Canada looked much better here in this friendly against Japan than in their last friendly but tryin to see what Canada does against Belgium...first World Cup in over 36 years so I'm excited
@@jakestar121 : of course the matches will be tough... but just look at the record so far with canada against teams that in the world cup: us 1-1, 2-0 mexico 1-1, 2-1, costa rica 1-0, 0-1, qatar 2-0, uruguay 0-2, japan 2-1: what that tells me is that canada will be competitive and that's what you can expect. i dont think they'll make it to the round of 16, but they are competitive.
Watched this game (was in the footage haha). Was a great game, first time cheering for Canadian football in my life which was good. Atmosphere was awesome. Unfortunetly I wouldn't be going to the world cup but I'll be seeing some of the games at the fan zones here in Dubai.
I am so excited I am finally cheering on my own country at the World Cup. I remember watching my first World Cup. France won it. Then I started cheering for Brazil because of Namar. But these guys got something going here. Something esp, I think its Brotherhood!
that panenka was soooooo risky. Cavallini is so lucky that worked out in his favor and I'm glad the boys won. That being said, lets not do that here on out eh boys? 😂
it may give points in the Fifa standings, but it was not really an important game, so no worry trying this especially when it actually worked. But I agree I don't want to see this in a world cup game.
Back seeing what has been happening in Canada soccer sport, more and more kids are playing in club , the registers in soccer clubs are more than hockey clubs since 10 years ago . I am pretty confident that Canada will do better and better in the coming years because more and more yong kids are playing soccer and talents are coming out
A nice game from Canada. Mistakes caused all three goals rather than great play or quality finishing (the 1st Canadian goal a really, really bad overcommit and miss by the Japanese defender which the broadcast team didn’t even mention). Fairly happy with the defending by Canada, although Kamal Miller was getting exposed early (he grew into the match). Buchanan looked really dangerous. Hoilett has never looked this good, really hoping it’s not a flash in the pan. Mark Anthony Kaye cannot be allowed to play a minute in Qatar, he was spared blushes and a lot of criticism by the post. Borjan looked nervy as ever, didn’t love his decision making on the 1st goal getting caught in no man’s land. I’m cautiously optimistic going into the group stages, but still have too many lingering fears that Belgium will pick us apart into tiny little pieces, because the weaknesses are there for everyone to see. Japan weren’t particularly strong today or they might have better exploited it.
Mark Anthony-Kaye looked pretty decent IMO, he had the phenomenal pass that led to the 2nd goal. I think your lens is colored from previously poor performances.
@@nealanderson9719 he was badly out of position on multiple occasions in this particular game. To my eye he gets caught sleeping defensively too often. I watched all 90 minutes of this match and the comment was written immediately after, so it wasn’t influenced by other performances.
Relax, it's a friendly- let the lads have fun. I'm sure come WC David or Larin will be the main Pk shot makers. Did you see the boys laugh out out on the PK, it's fun..and when it's fun it's enjoyable.
They didn't want someone taking pens in the WC on this as it would be used as data for opposing teams. Better that a non-penalty taker takes this in a nothing game.
A "Patenka" .... and its virtually Gold when done right. It's supposed to be right at the centre of the goal, as the premise is the keeper will dive one way or the other before the ball is kicked (as they do, 95% of the time). Cavallini dragged his attempt and it went to his right (goaltender's left) instead of down the middle. As it turns out, the goaltender was guessing that direction, and was therefore able to get a few fingers on the ball, and almost save it. He still would have had a tough time gathering the ball though, before Cavellini kicked a rebound in, but...... yeah, Patenka's go into the top half of the very centre of the goal. (The other 'option' is to simply drill it down the centre of the goal, again, top half of goal.) If the goaltender is going to guess one way or the other, why bother trying to guess which way he's guessing. Shoot the ball down the middle ..... soft (Patenka) or hard.
