Alphonso Davies responds after his punishment is saved by Thibaut Courtois
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Alphonso Davies responds after his punishment is saved by Thibaut Courtois
Canada were given a heavenly opportunity to start to lead the pack on 10 minutes after a Taylor Buchanan strike hit the arm of Yannick Carrasco in the container, yet Davies saw his manageable exertion saved by Thibaut Courtois.
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The North American side proceeded with their strength in the main half, with a maturing Belgian backline squeaking over and over notwithstanding rushes of assaults, yet they some way or another fell behind on 44 minutes.
A Toby Alderweireld dropkick upfield was not managed by the Canada safeguard, and Batshuayi accepted full benefit as he got the ball down the case with one touch prior to lashing his second determinedly into the rear of the net.
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It said a ton regarding Belgium's first-half execution that, notwithstanding starting to lead the pack, Roberto Martinez actually wanted to roll out two improvements at the break, tossing on Amadou Onana and Thomas Meunier for Youri Tielemans and Carrasco.
The switches assisted stem a portion of the Canada with tiding, as Belgium saw out an awkward opening triumph. They face Morocco next, with a success prone to take them through to the last 16.