The underdog of our pair gave the vaunted Belgians a real fight. It seems that the Red Devils were simply not ready for a tough fight and high pressure. The Canadians were also not lost – almost every tackle was followed by a quick attack. Alas and ah, such a nice team did not have enough luck and accuracy.
Already at the opening of the match, the North Americans earned the right to shoot from 11 meters: the ball after Buchanan’s shot ended up exactly in Carrasco’s hand. But Thibaut Courtois has once again confirmed that a good goalkeeper is half a team. Davis shot into the bottom left corner – the goalkeeper saved.
However, no one was going to lower their heads: the Canadians continued to storm the Courtois possessions and, in the event of retaliatory attacks, did not hesitate to go into a tough fight. A little in the leg, a little in the ball, as Artem Fedetsky said. But the Canadians’ offense was chronically unlucky that evening, when Roberto Martinez’s defenses made almost the only truly dangerous moment for the half. The “Red Devils” had an exquisite long ball to Batshuai, and the Fenerbahce forward, sandwiched between Lareya and Miller, fired a shot at the goalkeeper.
After the break, the pattern of the game hasn’t changed. The Canadians looked preferable, but their attacks lacked something. Or again, saved Courtois, who shot Larin’s header exactly under the far post.
1:0 – Belgium is gaining three difficult points and Canada wins the sympathy of the fans.
World Cup 2022
Belgium – Canada 1:0 (1:0)
Naked: Batshuayi, 44 (1:0)
Belgium: Courteous; Vertonghen; Alderweireld; Dendockers; Chestnut; Tielemans (Onana A., 46); witsel; Carrasco (Meunier, 46); deBruine; Azar E. (Trossard, 62); Batshuayi (Openda, 78)
Replacement: Castells; little finger; Teate; Fas; debate; Mertens D.; de Ketelare; wanaken; Azar T.; Doku J.; Lucaku R.
Warnings: Carrara 9; Meunier 53; Onana A. 56
Canada: Boriano; Lareya (Adekugbe, 74); Miller; Johnston A.; Victory; Eustakiou (Osorio, 81); Buchanan T. (Millar L., 81); Davis; Hutchinson A.; Hoylett (Larin K., 58); David J.
Replacement: Saint Clare; panthemis; Cornelius De .; Acquarium; Piett; Kone I.; Kay; Fraser; Wuterspoon; Ubo; Cavallini
Warnings: Davis 81; Johnston A. 83
