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BEL
CANKO
Yellow cardBEL - Yannick Carrasco9'
GoalBEL - Michy44'
HT
- Yellow cardBEL - Thomas Meunier53'
- Yellow cardBEL - Amadou Onana56'
Substitution
10 - Junior Hoilett
17 - Cyle LarinSubstitution13 - Atiba Hutchinson15 - Ismaël Koné58'- Substitution10 - Eden Hazard17 - Leandro Trossard62'
- Substitution22 - Richie Laryea3 - Samuel Adekugbe74'
- Substitution23 - Michy24 - Loïs Openda78'
- Substitution7 - Stephen Eustáquio21 - Jonathan OsorioSubstitution11 - Tajon Buchanan23 - Liam Millar81'
- Yellow cardCAN - Alphonso Davies81'
- Yellow cardCAN - Alistair Johnston83'
FT
Belgium
Match stats
Canada
54%
Possession
46%
9
Shots
22
3
Shots (On goal)
3
4
Corners
4
3
Saves
2
11
Fouls
14
Line-ups
1
Thibaut Courtois
21
Timothy Castagne
11
Yannick Carrasco
5
Jan Vertonghen
2
Toby Alderweireld
19
Leander Dendoncker
8
Youri Tielemans
6
Axel Witsel
23
Michy
7
Kevin De Bruyne
10
Eden Hazard
3-4-2-1
18
Milan Borjan
22
Richie Laryea
19
Alphonso Davies
4
Kamal Miller
5
Steven Vitória
2
Alistair Johnston
13
Atiba Hutchinson
7
Stephen Eustáquio
20
Jonathan David
11
Tajon Buchanan
10
Junior Hoilett
3-4-2-1
Team stats
Belgium
| Goalkeepers | G | GC | SAV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Forwards | G | GA | S | FC | FW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 78' 44' | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 62' | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Midfielders | G | GA | S | FC | FW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 45' | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 45' | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defenders | G | GA | S | FC | FW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Substitutes | G | GA | S | FC | FW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45'(Youri Tielemans) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 45'(Yannick Carrasco) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 62'(Eden Hazard) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 78'(Michy) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Canada
| Goalkeepers | G | GC | SAV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Forwards | G | GA | S | FC | FW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 81' | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 58' | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Midfielders | G | GA | S | FC | FW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| 81' | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 74' | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 58' | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Defenders | G | GA | S | FC | FW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Substitutes | G | GA | S | FC | FW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58'(Junior Hoilett) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 58'(Atiba Hutchinson) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74'(Richie Laryea) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81'(Stephen Eustáquio) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81'(Tajon Buchanan) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Match info
Ahmad bin Ali StadiumAttendance: 40432Match stream
- 90'+6'Belgium kick their World Cup campaign off with a victory. Canada started brightly and even had a Davies penalty saved in the first half only for Batshuayi to fire Belgium into the lead shortly before half-time. His team then took control of the game in the second half to see out an impressive victory against a talented side.
- 90'+5'That's all for the live text commentary for this match. Until next time, goodbye.
- 90'+5'Belgium face Morocco next in a game that kicks off on Sunday. Canada play Croatia shortly afterwards.
- 90'+5'FULL-TIME: BELGIUM 1-0 CANADA
- 90'+3'Canada look like they've run out of legs, here, while Belgium try to kill the game.
- 83'Yellow card2 - Alistair JohnstonJohnston has been booked after a reckless challenge on Openda.
- 81'Yellow card19 - Alphonso DaviesDavies has been booked after catching Trossard late.
- 81'Substitution - In23 - Liam MillarSubstitution - Out11 - Tajon BuchananBuchanan makes way for Millar as Canada chase the game.
- 81'Substitution - In21 - Jonathan OsorioSubstitution - Out7 - Stephen EustáquioOsorio has replaced Eustaquio to bring fresh legs into midfield.
- 78'Substitution - In24 - Loïs OpendaSubstitution - Out23 - MichyOpenda has come on for Batshuayi, the goalscorer.
- 74'Substitution - In3 - Samuel AdekugbeSubstitution - Out22 - Richie LaryeaAdekugbe has replaced Laryea to play left-back.
- 62'Substitution - In17 - Leandro TrossardSubstitution - Out10 - Eden HazardTrossard replaces Hazard to bring dynamism to the wide areas.
- 58'Substitution - In15 - Ismaël KonéSubstitution - Out13 - Atiba HutchinsonKone comes in for Hutchinson in midfield.
- 58'Substitution - In17 - Cyle LarinSubstitution - Out10 - Junior HoilettLarin replaces the veteran Hoilett to bring energy out wide.
- 56'Yellow card18 - Amadou OnanaOnana is issued a yellow card after catching Eustaquio with a stray elbow.
- 53'Yellow card15 - Thomas MeunierMeunier is booked after catching Hoilett with a leading elbow.
- 44'Goal23 - MichyGoal! 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.
- 9'Yellow card11 - Yannick CarrascoPENALTY! The referee has booked Carrasco for handball in the box and given a penalty to Canada.
World Cup
Week 8
Finished
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