Belgium Crash Out Of World Cup After 0-0 Draw With Croatia

Belgium have crashed out of the 2022 FIFA World Cup after a goalless draw with Croatia.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Belgium have been eliminated from the 2022 FIFA World Cup following a 0-0 draw with Croatia, marking a bitter end for the country’s so-called “Golden Generation” of stars.

Roberto Martinez’s side, ranked the second best in the world by FIFA, failed to find any fluency in Thursday’s clash at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium and their desperate second-half attempts to break the deadlock ultimately came to nothing.

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A draw was all Croatia needed with Belgium to go through to the round of 16, and the 2018 finalists achieved that at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium.

Belgium were the semi-finalist of the last World Cup in Russia, but they have been knocked out of the tournament. They needed to win against Croatia; they came close but not close enough.

Romelu Lukaku was brought on at half-time and squandered a few big chances, though ultimately, the match finished goalless as Belgium suffered a shock early exit.

Belgium was given an early reprieve when a penalty awarded for Yannick Carrasco’s challenge on Andrej Kramaric was overturned for offside against Dejan Lovren in the build-up as Luka Modric was lining up to take it.

The arrival of Lukaku coincided with the game finally coming to life, the Inter striker forcing Dominik Livakovic into the first save of the contest a little over three minutes after coming on.

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That sparked Croatia into life, and Thibaut Courtois – on his 100th cap – made three saves in the space of four minutes to deny midfield trio Mateo Kovacic, Marcelo Brozovic, and Luka Modric.

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