Canada boss John Herdman hails effort after outshooting Belgium
John Herdman believes his Canada side proved they belong at the World Cup after they outshone Belgium only to slip to a narrow defeat.
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World Cup Podcast: Scintillating Spain and Germany stunned
Raf Diallo and James McMahon review Wednesday's 2022 World Cup action which saw Japan stun Germany, Spain thrash Costa Rica and Belgium escape with a narrow win over Canada who appeared to have astronaut Chris Hadfield alongside their coaching staff for the match.
Japan stuns Germany 2-1 with super subs
Presented by Jean-Emile Jammime with France 24’s team in Doha (Selina Sykes and Simon Harding) and sports journalist Ruben Slagter.
Canada showed they belong by outplaying Belgium, manager says
AL RAYYAN, Qatar : Canada have proven they can compete against the world's best teams after they frustrated the highly-fancied Belgian side and left them scrambling to a 1-0 victory in their World Cup opener on Wednesday, Canada's manager John Herdman said.
Plenty for Belgium to ponder despite Canada win
AL RAYYAN, Qatar: When Belgium lost their World Cup semi-final 1-0 to France four years ago they complained bitterly that the best team on the day lost. Canada may well now have the same grumble following their Group F fixture at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium on Wednesday (Nov 23).
Ugly but deserved win, says Belgium coach Martinez
AL RAYYAN, Qatar : Belgium coach Roberto Martinez was happy with what he called a deserved 1-0 win over Canada in World Cup Group F on Wednesday despite the "worst technical performance" of his six-year tenure.
Analysis:Plenty for Belgium to ponder despite Canada win
AL RAYYAN, Qatar : When Belgium lost their World Cup semi-final 1-0 to France four years ago they complained bitterly that the best team on the day lost. Canada may well now have the same grumble following their Group F fixture at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium on Wednesday.
Batshuayi fires Belgium to World Cup win over Canada
DOHA: Michy Batshuayi’s first-half goal proved enough for a below-par Belgium to squeeze to a 1-0 win over a Canada side playing their first World Cup match for 36 years on Wednesday. Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois saved Alphonso Davies’ early penalty and Batshuayi opened the scoring against the run of play in the 44th minute. John Herdman’s Canada, roared on by their vocal support, also had another strong penalty appeal turned down and dominated the second half to no avail.