DOHA (Reuters) – Belgium play Canada in the World Cup in Doha on Wednesday.
When: Wednesday Nov. 23, 2200 local (1900 GMT/1400 ET)
Where: Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium
Capacity: 44,740
Odds:
Belgium win: 1/2
Canada win: 11/2
Draw: 16/5
Key stats:
* Canada return to the World Cup for just the second time and first since 1986.
* Canada have never scored in a World Cup.
* Belgium appeared in the first World Cup in 1930 and have qualified a total of 14 times.
* Romelu Lukaku is Belgium’s World Cup all-time leading top scorer with five goals.
* Belgium’s Thibaut Courtois claimed the Yashin Trophy as best goalkeeper in 2022. He also won the Golden Glove Award as the top goalkeeper at the 2018 World Cup.
Previous meetings:
* Belgium beat Canada 2-0 in their only previous meeting, in June, 1989.
(Reporting by Steve Keating in Doha; Editing by Christopher Cushing)
