FIFA World Cup

FT Wednesday, November 23, 2022
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Ahmad bin Ali Stadium · 40,432 att. · FOX

Match Report

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Belgium beat Canada with Batshuayi strike, Courtois penalty save

A moment of brilliance from Michy Batshuayi handed Belgium a narrow 1-0 win over Canada in their World Cup Group F game at Ahmad bin Ali Stadium.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
11
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
4
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
3
46.2
Possession
53.8
22
SHOTS
9
3
ON GOAL
3
0.1
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
353
Accurate Passes
432
429
Passes
520
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
4
19
Crosses
7
0.4
Cross %
0.6
49
Long Balls
59
21
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
8
Blocked Shots
3
4
Effective Tackles
9
13
Tackles
19
0.3
Tackle %
0.5
5
Interceptions
3
3
Effective Clearances
27
3
Clearances
27

Highlights

00:25 Vincent Kompany: Belgium can win World Cup Watch on ESPN

Lineups

BEL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 2Toby AlderweireldCD
  3. 5Jan VertonghenCD-L
  4. 19Leander DendonckerCD-R
  5. 6Axel WitselCM-L
  6. 8Youri TielemansCM-R
  7. 11Yannick CarrascoLM
  8. 21Timothy CastagneRM
  9. 23Michy BatshuayiF
  10. 10Eden HazardCF-L
  11. 7Kevin De BruyneCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 16Thorgan HazardSUB
  2. 4Wout FaesSUB
  3. 14Dries MertensSUB
  4. 3Arthur TheateSUB
  5. 24Loïs OpendaSUB
  6. 12Simon MignoletSUB
  7. 18Amadou OnanaSUB
  8. 15Thomas MeunierSUB
  9. 13Koen CasteelsSUB
  10. 22Charles De KetelaereSUB
  11. 20Hans VanakenSUB
  12. 17Leandro TrossardSUB
  13. 26Zeno DebastSUB
  14. 25Jérémy DokuSUB

CAN · 3-4-2-1

  1. 18Milan BorjanG
  2. 5Steven VitóriaCD
  3. 4Kamal MillerCD-L
  4. 2Alistair JohnstonCD-R
  5. 7Stephen EustáquioCM-L
  6. 13Atiba HutchinsonCM-R
  7. 19Alphonso DaviesLM
  8. 22Richie LaryeaRM
  9. 20Jonathan DavidF
  10. 10Junior HoilettCF-L
  11. 11Tajon BuchananCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 21Jonathan OsorioSUB
  2. 14Mark-Anthony KayeSUB
  3. 12Ike UgboSUB
  4. 17Cyle LarinSUB
  5. 23Liam MillarSUB
  6. 16James PantemisSUB
  7. 8Liam FraserSUB
  8. 6Samuel PietteSUB
  9. 25Derek CorneliusSUB
  10. 3Sam AdekugbeSUB
  11. 15Ismaël KonéSUB
  12. 1Dayne St. ClairSUB
  13. 9Lucas CavalliniSUB
  14. 24David WotherspoonSUB
  15. 26Joel WatermanSUB

Timeline

  1. 9' Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  2. 10' Penalty saved! Alphonso Davies (Canada) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  3. 44' Goal! Belgium 1, Canada 0. Michy Batshuayi (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Toby Alderweireld with a through ball.
  4. 45' Substitution, Belgium. Thomas Meunier replaces Yannick Carrasco.
  5. 45' Substitution, Belgium. Amadou Onana replaces Youri Tielemans.
  6. 53' Thomas Meunier (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 56' Amadou Onana (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 58' Substitution, Canada. Cyle Larin replaces Junior Hoilett.
  9. 58' Substitution, Canada. Ismaël Koné replaces Atiba Hutchinson.
  10. 62' Substitution, Belgium. Leandro Trossard replaces Eden Hazard.
  11. 74' Substitution, Canada. Samuel Adekugbe replaces Richie Laryea.
  12. 78' Substitution, Belgium. Loïs Openda replaces Michy Batshuayi.
  13. 81' Substitution, Canada. Liam Millar replaces Tajon Buchanan.
  14. 81' Substitution, Canada. Jonathan Osorio replaces Stephen Eustáquio.
  15. 81' Alphonso Davies (Canada) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 83' Alistair Johnston (Canada) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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