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Belgium’s draw against Croatia in their final group-stage match could have ended with a win and seen the team advance into the knockout stage had forward Romelu Lukaku closed a near-perfect cross in the 89th minute.
The Belgians needed to win their Group F match over Croatia to knock off the eventual group runners-up as long as eventual group-winner Morocco won or drew. Seconds before stoppage time was added, Jérémy Doku heroically evaded Croatian defenders at the top of the box and found midfielder Thorgan Hazard in space on the right. Hazard took a touch before launching a cross to an undefended Lukaku, who was angled perfectly to volley the ball into the goal’s left corner.