I am excited about my country, Canada entering the world cup in soccer. The players have done a great job. The only issue they have is the finish as many opportunities seem to be wasted. World cup quality teams like Brazil, Germany, etc... will most likely finish their chance with goals. Go Canada Go!
Very interesting game, Canada seemed to be struggling a bit with their line up though, despite Japan being 2nd line up players being majority. It was a good chance for Japan to practice and work out their final kinks. I hope Canada can do better, it will be a hard hard game against the top tiers in their group.
I don't see it that way at all, Japan seems to be struggling to create shots on goal.. when they do create very good shots on goal, they don't finish for some reason. Canada got a goal out of both their chances in the box, Japan shanked 2 out of their three great chances. I hope Japan can do better, it will be a hard hard game against the top tiers in their group.
@@nealanderson9719 Pulling the oldest card out of the hand eh? haha using my own words and just switching the subject haha. but keep in mind that half of the line up for Japan was B tier players up while Canada had all A-tier line up. Half of our best didn't even come out until 2nd half and we tried a formation we've never really employed before. as I said, Japan used this opportunity to work out our kinks and try new tactics and still would have tied if it wasn't for the penalty while you guys struggled with against Japan with your best players and using the best formation you always used. So whose gain and loss was this? And I legit don't expect Japan to miraculously beat Germany or Spain and get to round of 16. I see even lower chance of Canada beating Croatia and Belgium xD. you guys are too high on maple syrup if you guys think you can beat those two haha
😄 I was wondering if you'd catch that.. Don't get me wrong, I am rooting for Japan to advance. At full strength your roster is very strong and your players are all supremely technical and quick. I don't have delusions of grandeur about being better than Belgium, but with great tactics and coaching.. anything can happen on any given day in football.
@Shouhei Shun I wouldn't speak too soon, seems like both of us may be right. Japan didn't create many quality chances against Costa Rica. It's going to be hard beating Spain if you can't score. Good luck though!
As a fan of the Samurai blue, the performance yest was horrendous, there's no cohesion and players kept getting knocked down by the physically stronger Canadians. Props to the Canadian side, there's definitely potential to get out of their group. It's game over if Japan plays like that against Germany..
Sigo a su selección de fútbol desde el octogonal, y les tocó un grupo de la copa bien feo... Bélgica con su generación dorada a la baja y Croacia en dudas, veo más oportunidades oara Canadá pase a los octavos. Ojalá así sea, saludos desde Argentina 🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷
I’m Mexican and I’m looking forward to seeing Canada in the World Cup. I’m sure Canada is gonna be a revelation in this World Cup and I wouldn’t be surprised if they make it out of the group stage. Canada will give both Belgium and Croatia a run for their money. One of the two Europeans won’t make it out of the group stage.
I'm worried about Borjan's positional play. Also, Buchannan needs to pass the ball quicker to open teammates. Holding the ball works better against weaker opponents. World Cup teams are going to eat him up.
Easier said than done. That's one thing that separates the top players playing for Madrid, Barca, Bayern, PSG, City, Liverpool, etc... from the good players playing in okay sides (like Club Brugge). That decision making, knowing when to release the ball, etc... In terms of individual talent, you'll find it anywhere, even in the 4th division in Romania, but the football brain required to make it to the top echelons is rare. So don't be disappointed if Tajon continues with his play, it's what got to him to where he's at, and it's his ceiling at the moment.
@@awfan221 agree with everything you said, but I'm not sure how many times an open teammate can wait without saying anything. Maybe coach will point that out in video sessions
When Canada qualified for the World Cup l was hoping they don’t change their approach to the game when facing top teams like Belgium. I like the boys and want them to do well in Qatar but l now think they have to defend with a low block,be compact and use counterattacks coz Japan was able to open us up on a few occasions. De Bruyne or Modric can pick that long pass that led to Japan’s first goal all day long,then that Minamino chance together with the other one that hit the post can be converted against the likes of Belgium which is my concern. Overall the boys have to play with confidence and by that I don’t mean dribbling in your own half 😂….Let’s go Canada!!!
