Belgium Football Formation

Lineup (3-4-1-2)

Courtois · Vertonghen · Alderweireld · Castagne · Meunier · Witsel · Dendoncker · Carrasco · De Bruyne © · Trossard · Mertens

Croatia Vs Belgium - World Cup Group F Game N5 (01/12/2022)

GK COURTOIS
CB ALDERWEIRELD
CB VERTONGHEN
CB/LB CASTAGNE
RB/RWB MEUNIER
DMF DENDONCKER
DMF WITSEL
LMF/LWB CARRASCO
AMF DE BRUYNE
SS TROSSARD
SS MERTENS

Substitutions: Lukaku for Mertens (46 mn), Thorgan Hazard for Trossard (56 mn), Doku for Carrasco (71 mn), Tielemans for Dendoncker (71 mn) and Eden Hazard for Meunier (86 mn)
Notes: Onana was suspended for this game after receiving yellow cards on the games against Canada and Morocco
At the start of the second half, Lukaku was placed as CF flanked by Trossard on the left and De Bruyne on the right as AMFs/SSs
Thorgan Hazard first operated as LMF, displacing Carrasco as left AMF/SSs for some minutes, later they changed positions
Later, Doku came in to play as LMF/LWF, this relocated Thorgan back to the AMF/SS position
Eden Hazard played as left AMF/SS, this relocated Thorgan Hazard as RWB/RMF
This was the final match of coach Roberto Martínez in charge of the Belgian National Team, it also meant the final appeareance from attacking midfielder Eden Hazard

Captained by: Kevin De Bruyne | Eden Hazard
Short Free Kick: -
Long Free Kick: Kevin De Bruyne/Timothy Castage/Jan Vertonghen/Axel Witsel (Taken with both feet)
Free Kick 2: -
Left Corner: Dries Mertens
Right Corner: Kevin De Bruyne/Thorgan Hazard
Penalty: -
Players to go up in freekicks and corners: Toby Alderweireld, Jan Vertonghen, Axel Witsel, Timothy Castagne, Thomas Meunier

Team Strategy

*Counter Attack
*Ball Possession DEF
*Ball Possession ATT
*Left Side Attack
*All Out Attack
*Change Sides: De Bruyne/Trossard/Mertens | Witsel/Dendoncker | De Bruyne/Trossard (Second Half) | Thorgan Hazard/De Bruyne (When Thorgan was placed as AMF/SS) | Tielemans/Witsel (Optional)
*Right Side Attack - Optional