Wednesday’s World Cup slate closes with a historic moment for Canada as Les Rouges make their return to the tournament for the first time since 1986 with a tough fixture against FIFA’s second ranked nation in Belgium. It is a match that will be challenging for bettors as the injury report is full for both nations, particularly for the Canadians who have three key players that might not feature in the group stage opener. Here, we break down Belgium vs Canada in our soccer betting picks for Day 4 from Qatar.
Canada manager John Herdman could be without star players in both Alphonso Davies and Stephen Eustaquio along with first choice goalkeeper Milan Borjan against the Belgians. Meanwhile, Belgium manager Roberto Martinez is likely without striker Romelu Lukaku unless the report of his absence for the first two group stage matches is a clever case of mind games before taking on the Canadians.
Canada v Belgium betting odds list Belgium as -182 favorites to take the three points over Canada, who are +500 underdogs. The draw is priced at +320 and the Asian Handicap is set at Belgium -1 and Canada +1. The total is set at 2.5 goals, with the over juiced at -138 odds compared to +110 odds on the under.
Belgium vs Canada Betting Pick
| ℹ️ The Pick: | Canada +1 (-105) |
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This game will be played at Ahmed bin Ali Stadium at 2:00 PM ET on Wednesday, November 23.
Why Bet On Canada:
✅ Canada was fantastic in CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying, topping the table and finishing with a +16 goal differential. Les Rouges also finished unbeaten against Mexico and the United States, earning away draws against both regional powers before beating their rivals on home soil.
✅ Belgium enters the tournament after two losses in the preparation for Qatar. Netherlands beat Belgium 1-0 in the UEFA Nations League and Egypt shocked the Belgians 2-1 last week in a pre-tournament friendly.
✅ Canada is dangerous on the counter attack, with speedy players in Davies and Tajon Buchanan able to exploit opportunities to run past their opponents. That is a concern for Belgium, who concede shots on 59.9% of their opponents counterattacking opportunities.
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Belgium
Belgium goes as the midfield maestro Kevin De Bruyne goes, which is good because KDB is one of the best players in the world. De Bruyne is certainly the best at creating opportunities for his teammates, contributing to 155 goals in his 224 Premier League appearances. Belgium will need KDB to create plenty of chances in Qatar if they want to finally win a trophy with their ‘golden generation’ before the window closes.
The question for Belgium will be if they have the right forwards in place to finish those chances created by KDB. Without Lukaku against Canada, the chances will likely go to backup striker Michy Batshuayi or winger Eden Hazard. Batshuayi and Hazard both aren’t at the top of their careers compared to their peaks at the club level but could be dangerous enough against a Canadian defense that hasn’t seen many accomplished European goalscorers.
If Belgium expects to avoid the upset against Canada, they will need to be a lot better in preventing the counterattack. Egypt did well to make the most of their opportunities with the ball in their 2-1 friendly win over Belgium last week. Canada has a bevy of speedy players who are clinical when given a chance to run past defenders so ensuring those chances are at a minimum will be a big focus for Roberto Martinez to preach to his players.
Canada
After two plus decades of being an afterthought in the international game, many Canadians will finally get to see their beloved reds in the World Cup for the first time when they take the pitch on Wednesday. Thanks to an influx of talented youngsters and a handful of players still left from the dark days of the past decade, Canada dominated the rest of CONCACAF and earned their place in Qatar. Now, the next step is making big moments on the big stage after finally climbing the mountain to qualify for the World Cup.
Simply scoring a goal would give the Canadians their biggest success at the World Cup in their history. Canada failed to score a goal at the 1986 tournament and their forwards will all be hungry to make history as the first Canadian goalscorer at the World Cup. That includes Lille striker Jonathan David, who has already guided his club to a Ligue 1 title over French giants PSG and has nine goals in 15 appearances for his club this season. David is a dangerous forward and with a move to a big club in the works at the end of this season, goals in Qatar will only add to his transfer value and options come this summer.
Joining David in attack will be striker Cyle Larin and winger Tajon Buchanan, who both play in Belgium for Club Brugge. Larin was dominant in CONCACAF Qualifying, scoring both goals in Canada’s famous 2-1 win over Mexico in the Edmonton snow at Commonwealth Stadium last November. If Canada want another famous moment, they will need Larin to find a way to score goals in the sweltering Qatari heat.
