Belgium will play Canada at the World Cup in Doha on Wednesday.
When: Wednesday, November 23, 10:00 p.m. local (7:00 p.m. GMT/2:00 p.m. ET)
Where: Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium
Capacity: 44,740
Coefficients:
Belgium win: 1/2
Canada to win: 11/2
Draw: 16/5
Key statistics:
* Canada is returning to the World Cup for only the second time and the first time since 1986.
* Canada has never scored in a World Cup.
* Belgium participated in the first World Cup in 1930 and qualified a total of 14 times.
* Romelu Lukaku is Belgium’s all-time leading scorer at World Cups with five goals.
* Belgium’s Thibaut Courtois won the Yashin Trophy as the best goalkeeper in 2022. He also won the Golden Glove award as the best goalkeeper in the 2018 World Cup.
Previous meetings:
* Belgium beat Canada 2-0 in their only previous meeting in June 1989.
