By Aston Villa FC

Leander Dendoncker and Belgium bowed out of the World Cup with a surprise exit at the group stages.

The Aston Villa midfielder completed 72 minutes of Thursday’s goalless draw against Croatia in Qatar.

The point was not enough to secure Belgium’s progression to the Last 16 and a place in the knockout rounds as they finished third in Group F, one point behind Croatia and three adrift of group winners Morocco.

Belgium reached the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup before finishing in third place.