FIFA World Cup points table: Belgium tops Group F, Spain thrashes Costa Rica 7-0

FIFA World Cup 2022: On Matchday 4, here is how the points table looks after the Belgium vs Canada match.

Belgium’s Michy Batshuayi celebrates after scoring his side’s only goal during a World Cup group F match against Canada at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Doha. | Photo Credit: Hassan Ammar

Morocco, buoyed by the Saudi Arabian giant-killing act the previous afternoon, started its Group F encounter with gusto, unperturbed by the searing sun seeping through the tent domes of the Al Bayt stadium.

The Croatians, last edition’s runners-up, naturally were left panting, less accustomed to the 27-degree heat, as Luka Modric and his olden companions found it hard to deal with the pace of the red stallions. But both teams eventually ran out of steam, settling for a goalless impasse.

Meanwhile, Japan shocked Germany with a come-from-behind 2-1 victory and Spain recorded its biggest victory in World Cups, with a 7-0 thrashing of the Ticos, to move to the top of Group E standings. Belgium’s Michy Batshuayi scored the only goal of the day’s last match against Canada.

Here is how the points table looks after Matchday 4:

Group A standings:

Position	Teams	Matches	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Netherlands	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	3
2	Ecuador	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	3
3	Senegal	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0
4	Qatar	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0

Group B standings:

Position	Teams	Matches	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	England	1	1	0	0	6	2	4	3
2	Wales	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
3	USA	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
4	Iran	1	0	0	1	2	6	-4	0

Group C standings:

Position	Teams	Matches	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Saudi Arabia	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	3
2	Poland	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
3	Mexico	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1
4	Argentina	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0

Group D standings:

Position	Teams	Matches	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	France	1	1	0	0	4	1	3	3
2	Tunisia	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
3	Denmark	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
4	Australia	1	0	0	1	1	4	-3	0

Group E standings:

Position	Teams	Matches	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Spain	1	1	0	0	7	0	7	3
2	Japan	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	3
3	Germany	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0
4	Costa Rica	1	0	0	1	0	7	-7	0

Group F standings:

Position	Teams	Matches	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Belgium	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	3
1	Croatia	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
2	Morocco	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
4	Canada	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0

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Group G standings:

Position	Teams	Matches	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Brazil	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Cameroon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Serbia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Switzerland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Group H standings:

Position	Teams	Matches	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Portugal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	South Korea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Ghana	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Uruguay	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0