'
Substitutions:
MF 18 Amadou Onana Yellow card 56' upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 15 Thomas Meunier Yellow card 54' upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 17 Leandro Trossard upward-facing green arrow 62'
FW 24 Loïs Openda upward-facing green arrow 78'
Manager:
Spain Roberto Martínez
GK 18 Milan Borjan
CB 2 Alistair Johnston Yellow card 83'
CB 5 Steven Vitória
CB 4 Kamal Miller
RM 22 Richie Laryea downward-facing red arrow 74'
CM 13 Atiba Hutchinson (c) downward-facing red arrow 58'
CM 7 Stephen Eustáquio downward-facing red arrow 81'
LM 19 Alphonso Davies Yellow card 81'
AM 11 Tajon Buchanan downward-facing red arrow 81'
AM 10 Junior Hoilett downward-facing red arrow 58'
CF 20 Jonathan David
Substitutions:
FW 17 Cyle Larin upward-facing green arrow 58'
MF 15 Ismaël Koné upward-facing green arrow 58'
DF 3 Sam Adekugbe upward-facing green arrow 74'
MF 23 Liam Millar upward-facing green arrow 81'
MF 21 Jonathan Osorio upward-facing green arrow 81'
Manager:
England John Herdman

Man of the Match:
Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium)[11]

Assistant referees:
Jerson dos Santos (Angola)
Arsénio Marrengula (Mozambique)
Fourth official:
Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)
Reserve assistant referee:
Neuza Back (Brazil)
Video assistant referee:
Juan Soto (Venezuela)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Nicolás Gallo (Colombia)
Mokrane Gourari (Algeria)
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria)

Belgium vs Morocco

The teams had met in three previous matches, including Belgium's 1–0 group stage victory at the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

Romain Saïss put Morocco in front in the 73rd minute, when he glanced the ball in at close range after a free kick whipped in from the left by Abdelhamid Sabiri deceived Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois at the near post.[12] Zakaria Aboukhlal made it 2–0 in added time when he finished high into the right corner of the net after a cut-back from Hakim Ziyech on the right.[13]

The match was only Morocco's third victory in World Cup history. The result sparked riots back in Belgium (home to a large ethnic Moroccan community), with resident fires and fireworks being set off.[14][15]

Belgium 0–2 Morocco
Report
Attendance: 43,738
Belgium
Morocco
GK 1 Thibaut Courtois
RB 15 Thomas Meunier downward-facing red arrow 81'
CB 2 Toby Alderweireld
CB 5 Jan Vertonghen
LB 21 Timothy Castagne
CM 18 Amadou Onana Yellow card 29' downward-facing red arrow 60'
CM 6 Axel Witsel
RW 7 Kevin De Bruyne
AM 10 Eden Hazard (c) downward-facing red arrow 60'
LW 16 Thorgan Hazard downward-facing red arrow 75'
CF 23 Michy Batshuayi downward-facing red arrow 75'
Substitutions:
MF 8 Youri Tielemans upward-facing green arrow 60'
FW 14 Dries Mertens upward-facing green arrow 60'
FW 22 Charles De Ketelaere upward-facing green arrow 75'
FW 17 Leandro Trossard upward-facing green arrow 75'
FW 9 Romelu Lukaku upward-facing green arrow 81'
Manager:
Spain Roberto Martínez
GK 12 Munir Mohamedi
RB 2 Achraf Hakimi downward-facing red arrow 68'
CB 5 Nayef Aguerd
CB 6 Romain Saïss (c)
LB 3 Noussair Mazraoui
DM 4 Sofyan Amrabat
CM 8 Azzedine Ounahi downward-facing red arrow 78'
CM 15 Selim Amallah downward-facing red arrow 68'
RF 7 Hakim Ziyech
CF 19 Youssef En-Nesyri downward-facing red arrow 73'
LF 17 Sofiane Boufal downward-facing red arrow 73'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Abdelhamid Sabiri Yellow card 90+5' upward-facing green arrow 68'
DF 25 Yahia Attiyat Allah upward-facing green arrow 68'
MF 14 Zakaria Aboukhlal upward-facing green arrow 73'
FW 9 Abderrazak Hamdallah upward-facing green arrow 73'
DF 18 Jawad El Yamiq upward-facing green arrow 78'
Manager:
Walid Regragui

Man of the Match:
Hakim Ziyech (Morocco)[16]

Assistant referees:
Alberto Morín (Mexico)
Miguel Hernández (Mexico)
Fourth official:
Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)
Reserve assistant referee:
Neuza Back (Brazil)
Video assistant referee:
Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Nicolás Gallo (Colombia)
Kathryn Nesbitt (United States)
Armando Villarreal (United States)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Kyle Atkins (United States)

Croatia vs Canada

The teams had never met before.

