Despite the evident confidence Canada gained from their great qualification performance, it is impossible to ignore Belgium.
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The odds of Belgium winning their opening match are 62.2 percent according to Opta’s prediction model, compared to just 17.4 percent for Canada.
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If De Bruyne, Hazard, Mertens, and company find their range, Canada may have a very difficult night.
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Jonathan Osorio, a midfielder for Canada, said that his team will play Belgium in their opening World Cup match with “confidence, not hope.”
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Osorio is convinced that the North Americans will continue to shock everyone by winning the CONCACAF qualifying final group, finishing ahead of the United States and Mexico, and earning an automatic qualifying spot for Qatar 2022.
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In their first World Cup appearance in 36 years, facing a Belgium team that includes players like Kevin De Bruyne, Eden Hazard,
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Thibaut Courtois will be a baptism of fire, but Osorio is prepared to exceed expectations in the Group F match at Al Rayyan Stadium.
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We don’t hope any more; we believe, he said, according to the Vancouver Sun. We have a lot of self-confidence. We want to demonstrate that we are a football nation and that we can compete on a global scale.
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