I'm afraid you guys - just like the US - are having your hopes to high. South Korea and Japan might have a higher chance to get to the knockout stage the you guys from the least competitive region in the world. Japan was basically scrimmaging 😀😁
What makes me happy, as a Japanese, is that this match alone caught the German media and German soccer people off guard that it would be easy to beat Japan. It is obvious that Germany has learned nothing from the humiliation of four years ago, and they no longer deserve to be 5th world champions if they mistakenly believe that a friendly match represents everything about any national team.
Happy with the result but Canada will need to find a way to hit the target more often if they want to do something meaningful in the group stage. That cheeky penalty shot almost cost them. Go lads go!
for all the canadians who are happy with this result, you will come to realize that the countries play completely differently when they actually get in the group stage than how they play in the friendly games.
@@StephOMacRules who hasnt played in world cup for 36 years and has literally no idea what it feels like to play there. (If im not mistaken). These competitions require experience and courage on tough moments which comes from experience that the country does not have. I am not saying it will get disqualified, I am saying it will be tough and the friendly games mean literally nothing.
@@Sioklis Look...every player Canada has is a professional, some on very high quality teams. You don't think they understand what pressure is, of course they do, especially with one of the top 30 players in the world and probably 2 in the top 60!
@@jamesh256 I will reply again when you get you dont make it in the group stage. Even though i like David and Davis as individuals they don't have any experience in world cup. You don't seem much knowledgeable about football so I will reply by the end of the group stage again when you see how things turn out.
As someone who plays soccer, we may have come out this game with a positive result, but based on the highlights, our defense looks extremely vulnerable and week, which wont fly against KDB and Modric throughballs
I'm sure Canada will play in a low block and play counter. If they played like they did today, then I anticipate Borjan to step up to collect that through ball. It will hopefully be rectified.
@@MrCheddahcheese So they'll get tired and give away free kicks to DeBruyne and Modric. I'm afraid there is nothing they can do to compete with those teams.
Canada makes it past the first round with Croatia. There’s always a few groups that have upsets even ones ranked worse than Canada. Not sure why in a tournament like this, people assume it’s an automatic out. The games changing and getting more competitive.Oh for those who call this bs , what group is #7 ranked In the world Italy in again?
Im just happy that Canada will be at the world cup after 30 years for the rest of the blablabla we will see soon. Enjoy the present moment and stop being toxic as our real target is the next world cup..🇨🇦🔴⚪❤⚽️
All the European's here laughing at Canada...same thing both the USA and Mexico did in the qualifying and look at their records against Canada this year. Just saying!
So Canadian friends, I'm Belgian, do you fear Belgium for your first World Cup match in 36 years? I think the defense is the weakness of Canada and its strength is its attack with the twirling Jonathan David, Buchanan who plays in the Belgian championship and if Davies is ready it can be dangerous.... I think the Belgians will win unless they are overconfident and the Belgian defense is old and slow.
I expect Belgium to have the majority of the play, but Canada can be dangerous on the counter attack with quality up front attackers, as you said... not gonna lie, I pick Belgium to win, but I think Canada can hang in there with them.
Canada just needs to apply their forecheck, get the puck deep, finish their checks and cash in on the turnovers. Goalies's also gotta make some key saves to keep his team in the game. Gonna be a tough one out there but the boys believe in each other and anything can happen.
@@XChiefxBanditX alleen Openda kan jullie redden, hij is een gem voor jullie imo. Als jullie verdediging on point is en kevin heeft vorm, gaan jullie als 2e door, tenzij ziyech jullie pakt, maar dat moeten we mr eens gaan zien, veel suc6
Im sorry but Canada aint looking ready. Wtf David doing man. He missed lot of balls. I cant really see the professionalism in their play but they do have great chemistry with each other. I'm hoping for one goal against Morocco and thats all I want.
