Day 4: Morocco vs Croatia | Germany vs Japan | Spain vs Costa Rica | Belgium vs Canada

[MrMarcello]

Smash and grab

 

[2mufc0]

That is harsh on Canada

 

[Klopper76]

That sucks. Belgium haven't deserved that.

 

[MDFC Manager]

So that's one penalty Canada got and two Canada should have gotten. Hmpf.

Was the crowd chanting V-A-R ahead of that check btw? I couldn't make it out and then they cheered when the VAR check was announced.

Yes they were

 

[2mufc0]

I hope Canada don't drop their heads they have been excellent and can still come back.

 

[MrMarcello]

That was a class finish.

 

[Ralaks]

Football can be so heartbreaking

 

[RedDevilMachine]

YESSSSSSS Red Devils 1-0! Get in Belgium! F*ck off Canada!

 

[pratyush_utd]

What are people expecting from a guy who whistled full time here?

How can he be selected for World cup?

 

[The Firestarter]

Feck off batshiteye

 

[Semper Fudge]

Martinez is a genius!

 

[Massive Spanner]

Great finish. Harsh on Canada.

 

[VorZakone]

Still about 20 mins before HT so Canada can get one back.

 

[Vidyoyo]

Batman!

 

[CallyRed]

I really dislike this Belgium side.

 

[The Firestarter]

Colina was mumbling to himself there ?

 

[awop]

Should have had 3 penaltys, and they're 1-0 down...

 

[RedDevilMachine]

And why are they relying on Batshuayi for goals in 2022?

Well that was a good jinx.

 

[massi83]

What are people expecting from a guy who whistled full time here?

Knowing FIFA I expect him to referee the final

 

[Gordon S]

Just how the feck are Belgium ahead? They look terrible

 

[RedDevilCanuck]

Cruel

 

[Pintu]

So undeserved. Candians did everything but score.

 

[DomesticTadpole]

I really dislike this Belgium side.

Think it's that there's no personality in it. They all seem rather bland.

 

[lefty_jakobz]

Against the run of play, cruel on Canada

 

[pratyush_utd]

Oh that was close

 

[Annihilate Now!]

It's that weird unwritten rule in football that you don't generally get a 2nd pen if you've already had one.

VAR should fix that sort of stuff but alas

 

[Solius]

Eustaquio looks tidy.

 

[FootyGirl88]

Well that was a good jinx.

I know typical!

 

[mu4c_20le]

So undeserved. Candians did everything but score.

As a wise man once said, sometimes in football you have to score goals

 

[Bobski]

Gorgeous football that.

 

[CallyRed]

What are people expecting from a guy who whistled full time here?

How in god's name did he get a world cup gig

 

[SerendipityNow]

How can Canada not score? Crazy.

 

[paulscholes18]

The GOAT ref is in the building

 

[Adam-Utd]

Canada should have 3 here. They'll be kicking themselves

 

[Semper Fudge]

Against the run of play, cruel on Canada

They've had plenty of chances to take the lead and fecked it up every time. It happens.

 

[KirkDuyt]

Wait this is that shambles of a ref from the AFCON?

 

[mu4c_20le]

Gorgeous football that.

The long ball?

 

[bosnian_red]

fecks sake we can't score, this is gonna be a heartbreak isn't it

 

[Dazzmondo]

Undeserved but the Canadian defence had looked at risk of being breached a couple times already. Canada can't be as wasteful as they have been in a game like this. As I type it another awful miss. They need to score soon.

 

[padr81]

Honestly puts Messi and his Copa America win in context. I wonder if modern football doesn’t mesh well with how South American want to play as a whole

I'll be interested to see how Brazil get on because honestly, I think the Nations League and covid have seen SA teams not have to face European teams very often so something like Italy's unbeaten run was more impressive than the Argies.