Alphonso Davies scored Canada's first-ever World Cup goal in the second minute, with his header off a cross from Tajon Buchanan on the right giving Canada the lead.[17] His effort was the fastest goal in the tournament at 68 seconds.[18] Andrej Kramarić and Marko Livaja would strike back before half-time for Croatia to put them into 2–1 lead. Kramarić would score again in the second period before Lovro Majer took advantage of a miscontrolled ball by Kamal Miller in the dying moments of the match to complete a 4–1 Croatian victory that sealed Canada's elimination from the tournament. It was also Canada's largest ever defeat in a World Cup match.[19]

The match was marred by xenophobic anti-Serb chants made by a group Croatian fans against Canadian goalkeeper Milan Borjan, an ethnic Croatian Serb who fled Croatia during the Croatian War of Independence, along with their display of a modified John Deere banner making a reference to Operation Storm, a military operation that ended the war and abolished the separatist proto-state Republic of Serbian Krajina, which resulted in a mass exodus and war crimes against number of Krajina's Serb civilians.[20]

Croatia 4–1 Canada
Report
Croatia
Canada
GK 1 Dominik Livaković
RB 22 Josip Juranović
CB 6 Dejan Lovren Yellow card 56'
CB 20 Joško Gvardiol
LB 19 Borna Sosa
DM 11 Marcelo Brozović
CM 10 Luka Modrić (c) Yellow card 85' downward-facing red arrow 86'
CM 8 Mateo Kovačić downward-facing red arrow 86'
RF 14 Marko Livaja downward-facing red arrow 60'
CF 9 Andrej Kramarić downward-facing red arrow 72'
LF 4 Ivan Perišić downward-facing red arrow 86'
Substitutions:
FW 16 Bruno Petković upward-facing green arrow 60'
MF 13 Nikola Vlašić upward-facing green arrow 72'
FW 18 Mislav Oršić upward-facing green arrow 86'
MF 7 Lovro Majer upward-facing green arrow 86'
MF 15 Mario Pašalić upward-facing green arrow 86'
Manager:
Zlatko Dalić
GK 18 Milan Borjan
CB 2 Alistair Johnston
CB 5 Steven Vitória
CB 4 Kamal Miller Yellow card 85'
RM 22 Richie Laryea downward-facing red arrow 62'
CM 13 Atiba Hutchinson (c) downward-facing red arrow 72'
CM 7 Stephen Eustáquio downward-facing red arrow 46'
LM 19 Alphonso Davies
RF 11 Tajon Buchanan Yellow card 52'
CF 17 Cyle Larin downward-facing red arrow 46'
LF 20 Jonathan David downward-facing red arrow 72'
Substitutions:
MF 21 Jonathan Osorio upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 15 Ismaël Koné upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 10 Junior Hoilett upward-facing green arrow 62'
FW 9 Lucas Cavallini upward-facing green arrow 72'
DF 3 Sam Adekugbe upward-facing green arrow 72'
Manager:
England John Herdman

Man of the Match:
Andrej Kramarić (Croatia)[21]

Assistant referees:
Nicolás Taran (Uruguay)
Martín Soppi (Uruguay)
Fourth official:
Kevin Ortega (Peru)
Reserve assistant referee:
Jesús Sánchez (Peru)
Video assistant referee:
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Leodán González (Uruguay)
Gabriel Chade (Argentina)
Julio Bascuñán (Chile)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Diego Bonfá (Argentina)

Croatia vs Belgium

The teams had previously faced each other eight times, most recently in 2021, a 1–0 win for Belgium in a friendly.

The first half finished goalless, with the most noticeable incident coming when Croatia was awarded a penalty following a foul by Yannick Carrasco on Andrej Kramarić, before being cancelled due to the VAR deeming Dejan Lovren marginally offside in the buildup to the call. Belgium, at this point needing a victory to avoid elimination, would bring on record goalscorer Romelu Lukaku for the second period, marking his return to action following a spell out due to injury. Lukaku missed several notable chances to score, including a strike that hit the inside of the post, as Belgium was unable to capitalize on their opportunities and succumbed to a 0–0 draw, confirming their group stage exit.[22]

Croatia 0–0 Belgium
Report
Croatia
Belgium
GK 1 Dominik Livaković
RB 22 Josip Juranović
CB 6 Dejan Lovren
CB 20 Joško Gvardiol
LB 19 Borna Sosa
DM 11 Marcelo Brozović
CM 10 Luka Modrić (c)
CM 8 Mateo Kovačić downward-facing red arrow 90+2'
RF 9 Andrej Kramarić downward-facing red arrow 64'
CF 14 Marko Livaja downward-facing red arrow 64'
LF 4 Ivan Perišić
Substitutions:
FW 16 Bruno Petković upward-facing green arrow 64'
MF 15 Mario Pašalić upward-facing green arrow 64'
MF 7 Lovro Majer upward-facing green arrow 90+2'
Manager:
Zlatko Dalić
GK 1 Thibaut Courtois
RB 15 Thomas Meunier downward-facing red arrow 87'
CB 2 Toby Alderweireld
CB 5 Jan Vertonghen
LB 21 Timothy Castagne
CM 19 Leander Dendoncker Yellow card 67' downward-facing red arrow 72'
CM 6 Axel Witsel
RW 7 Kevin De Bruyne (c)
AM 14 Dries Mertens downward-facing red arrow 46'
LW 11 Yannick Carrasco downward-facing red arrow 72'
CF 17 Leandro Trossard downward-facing red arrow 59'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Romelu Lukaku upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 16 Thorgan Hazard upward-facing green arrow 59'
FW 25 Jérémy Doku upward-facing green arrow 72'
MF 8 Youri Tielemans upward-facing green arrow 72'
FW 10 Eden Hazard upward-facing green arrow 87'
Manager:
Spain Roberto Martínez

