FACTS AND STATS: BATSHUAYI'S LONE GOAL HELPS BELGIUM SEE OFF WASTEFUL CANADA

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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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