Match Thread: World Cup Group F - Matchday 1 - Belgium v Canada - November 23, 2022 - 10pm local time / 2pm ET / 11am PT

[narduch]

Belgium v Canada
Wednesday, November 23, 2022
2pm EST / 11am Pacific (10pm local)
Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor, Qatar

Broadcast in Canada:
TSN, CTV, RDS, FOX (main over the air channel).

Canada's roster:

Belgium's roster:

Referee:

Referee: Janny Sikazwe (ZAM)

Assistant Referee 1: Jerson Emiliano Dos Santos (ANG)

Assistant Referee 2: Arsénio Marengula (MOZ)

Fourth Official: Yoshimi Yamashita (JPN) 

Reserve Assistant Referee: Neuza Back (BRA) 

Video Assistant Referee: Juan Soto (VEN)

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Nicolas Gallo (COL)

Offside Video Assistant Referee: Mokrane Gourari (ALG)

Support Video Assistant Referee: Massimiliano Irrati (ITA)

Standby Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Abdelhak Etchiali (ALG) 

Injuries:

Belgium: Lukaku is confirmed out.

Canada: Eustaquio and Borjan are questionable. Davies told TSN he should be ready.

Weather Forecast:

 

Edited November 22, 2022 by narduch

[Sal333]

If Eustaquio plays, the soccer world will get a shock. Canada takes it 2-1.

If he doesn't play, I really don't know. 

This team needs to hold off the Belgians until our forwards can take over the game. Eustaquio is key with Hutch to help out the back line.

[PegCityCam]

Pretty cool to hear Witsel name names in his interview. For some reason it makes this all the more real for me.

 

[imoffside]

 

[narduch]

Davies, Eustaquio and Borjan all trained with the full team today 

Edited November 20, 2022 by narduch

[Sal333]

David?! You mean Davies. Or did I miss something on this board when I went for a wizz.

[Gian-Luca]

 

[Gian-Luca]

 

[Olympique_de_Marseille]

4 hours ago, Kadenge said:

@Olympique_de_Marseilleusually sets up the thread a few days before the game 

4 hours ago, narduch said:

Ok I made it.

Thanks for making the thread. I wasn't 100% sure if it should go here or in the other section.

@narduch or others, feel free to make the match threads for the other WC matches.

Edited November 20, 2022 by Olympique_de_Marseille

[narduch]

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Edited November 20, 2022 by narduch

[narduch]

53 minutes ago, Sal333 said:

David?! You mean Davies. Or did I miss something on this board when I went for a wizz.

I fixed it

[TGAA_Star]

4 hours ago, PegCityCam said:

Pretty cool to hear Witsel name names in his interview. For some reason it makes this all the more real for me.

 

Shows they won't underestimate Canada

[Alex]

I’m sorry to ask this but you need to put WORLD CUP in the game thread title. My life will be complete.

[kacbru]

My view is this should be in the CMNT thread, not here.  That is the place where all Canada games have been talked about in the past, regardless of the competition.

[narduch]

22 minutes ago, Alex said:

I’m sorry to ask this but you need to put WORLD CUP in the game thread title. My life will be complete.

Done

[TGAA_Star]

- GK- Milan Borjan 
- LB- Samuel Adekugbe 
- CB- Kamal Miller
- CB- Steven Vitoria 
- RB- Alistair Johnston
- CDM- Stephen Eustaquio 
- LCM- Ismael Kone 
- RCM- Richie Laryea 
- LW- Alphonso Davies
- CF- Jonathan David 
- RW- Tajon Buchanan 

 

This would be my ideal lineup against Belgium (4-3-3)

[SoCalTransport]

35 minutes ago, TGAA_Star said:

- GK- Milan Borjan 
- LB- Samuel Adekugbe 
- CB- Kamal Miller
- CB- Steven Vitoria 
- RB- Alistair Johnston
- CDM- Stephen Eustaquio 
- LCM- Ismael Kone 
- RCM- Richie Laryea 
- LW- Alphonso Davies
- CF- Jonathan David 
- RW- Tajon Buchanan 

 

This would be my ideal lineup against Belgium (4-3-3)

I like it but I would go with Hoilett over Lareya, Kone will probably get the start because Hutchinson isn't ready, but that's a gamble I believe.

[kacbru]

1 hour ago, SoCalTransport said:

I like it but I would go with Hoilett over Lareya, Kone will probably get the start because Hutchinson isn't ready, but that's a gamble I believe.

Agree with Hoilett,  but Hutch started vs Japan, why wouldn't he be ready for Belgium? 

Edited November 21, 2022 by kacbru
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[TGAA_Star]

4 hours ago, SoCalTransport said:

I like it but I would go with Hoilett over Lareya, Kone will probably get the start because Hutchinson isn't ready, but that's a gamble I believe.

I can agree but why I went with Laryea in the midfield is that he can track back like a wing back and help in the defense if needed and has that pace and speed needed to frustrate Belgium. I went with Kone too in the midfield because he definitely proved something to me against Bahrain but also I would bring Hutch off the bench because can he really go for a full 90?

[narduch]

We've drawn an African referee.

 

Referee: Janny Sikazwe (ZAM)

Assistant Referee 1: Jerson Emiliano Dos Santos (ANG)

Assistant Referee 2: Arsénio Marengula (MOZ)

Fourth Official: Yoshimi Yamashita (JPN) 

Reserve Assistant Referee: Neuza Back (BRA) 

Video Assistant Referee: Juan Soto (VEN)

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Nicolas Gallo (COL)

Offside Video Assistant Referee: Mokrane Gourari (ALG)

Support Video Assistant Referee: Massimiliano Irrati (ITA)

Standby Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Abdelhak Etchiali (ALG) 

[InglewoodJack]

Listening to yesterday's northern futbol episode, I am now all in on our chances against belgium. let's get it done.

[narduch]

Lol

 

 

[narduch]

 

 

[Unnamed Trialist]

1 hour ago, narduch said:

Lol

Better that than the Brazilian we just saw for England-Iran, adding senseless time at the end of the 2nd half, for no clear reason. Unless he was correcting errors from the first half. 

[narduch]

Just now, Unnamed Trialist said:

Better that than the Brazilian we just saw for England-Iran, adding senseless time at the end of the 2nd half, for no clear reason. Unless he was correcting errors from the first half. 

10 minutes of ET when its 6-1 is plain stupid.