Bounce000 Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Thank god there’s a Canucks game tonight to make it all better…. Lolz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DS4quality Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 That's game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wise Guy Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Sadly we deserved better, but they have a lot to be proud of. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted November 23, 2022 Author Share Posted November 23, 2022 The better team lost. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedestroyerofworlds Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Two more chances to score our first ever World Cup goal. Should have been Phonzie in this match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyville88 Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 A lot of this WC for Canada is about building towards 2026 at home. As disappointing as a loss is, especially given how well we played, it's a "short term pain, long term gain" kinda thing. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Just now, hockeyville88 said: A lot of this WC for Canada is about building towards 2026 at home. As disappointing as a loss is, especially given how well we played, it's a "short term pain, long term gain" kinda thing. Important lessons learned, and showing how hard they still gotta work. But hold your heads up boys. Damn good effort. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
250Integra Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Who knew the World Cup and NHL have the same refs? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashian Kassian Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Good effort. More experienced team won. Disappointing end the way they came out & showed they could play with a side like Belgium. Onto the next. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV. Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Belgium was a lot better as a unit in that second half. Despite the possession in Canada's favour, you never really got the feeling that Canada was going to score, unfortunately. Courtois was dialed in and Onana coming on really helped to add another layer to the defence. But what a performance from Canada that was. They can definitely get something against Croatia if they play like that on Sunday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
van_ws Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Just now, hockeyville88 said: A lot of this WC for Canada is about building towards 2026 at home. As disappointing as a loss is, especially given how well we played, it's a "short term pain, long term gain" kinda thing. Exactly. We have to be realistic with our expectations. This tournament is massive in terms of value and experience to this team regardless of the result. Building towards 2026 is the goal. This is a tough result and I can't help but feel a bit sad for the players as I know they are gutted. They played well enough for at least a draw but that's football sometimes. What this game showed to me is that Canada absolutely belongs on this stage and a valiant effort against a top team. I hope they can get a result against Croatia or Morrocco. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 2 minutes ago, van_ws said: Exactly. We have to be realistic with our expectations. This tournament is massive in terms of value and experience to this team regardless of the result. Building towards 2026 is the goal. This is a tough result and I can't help but feel a bit sad for the players as I know they are gutted. They played well enough for at least a draw but that's football sometimes. What this game showed to me is that Canada absolutely belongs on this stage and a valiant effort against a top team. I hope they can get a result against Croatia or Morrocco. Or both? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c00kies Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 More shocked by Canada losing than Germany tbh, as Germany has no cohesion and finishing. Canada looks like a good team, but they also failed to score on a penalty and it cost them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryElf Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 (edited) Jonathan David looked invisible this game. Needs to be better if we're going to have a chance against Croatia or Morocco. The best chance for us to get passed the qualifying round is if Belgium beats Croatia and Morocco, whereas we win one (Croatia) and draw the other. It'll be tough but after todays showing? They honestly have a shot. Belgium: 3 - 0 - 0 (9 pts) Canada: 1 - 1 - 1 (4 pts) Morocco: 0 - 1 - 2 (2 pts) Croatia: 0 - 2 - 1 (1 pt) Edited November 23, 2022 by AngryElf Can't math 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil_314 Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Strikers gotta get their reps in, so many wasted passes going into the stands. Kudos to the Belgians though, they locked it down and dialed up the possession in the 2nd half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV. Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 2 minutes ago, c00kies said: More shocked by Canada losing than Germany tbh, as Germany has no cohesion and finishing. Canada looks like a good team, but they also failed to score on a penalty and it cost them. Ehh, nothing truly shocking about Belgium winning games at this tournament, much less Canada losing to them (or losing in general). It's true that Canada didn't take their chances, but this is still a game that Belgium *should* be winning, regardless. It would be that way even if they were playing some of the better European oppositions. The fact that Canada played Belgium as well as they did is the remarkable thing, much more so than the result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimito Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Still waiting for the first goal. Showed that they belonged today, facing world #2. No easy games in this group. Need to get on the board next game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Mind Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 If you told me at the start of the game we'd lose 1-0, I wouldn't have been too upset about it. But missing the penalty makes this one sting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24K PureCool Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 From the way they played. They should stand a good chance with Croatia and Morraco. Hope for better result in those 2 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c00kies Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 1 minute ago, AV. said: Ehh, nothing truly shocking about Belgium winning games at this tournament, much less Canada losing to them (or losing in general). It's true that Canada didn't take their chances, but this is still a game that Belgium *should* be winning, regardless. It would be that way even if they were playing some of the better European oppositions. The fact that Canada played Belgium as well as they did is the remarkable thing, much more so than the result. I mean, that's all true, but I thought Canada might get a high from the first game and get some goals. I agree that Canada put on a good show though, which shows promise for the next two games. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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