AA / Paris / Esref Yeftale
The Belgian team won 1-0 once morest the Canadian national team on Wednesday evening at Al Rayyan in the Ahmed bin Ali stadium on behalf of the first day of Group F of the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
John Herdman’s players made a perfect start to the match by getting a penalty kick in the 11th minute following intervention of the video assistance, but unfortunately for the Canadians, the penalty shot by Alphonso Davies will be stopped remarkably by Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois.
The Red Devils finally opened the scoring at the best moment of the first period, just before the break, with the goal of Fenerbahçe striker Michy Batshuayi (1-0, 44′) who won his duel once morest the opposing goalkeeper following a light pass in the back of the defense of Toby Alderweireld.
The second half will begin on a false rhythm, with the Belgians trying to control the game, and the Canadians, their backs to the wall, timidly trying to find a gap in the opposing defense.
The score will not change and the meeting ended in a 1-0 victory for Roberto Martinez’s men.
With this short success, Belgium takes the lead of group F with 3 points to its credit, while Canada is now in 4th place with 0 points on the clock.
Earlier in the day, Morocco and Croatia left in a draw (0-0).
Belgium will face Morocco next Sunday at 2:00 p.m. (GMT+1), while Croatia will challenge Canada at 5:00 p.m. (GMT+1) on behalf of the 2nd day of Group F matches.
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