Thibaut Courtois celebrates with his teammates the victory against Canada (1-0)

WEAK BELGIAN PERFORMANCE IN THE DEBUT

Courtois and Batshuayi rescue Belgium against a tough Canada (1-0)

Published:23/11/2022 - 23:24h

Updated:23/11/2022 - 23:24h

Belgium fulfilled the forecasts in its World Cup debut against a Canada condemned for its ineffectiveness. The 1-0 did not reflect what happened on the field, but it did reflect the hierarchy of Belgian individualities, with Thibaut Courtois as the hero

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Canada returned to the Glass of the World 36 years afterwards and did it with a big party in Ahmed bin Ali Stadium of Rayán where, in spite of his collective superiority, left with the empty hands because of his offensive inefficiency. Alphonso Davies, his main figure, failed a penalti in the minute 10 after a hand of Carrasco that changed the party and confirmed the figure of Thibaut Courtois unbeatable.

When the North American seemed to control the party, Belgium began to bet to the speed of his only forward, Michy Batshuayi. With Kevin Of Bruyne and Eden Hazard underneath of his usual level, the balloons to the space turned into the main weapon of the ones of Robert Martínez and Toby Alderweireld did the work with a balloon that aporvechó the distraction of the Canadian head offices so that the forward of the Fenerbahçe left alone and put the 1-0 in the 44'.

The ones of John Herdman replaced to the hard hit before the rest and controlled the party in the complement, but was missing depth. Until 22 you finish it added Canada. Only three of them were to the arch. Belgium resignó to the against when the variants neither improved his game and, in spite of the North American command, Courtois did not have too work in the final stretch, thanks to the good work of Alderweireld and Jan Vertonghen.

The experienced Belgian head offices controlled the rushed forward of a Canada that paid his inexperience, but left a good image and augura a hard challenge so much for Croatia as for Morocco, that to first hour equalised without goals in a party for the forget. Belgium did the duties, but will have to improve a lot if it wants to surpass the done in Russia, where were able to delete to Brazil and finish third.

What comes in the Group F

The Sunday, the Belgian will confront to Morocco in To the Thumama, whereas Croatia will follow suit in front of Canada in Jalifa. A Belgian triumph in front of the African will put him in eighth, whereas the North American are forced to win if they do not want to sack early of his expected return mundialista. Batshuayi Will keep on being to title in Belgium, since Romelu Lukaku will not be available before the third party.

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