First Team
Canada face Belgium in World Cup opener
22nd November 2022
Canada take on Belgium tonight in their World Cup opening match.
David Wotherspoon and his Canada teammates will face Belgium tonight in the first match of their World Cup group.
Canada will go into their World Cup opener against Belgium with “belief, not hope”, according to midfielder and teammate, Jonathan Osorio.
The North Americans defied expectations to top the final group of CONCACAF qualifying – ahead of the United States and Mexico – and earn an automatic qualifying place at Qatar 2022, and Osorio is confident of creating more surprises.
A clash with a Belgium side featuring the likes of Kevin De Bruyne, Eden Hazard and Thibaut Courtois is a baptism of fire in their first World Cup appearance in 36 years but Osorio is ready to defy expectations in the Group F fixture at Al Rayyan Stadium.
He told the Vancouver Sun: “We don’t hope any more, we believe. We’re very confident in ourselves. We want to show that we are a football nation, that we can compete with the best in the world.
“We want to surprise people, because I think people still see us as underdogs; Canada and the World Cup, they should just be happy to be here.
Everyone at St Johnstone wishes Canada and Spoony all the best!
Match Information:
7.00pm Kick-off
BBC One
Al Rayyan Stadium
