FACTS AND STATS: BATSHUAYI’S LONE GOAL HELPS BELGIUM SEE OFF WASTEFUL CANADA
FIFA World Cup Group F Match Statistics
BELGIUM VS CANADA
Venue: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Belgium 1 vs 0 Canada
M Batshuayi (44′)
Denmark XI (3-4-3): Schmeichel; Kjaer, Andersen, Christensen; Kristensen, Hojberg, Delaney, Maehle; Olsen, Dolberg, Eriksen
Tunisia XI (3-4-2-1): Dahmen; Talbi, Meriah, Bronn; Drager, Skhiri, Laidouni, Abdi; Slimane, Msakni; Jebali
MATCH FACTS
22 – Belgium have faced 22 shots against Canada, their most in a group stage game at the World Cup since 1998 (22 v the Netherlands).
8 – Belgium are only the second team to have won eight consecutive World Cup group games, after Brazil (twice, from 1986-1994 and 2002-2010).
0 – Canada has become the third team to fail to score in each of their first 4 World Cup matches, joining Bolivia and Greece.
14 – Canada’s 14 shots are the most in the first half of a World Cup match without scoring since England (17) against Trinidad and Tobago in 2006.
1 – Thibaut Courtois is the first goalkeeper to save a penalty for Belgium at the World Cup since Opta have this data (1966).
MATCH STATS
Spain Japan
Possession: 46% 54%
Shots: 6 11
Shots on target: 3 5
Corners: 6 6
Fouls: 11 14
Yellow Card: 3 2
Red Card: 0 0
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Janny Sikazwe
Assistants: Arsenio Maringule, Yoshimi Yamashita
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