Croatia and Belgium will face each other on Thursday in their final game Group F match which will take place at Ahmed bin Ali Stadium.
Croatia collected four points in their first two rounds of matches, ranking them as number one in Group F, while Belgium sits as number three on three points.
Zlatko Dalic’s runners-up are better placed after victory against Canada took them to four points; a draw would send Croatia through.
Following a 2-0 loss to Morocco, Belgium faces a must-win situation in the decider.
Roberto Martinez’s side could theoretically qualify with one more point but only if winless Canada defeat Morocco by four or more goals in the other group game.
A win would confirm Belgium’s qualification and leave Croatia sweating over Morocco’s result.
Kick-off – 16:00
Venue – Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium.
Team news
There are no injury concerns for Croatia.
Romelu Lukaku was deemed fit enough to come on for the final ten minutes of Belgium’s surprise defeat to Morocco. The Inter striker hasn’t started a match for club or country since August and may still be short of the fitness required to lead the line.
Croatia predicted lineup(4-3-3)
Livakovic; Juranovic, Lovren, Gvardiol, Sosa; Modric, Brozovic, Kovacic; Kramaric, Livaja, Perisic.
Belgium predicted lineup (3-4-2-1)
Courtois; Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Castagne; Meunier, Tielemans, Witsel, Trossard; De Bruyne, E Hazard; Batshuayi.
Prediction / Odds
Recent clashes back up the likelihood of a low-scoring game with none of the last five meetings between the two sides seeing more than three goals scored.
But in recent form, Croatia has been performing better than the red devils. The morale inside the dressing room of Belgium also doesn’t look good.. Croatia 2- 1 Belgium
Odd tips are taken from bet365
Draw/Belgium (HT/FT) at 9/1 + over 2.5 goals at 1
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