Belgian police fires tear gas and water cannons at violent crowd in Brussels after the team’s disappointing loss to Morocco in 2022 FIFA World Cup


Belgian police fires tear gas and water cannons at violent crowd in Brussels after the team’s disappointing loss to Morocco in 2022 FIFA World Cup

Violence in Brussels after Belgium's defeat

After Belgium‘s loss in the 2022 FIFA World Cup to the underdog Morocco, with a score line of 2-0. The Belgian fans couldn’t gracefully take the loss; it was chaos. One would have never thought that Belgium would lose to Morocco without even putting up a fight. Recently horrifying news from the Belgian capital Brussels came up when the riot police fired tear gas and water cannons at the violent crowd thrashing each other.

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After the shocking loss to Morocco, the Belgian people went insane on the streets, and getting on with violence was what was left as an option. The riot police were deployed right after, and tear gas and water cannons were made to control the people in the streets. The action was only allowed when something like this came ahead, an uncontrollable force of people displaying rage for their team’s humiliating loss—this same group of players once made the headlines with the World number 1 ranking.

Horrific and disturbing images are coming up from the streets after the people insanely damaged public properties and vandalized shops and shared vehicles; the such rage for a world cup match is not acceptable and necessary actions must have been taken as it’s not the first time that something like this is happening. People have gone on the streets crazy to show support or rage when their team loses.

The following actions taken by the riot police of Brussels weren’t unconstitutional, as the people on the streets were disastrous. Such violent display of anger divides the Footballing community and creates a hole right through the fundamental spirit of the beautiful game. The match was a disgrace and the team must realize their role in delivering but the common people must understand the limits as well.

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Belgium’s campaign at the 2022 FIFA World Cup

Belgium National Team for FIFA World Cup 2022
Belgium National Team for FIFA World Cup 2022

Belgium’s golden generation is fighting for their dream of lifting the FIFA World Cup for their nation. Most players in the team are all in their 30s, and a few, according to themselves, even passed their prime as Eden Hazard, Belgium’s captain, enlightened us all. The team under players like Kevin, Hazard, Thorgan, Lukaku, Courtois, Mertens, and Carrasco achieved the number one FIFA ranking for a reasonable amount of time.

The campaign hasn’t been fruitful till now, but the team’s players were not as good as they used to be and are more desperate for their deserved place. The current generation of players will pass on their legacy to the young ones declaring their time served as professional players. The last dance for Belgium’s greats to try their full potential in the race for the golden trophy, a longing that every footballing country identifies with.

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