2022 FIFA World Cup Group F

Group F of the 2022 FIFA World Cup will be from 23 November to 1 December 2022.[1] The teams in the groups are Belgium, Canada, Morocco and Croatia. The top two teams will go to the round of 16.[2]

Teams

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

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 will play the runners-up of Group E.
  • The runners-up of Group F will play the winners of Group E.

Matches

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

Morocco vs Croatia

Morocco 0–0 Croatia
Report
Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor
Attendance: 59,407
Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)

Belgium vs Canada

Belgium 1–0 Canada
 Report
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 40,432
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

Belgium vs Morocco

Belgium 0–2 Morocco
Report
  • Saïss Goal 73'
  • Aboukhlal Goal 90+2'
Al Thumama Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 43,738
Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)

Croatia vs Canada

Croatia 4–1 Canada
  • Kramarić Goal 36', 70'
  • Livaja Goal 44'
  • Majer Goal 90+4'
 Report
Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 44,374
Referee: Andrés Matonte (Uruguay)

Croatia vs Belgium

Croatia 0–0 Belgium
Report
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 43,984

Canada vs Morocco

Canada 1–2 Morocco
  • Aguerd Goal 40' (o.g.)
 Report
  • Ziyech Goal 4'
  • En-Nesyri Goal 23'
Al Thumama Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 43,102
Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)

Discipline

Fair play points will be used as tiebreakers if the teams are tied after the overall and head-to-head rules. These points are based on yellow and red cards given to a team. The points are:[2]

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

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Match Schedule" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Regulations – FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2022.

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