TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Belgian national team started their journey to the 2022 World Cup with positive results. They won 1-0 against Canada at Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, early on Thursday, November 24, 2022.
The victory of Roberto Martinez’s troops was determined by Michy Batshuayi’s only goal at the end of the first half.
Belgium are currently top of Group F World Cup 2022 with a score of 3. Croatia and Morocco play 0-0, in second and third with a value of 1. Canada has not yet scored.
Check out five interesting facts from the Belgium vs Canada game as reported by Opta:
1. The Belgian starting XI in this match has an average age of 30 181 making it the oldest starting XI in the 2022 World Cup so far and it is the second after against Mexico in the 1998 World Cup (31 years 301 days).
2. Atiba Hutchinson of Canada became the oldest player besides goalkeeper in a World Cup game after Roger Milla. His age in that fight was 39 years and 288 days while Milla appeared aged 42 years and 39 days in 1994.
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3. Ismael Kone, who replaced Hutchinson in this game, was only 7 months and 2 days old when Hutchinson made his debut for the Canadian national team.
4. Belgium have won their last eight matches in the World Cup group stage.
5. Canada became the third team not to score in their first four games at the World Cup after Bolivia (5 games) and Greece.
The 2022 World Cup schedule in Group F will return on November 27, with matches Belgium v Morocco and Croatia v Canada.
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