Man of the Match:
Luka Modrić (Croatia)[23]

Assistant referees:
Gary Beswick (England)
Adam Nunn (England)
Fourth official:
István Kovács (Romania)
Reserve assistant referee:
Mihai Artene (Romania)
Video assistant referee:
Marco Fritz (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Tomasz Kwiatkowski (Poland)
Rafael Foltyn (Germany)
Benoit Millot (France)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Jan Seidel (Germany)

Canada vs Morocco

The teams had previously faced each other three times, most recently in 2016, a friendly won 4–0 by Morocco.

Morocco took an early lead through Hakim Ziyech after a misplaced pass by Canada goalkeeper Milan Borjan, and doubled their advantage before half-time with a goal from Youssef En-Nesyri. In the final few minutes of the first half, Canada would get a goal back after Nayef Aguerd diverted a ball in from Sam Adekugbe into his own net, marking the first own goal of the tournament as well as the first conceded by Morocco. Although Canada captain Atiba Hutchinson's header from a corner would strike the bar and the goal line in the second half, Morocco held on to win the match 2–1.[24]

Morocco thus finished top of Group F with seven points, reaching the knockout stage for a second time and a first since 1986. Canada, meanwhile, joined hosts Qatar as the only teams to exit the tournament without a single point, and remained winless in their World Cup history, adding on to the three defeats they suffered in 1986.

Canada 1–2 Morocco
Report
Attendance: 43,102
Canada
Morocco
GK 18 Milan Borjan (c)
RB 2 Alistair Johnston
CB 5 Steven Vitória Yellow card 84'
CB 4 Kamal Miller
LB 3 Sam Adekugbe Yellow card 45+2' downward-facing red arrow 60'
RM 19 Alphonso Davies
CM 21 Jonathan Osorio Yellow card 26' downward-facing red arrow 65'
CM 14 Mark-Anthony Kaye downward-facing red arrow 60'
LM 11 Tajon Buchanan
SS 10 Junior Hoilett Yellow card 7' downward-facing red arrow 76'
CF 17 Cyle Larin downward-facing red arrow 60'
Substitutions:
FW 20 Jonathan David upward-facing green arrow 60'
MF 13 Atiba Hutchinson upward-facing green arrow 60'
MF 15 Ismaël Koné upward-facing green arrow 60'
DF 22 Richie Laryea upward-facing green arrow 65'
MF 24 David Wotherspoon upward-facing green arrow 76'
Manager:
England John Herdman
GK 1 Yassine Bounou
RB 2 Achraf Hakimi downward-facing red arrow 85'
CB 5 Nayef Aguerd
CB 6 Romain Saïss (c)
LB 3 Noussair Mazraoui
DM 4 Sofyan Amrabat
CM 8 Azzedine Ounahi downward-facing red arrow 76'
CM 11 Abdelhamid Sabiri downward-facing red arrow 65'
RF 7 Hakim Ziyech downward-facing red arrow 76'
CF 19 Youssef En-Nesyri
LF 17 Sofiane Boufal downward-facing red arrow 65'
Substitutions:
MF 14 Zakaria Aboukhlal upward-facing green arrow 65'
MF 15 Selim Amallah upward-facing green arrow 65'
FW 9 Abderrazak Hamdallah upward-facing green arrow 76'
DF 18 Jawad El Yamiq upward-facing green arrow 76'
MF 26 Yahya Jabrane upward-facing green arrow 85'
Manager:
Walid Regragui

Man of the Match:
Achraf Hakimi (Morocco)[25]

Assistant referees:
Rodrigo Figueiredo (Brazil)
Danilo Simon Manis (Brazil)
Fourth official:
Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)
Reserve assistant referee:
Michael Orué (Peru)
Video assistant referee:
Julio Bascuñán (Chile)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Juan Martínez Munuera (Spain)
Roberto Díaz Pérez del Palomar (Spain)
Leodan Gonzalez (Uruguay)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Pau Cebrián Devís (Spain)

Discipline

Fair play points would have been used as tiebreakers if teams' overall and head-to-head records were tied. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:[2]

  • first yellow card: −1 point;
  • indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
  • direct red card: −4 points;
  • yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;

Only one of the above deductions was applied to a player in a single match.

Team Match 1 Match 2 Match 3 Points
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Red card
 Croatia 2 −2
 Morocco 1 1 −2
 Belgium 3 1 1 −5
 Canada 2 2 4 −8

See also

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