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Belgium vs Morocco
Red Devils have to be better against improved opposition
On matchday 1, Belgium had journeyman Michy Batshuayi to thank for his 44th-minute winner against Canada when they were far from their best. Things could also have been so different. Bayern Munich flyer Alphonso Davies probably didn’t sleep very well after failing to slot home his 11th-minute penalty for the Canucks.
In the other match, Morocco stood firm for a creditable 0-0 draw against WC18 runners-up Croatia. This will be yet another stern test of patience for Roberto Martínez’s Belgian side, against a well-organised and talented Moroccan team possessing a serious counter-attacking threat.
Croatia vs Canada
2018 runners-up not afraid of hard work
Croatia were frustrated by a stubborn and occasionally dangerous Morocco outfit, but they’re accustomed to putting the maximum physical effort into matches. This is nothing new for them.
Canada are back in the BIG time with a first appearance at a WC finals since 1986, and after Alphonso Davies’ penalty miss against Belgium, they’re still yet to score a World Cup goal. They’ll need to bypass a rock-solid midfield trio made up of the legendary Luka Modrić, Inter general Marcelo Brozović and Chelsea star Mateo Kovačiç before they can get at Croatia’s backline.
Lille striker Jonathan David, a 22-year-old blessed with electric pace and scorer of 9 goals in 15 Ligue 1 matches this season, is a man who might fancy his chances of doing that.
Spain vs Germany
Modern twist on an old rivalry
Germany’s shock 2-1 defeat to Japan might have opened up old wounds from the 2018 group stage and Spain will be looking to seize on any lingering insecurities.
La Roja rattled 7 past Costa Rica with 6 different players getting on the scoresheet for Luis Enrique’s men. Among them was Gavi, who became the youngest goalscorer at a WC finals since Pelé in 1958, aged 18 years and 110 days.
His Barcelona clubmate Pedri is no longer a teenager, having turned 20 on Friday, and he already plays with the maturity of a seasoned veteran. With much expected of 19-year-old Bayern Munich star Jamal Musiala in a Germany shirt, there’s young talent everywhere you look on the pitch.
This is one of the standout fixtures of this year’s group stage and has so much resting on it too.
Cameroon vs Serbia
Must-win territory for Group G outsiders
After their narrow defeat to an excellent Switzerland side, Cameroon have now lost their last 8 WC matches, just 1 short of Mexico’s all-time record of 9 consecutive defeats.
All is not lost though against Serbia, who lost 0-2 to Brazil. The Seleção dominated the contest from start to finish and could have scored 4 or 5. That result was Serbia’s eighth loss in 10 matches at the tournament this century.
A win here for either nation would crank up the pressure on the Swiss, who play Brazil later on the same day.
South Korea vs Ghana
Pace is the key ingredient
Ghana’s Black Stars have now scored in 10 of their 13 matches at WC finals, including each of the last 6. They lost 3-2 to Portugal in a pulsating matchday 1 encounter which came alive in the second half, with Ajax man Mohammed Kudus finding dangerous spaces all over the pitch.
Ghana will need to be patient and inventive if they are to keep their hopes alive against a backline marshalled by the excellent Napoli man Kim Min-jae. He’s been a threat in the other box this season for his club too, scoring 2 headed goals of his own for the runaway Serie A leaders.
Both of these sides have pace to burn and tend to thrive in counter-attacking situations. Who’s going to blink first?
Portugal vs Uruguay
A tough nut to crack
Cristiano Ronaldo can’t stay out of the news. Ignoring the drama of his club career, the 37-year-old has now scored in 5 World Cup finals tournaments after his penalty against Ghana, the only player in history to do so. He’s also the second-oldest scorer at a WC, after Cameroonian legend Roger Milla.
João Cancelo, a full-back only by name, has 3 goals and 4 assists in his last 13 international outings for Portugal, so Uruguay’s experienced wide men will need to be wary of the Manchester City man’s considerable creative skills.
Portugal possess threats all over the pitch – 9 of their 10 outfield starters against Ghana have scored for their country before, with Wolves midfielder Ruben Neves the odd one out.
As for Uruguay, they’ve now lost just 1 out of 10 matches played in 2022 and finished CONMEBOL qualifying in scintillating form, with 4 consecutive wins and just 1 goal conceded in that sequence.
They’ve got their own set of golden oldies too. Fernando Muslera, Diego Godín, Martín Cáceres, Luis Suárez and Edinson Cavani are all participating at their fourth World Cup. Cáceres, incredibly, has played every single minute of Uruguay’s last 12 WC matches, a run stretching back to 2010.
La Celeste have qualified for the knockouts in each of their last 3 WC appearances, and kept 8 clean sheets in their last 10 group games. Everywhere you look, the facts and figures point to a fiercely competitive contest.