Canada Defeated By Belgium Dispite Having More Shots

Canada dominated much of this Group F game but were wasteful in front of goal, especially when Alphonso Davies' first-half penalty was saved by Belgium keeper Thibaut Courtois.

Belgium fought hard to win their first World Cup game, but were pushed all the way by an outstanding effort from Canada.

Canada dominated much of this Group F game but were wasteful in front of goal, especially when Alphonso Davies’ first-half penalty was saved by Belgium keeper Thibaut Courtois.

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Courtois also had to make a good save from Alistair Johnston, but Canada were undone on the stroke of halftime when Michy Batshuayi collected Toby Alderweireld’s long ball and fired a powerful left-foot finish past Milan Borjan.

Jonathan David squandered a glorious headed chance to tie the game for Canada, and Courtois also saved from Cyle Larin. Canada was also left with a sense of injustice after two reasonable penalty against Belgium appeals were denied in the first half.

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Canada pushed forward in the second half, but it was Roberto Martinez’s team who came out on top, despite a performance that belied their world ranking of second.

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