Per the broadcast, Canada’s 14 shots without a goal is the most in a half in a World Cup since 2006.
— the grandest stage in soccer. Follow our live updates of the Canada-Belgium game and how the fans are reacting here on Wednesday afternoon. The game begins at 2 p.m. EST.On Twitter, many observers from other nations said Canada was robbed of not one, but two penalty kicks in this match.
“I’m sorry to bash a referee but missing three nail on penalties in play isn’t good enough in a World Cup. One was corrected by VAR, but Canada should’ve had three penalties in this game and they’ve just been given one. Unacceptable at this level,” said Siavoush Fallahi, a sports journalist for Swedish publication Fotbollskanalen.Hope is waning a little bit here at the Eatons Centre, but I don’t know if there is a single country that cheers on defence like Canadians do.
Canadians expressed hope that their national team would score goals in the second half of its match with Belgium. “We dominated the play, we got the chances, but we missed on the final touch,” said Mohammed Al-Deiri, who is watching the match at Mississauga’s Celebration Square. He said given the dominance, “I think our team will hit Belgium’s nets.”Halftime analysis from Joe Callaghan: Canada were fearless and found so much joy.
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