Match Highlights - Croatia 0 v 0 Belgium - Matchday 42 - World Cup Qatar 2022 | Famous Football - video Dailymotion

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Croatia & Belgium locked horns in their last clash to decide who proceeds to the Round of 16 from Group F. The 2018 #FIFAWorldCup runners-up could afford a draw while the Red Devils needed to win in order to progress.   Both sides came dangerously close to breaking the deadlock on several occasions. Substitute Romelu Lukaku had some incredible chances to break the deadlock but he struggled to make the most of it & the match ended goalless.   This meant that Zlatko Dalic's side marched into the knockouts & Belgium bowed out in the group stage of #FIFAWorldCup for the first time since 1998.

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00:00Croatia and Belgium won fans around the world with their performances at the 2018 FIFA World Cup

00:07when Croatia finished second and Belgium third

00:12but the next couple of hours are going to be very tense indeed for both of these teams

00:18Croatia get this Group F match underway

00:26a match which is effectively a knockout match at Ahmed Ben Ali Stadium

00:31and Croatia with an early shot on goal which flies past Thibar Courtois' goal

00:37yeah great start from Croatia pressure on the Belgium goal straight from the off

00:42running field made by Dries Mertens

00:48Mertens to pull that ball across Carrasco will pick up

00:52can Carrasco shoot he can but it's blocked by Juranovic

00:55Luka Modric his 158th appearance tonight

01:00Modric with the ball in it was just too high for Lovren

01:04who's down in the six yard area

01:07Brozovic oh

01:08Anthony Taylor points to the penalty spot

01:12yeah look like there was contact in there when the first contact gets a touch

01:19yeah and he catches him

01:23here's the decision

01:26well no penalty

01:30no and every single Belgian fan in here breathing a massive sigh of relief

01:35yeah and it all comes because Croatia creating overloads down there left hand side

01:50shifts it back onto his right foot

01:53difficult for Belgium to build on this right hand side where Muneo goes low he's got no one above him

01:59De Bruyne in behind Lukaku Carrasco it's Yannick Carrasco

02:04Lukaku is hit the post

02:07really good play from Belgium that's what De Bruyne gives you in the pocket it's good touch

02:16fantastic save to get another go here

02:18and it just hits the post and goes wide

02:21probably two centimeters away from being in front

02:24Hazard lovely touch De Bruyne oh Lukaku with a free header

02:34and Romelu Lukaku might well have been surprised that that ball actually came through to him

02:39yeah he absolutely is you think the keeper's going to claim it he hasn't had time to react

02:43but went out of play anyway it looked like that

02:47the deflection taking it away

02:50from Livakovic

02:52Jeremy Doku advancing on the penalty area

02:55still Doku

02:57Jeremy Doku still

02:59Hazard

03:00Torgan Hazard puts it across

03:03Lukaku oh it's taken by Livakovic on the line

03:08extraordinary

03:09they can't believe it I can't believe it

03:13he's not going to get much of an easier chance in his career

03:17I thought Torgan Hazard took himself too wide but puts a great ball in

03:22just doesn't get the right contact

03:25I can't believe he's not taking it into corner there

03:29celebrations for Croatia

03:35the draw is good enough to take the runners up four years ago into the round of 16

03:41but it means that Belgium third in Russia in 2018 are out

03:49and it is Croatia who go through and Belgium who go out

03:54Croatia nil Belgium nil

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