The 2018 FIFA World Cup finalist are top of the group with four points, but a slip up against the number two country on the FIFA World Rankings could see them slide down to third and out of the tournament, depending on the results between Morocco – who have all to play for – and Canada who have nothing to play for.
Sitting on the brink of group stage elimination, there are already questions being asked about whether Belgium’s golden generation has finally lost its spark. Kevin De Bruyne and his men have looked far from their best self in their narrow win over minnows Canada in their opening match and going on to lose 2-0 to Morocco in their second 2022 FIFA World Cup group stage encounter.
A win for Belgium would take them to six points and secure their last 16 place and possibly have them avoid Spain, who are expected to finish top of Group E later in the evening. A draw could suffice but that would require Canada to win against Morocco by a decent margin. But Belgium’s knockout prospect will be made difficult by Croatia who just need a point to go through to the last 16.