Canada’s Alphonso Davies missed a 10th-minute penalty against Belgium, and many fans were left perplexed as to why he took it in the first place.
Davies took kick instead of DavidCourtois made comfortable saveDavid takes pens for Lille
WHAT HAPPENED? Davies’ early miss on Wednesday came in Canada’s first World Cup appearance since 1986. It would have been his nation’s first ever goal at the tournament.
Early drama! ?
Alphonso Davies had the chance to put Canada in front but Thibaut Courtois saved his penalty! ? #BBCFootball #BBCWorldCup
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THE VERDICT:
Would Lille’s designated penalty-taker Jonathan David have been a better choice?
Maybe Davies got a bit ahead of himself.
His fans have his back, though.
THE BIGGER PICTURE: Canada started brightly against Belgium and will be frustrated that they couldn’t find a quick breakthrough, with Michy Batshuayi having given the Belgians the lead against the run of play.
WHAT NEXT FOR CANADA? Davies and co. are in Group F with Belgium, Croatia and Morocco. They will face Croatia in their second match on Sunday.
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