World Cup highlights Japan stuns Germany, Spain rolls and Belgium holds off Canada

Trailing 1-0, Canada earned a corner in the 89th minute, but sailed the kick well past the goal. There will be at least five minutes of stoppage time.

It’s another decent chance for Canada, as Sam Adekugbe swings in a promising cross, but Cyle Larin can’t quite get his body behind it and sends an off-balance header well off the mark. If Canada doesn’t score in these last few minutes, it’ll set the record for the most World Cup games played all time without scoring a goal (four).

Thibaut Courtois hasn’t been tested much in the second half, but he made a diving stop on a header by Cyle Larin in the 80th minute to preserve Belgium’s 1-0 lead. That’s three saves in the match for Courtois.

Belgium Coach Roberto Martínez makes another sub in the 78th minute, bringing on Lois Openda for goal scorer Michy Batshuayi. Canada, meanwhile, is bringing on Liam Millar and Jonathan Osorio for Tajon Buchanan and Stephen Eustáquio.

Time’s running out on the underdog Canadians, who make another sub with Sam Adekugbe replacing Richie Laryea in the 74th minute. Belgium still leads, 1-0.

Canada continues to create half-chances but hasn’t been able to really test Thibaut Courtois in a while. The most recent effort came in the 67th minute, when Richie Laryea had a good look at goal from 20 yards out but buzzed his shot wide of the near post.

Two subs for Canada in the 58th minute, with Cyle Larin replacing Junior Hoilett and Ismaël Koné replacing 39-year-old Atiba Hutchinson. Larin scored a Concacaf-best six goals during the final round of qualifying and is Les Rouges’ all-time leading scorer. Belgium subbed in Leandro Trossard for Eden Hazard in the 62nd minute.

Thomas Meunier, a second-half sub for Belgium, was issued the Red Devils’ second yellow card of the match in the 53rd minute for catching Junior Hoilett with an elbow. Amadou Onana received Belgium’s third yellow card just two minutes later.

Canada has picked up where it left off, creating more danger to start the second half but still not scoring. This time it was Stephen Eustáquio playing the orchestrator, as he used some clever footwork to create space and send a cross into the box before Jonathan David steered his header just wide.

Canada registered 14 of 18 shots, but Les Rouges trail 1-0 as the second half gets underway. Much of the halftime discussion was about how Canada should’ve been awarded a penalty kick in the 13th minute when Tajon Buchanan was erroneously ruled offside. Two subs for Belgium: Thomas Meunier replaces Yannick Carrasco and Amadou Onana replaces Youri Tielemans.

Playing its first World Cup match since 1986, Canada asserted itself impressively against Belgium but finds itself down 1-0 at halftime after Michy Batshuayi’s 44th-minute strike at Ahmad bin Ali Stadium in Rayyan, Qatar.

The Canadians outshot No. 2-ranked Belgium 14-4, nearly scored on an early penalty kick and looked generally unbothered by an opponent stacked with stars from Europe’s top clubs. But Toby Alderweireld picked out Batshuayi with a hopeful ball over the top late in the first half, and the Fenerbahce striker rifled home a half-volley to give Belgium the lead.

Canada nearly responded to Belgium’s goal with a swift equalizer in first-half stoppage time. But after Richie Laryea sent a well-placed ball into the goalmouth, Tajon Buchanan couldn’t get a clean touch to it and skied his effort over the bar.