Croatia vs Belgium, December 1st: Head-to-Head Statistics, Line-ups, Prediction for the 2022 World Cup Match

As the round of sixteen stages of the FIFA World cup draws near, members of Group F will round off their group stage matches synchronously to decide who makes it through to the next phase. 45035 capacity Ahmed bin Ali Stadium in the city of Ar Rayyan, Qatar will play host to the Checkered Ones and Red Devils on Thursday 1st December 2022. Croatia who was runner-up in the previous world cup held in Russia has a bruised Belgium side to contend with.

The excitement of the Croatians and Belgians waiting eagerly to cheer their teams to victory can be understood. The action from Qatar can be felt by Croatian sports lovers from the comfort of their homes on Hrvatska radiotelevizija (HBT) while Belgium's can do the same on La Une, Één, RTBF Auvio Direct, Sporza.

Uk residents as well as Belgium and Croatian supporters who find themselves in the UK can view from BBC1 and BBC SportWeb

Canadians have RDS App TSN4, TSN5, TSN1, TSN3, as a luxury of channels and sources to live stream the Match from.

• FIFA Ranking: 12th;
• Last five Matches: WWWDW;

Croatia overturned an early Alphonso Davies early goal, which was the fastest in the tournament so far, to claim a well-deserved victory against a spirited Canadian side. Andrej Kramaric was ruthless, as his 37th-minute goal restored parity and his second of the match and third for Croatia came in the 70th minute to put the game beyond reach. As if that wasn't enough, substitute Lovro Majer added a fourth in the extra time to ensure that John Herdman's men are officially eliminated and the Croatians can put their disappointing draw against Morocco to pass and look forward to the challenges ahead.

( 4 - 3 - 3 ) D. Livakovic, J. Juranovic, D. Lovren, J. Gvardiol, B. Sosa, L. Modric, M. Brozovic, M. Kovacic, A. Kramaric, M. Livaja, I. Perisic.

• FIFA Ranking: 2nd;
• Last five Matches: WLLWL;

Belgium endured a disappointing second-leg encounter as a defeat at the hands of an organized Moroccan side means that their third match against Croatia will have all to be played for. Belgium as expected opted for a free-flowing football and the depth of their squad had the gap and style to prize the Moroccan defense open. The Atlas Lions refused to capitulate, instead, it was Walid Regraguis' men who produced an extraordinary second half to snatch victory through Sabiri and Aboukhlal in the 73rd and 92nd minute respectively.

( 3 - 4 - 2 - 1 ) T. Courtois, L. Dendoncker, T. Alderweireld, J. Vertonghen, T. Castagne, Y. Tielemans, A. Witsel, Y. Carrasco, K. De Bruyne, E. Hazard, M. Batshuayi.

An Under 3.5 bet on CoinPlay which goes for 1.28 odds is stimulated by the fact that only once in the last 20 years out of the eight times these two teams have come head to head with each other that four or more goals have been produced.

Belgium will surely be bright and busy on this occasion. Their brilliance will surely be matched by their Croatian counterpart. A "both teams to score" at 1.78 odds on 1xBet is our pundit's second pick of the match.

A draw does not seem likely when these two sides come against each other due to the state of affairs surrounding the encounter. Either side winning is a risk pegged at 1.30 odds on Bet365 sportsbook.