@@oilersrule9729 I play premier league in Canada. All I'm saying is it's like team spain is coming to play NFL " world cup " and they going to spank teams like the patriots. It's hard to read comments like this when you understand the true level that they are going to play against. Their success is strait down to the coach and 4 players. The rest are dog shit.
@@oilersrule9729 like I said. It's hard for you to understand. But let's say your a hockey fan, baseball fan or whatever. I appreciate your support for Canada. But canada so bad it hurts to watch them when you live and breath the sport. If they did well the way they are playing right now it would be an embarrassment to the football culture.
Morocco won’t be easy but Canada can win. A good Canada can rip off points against Croatia or Belgium but mostly will be against Croatia but 4 points doesn’t automatically qualifies you the next round because the group has nice teams and a surprise can happen.
@@seamusoleary3712 Croatia doesn’t look hard compared to Belgium. A tie or a win against Croatia can happen because this Canadian team plays soccer/football and have the skills they destroyed Japan football skills and they are a competitive team.
1 point from the first 2 matches plus a win in third match is not enough neither for Morocco or Canada, the fact that Belgium and Croatia is playing against each other the last round makes is easier for them they come to the match with (4pts/4pts or 6pts/4pts) and a draw is enough, both qualify with 5pts/5pts or 7pts/5pts, coaches will want to give rest some key players for next round and both teams won't take risks as they both know they can qualify in case of draw, as result if Morocco and Canada want to qualify they need at least 2 or 3 points from first 2 games not 1 point. Ps: the qualifiers from this group will face Spain and Germany, no need to top the group.
@@matija5555 Canada finished 1st doing a great qualifying process definitely can rip off points against Croatia the only factor is the experience. The statistics says that Croatia got beat up by a Concacaf team like Mexico at a World Cup 2002 WC qualifying as 3rd place and then qualifying for the 2014 WC through play offs I do believe Canada will rip off points against Croatia.
As a Les Bleus France 🇫🇷 supporter have to give credit to Canada 🇨🇦 very entertaining game Japan are suppose to be smarter than that this is football not karate
No Davies is super concerning. Good the team played well together, but Davies really makes a huge impact. Hope he can be fit for Belgium or Croatia at the very least
Japan has a shaky defense. Not gonna go well vs Germany in their first match if they don't improve their defense. But that penalty. Darn. Gonda got a touch to the ball from that cheeky penalty. Such a waste.
Belgium seems to underperform in WCs so hopefully, that occurs again and we can catch Belgium cold for the first game. If we get at least a point, we would be in good shape. If can get a point against Croatia then we would have a great chance for at least the second spot. Could very well come down to goal difference. It's why I think Canada will play a low-block to avoid high scoring games and control their GD as much as possible
@@MrCheddahcheese Belgium finished 3rd in the last world cup (were eliminated by France in the semis). They beat Brazil. In the one prior to that they at least made the quarterfinals. I would not call that underperforming. Relative to some people's expectations for them, sure. Relative to the field as a whole they have kicked ass. We'll need max effort and some luck to have any chance of even coming close to tying them. They have arguably the best goalkeeper in the world and top 5 player in the world in DeBruyne. Canada has made massive progress in the last 4 years. Going from being ranked 100th in the world to qualifying for the world cup. Beating the U.S., Mexico and Japan are things that I didn't think would be possible 4 years ago. Croatia and Belgium are different beasts. If Canada can even compete I'd be delighted. I think we should all take some time to just appreciate where we are now relative to the past. It's truly incredible.
@Rob2380 Canada is just as good as Egypt and they just beat Belgium 2-1 in Belgiums last friendly. It's not going to take luck... just have to play a sound game plan and capitalize on opportunities. The opportunities will come with Davies, David and Buchanan up top against Belgiums slow and aging back line... plus, Herdman is a phenomenal coach.
@@nealanderson9719 DeBruyne made a costly mistake and gave the ball away in that game. In the Japan Canada game, Japan hit the post in the 89th minute and it took a penalty in the dying seconds in order to win. There is luck involved in pretty much any soccer game. Saying luck will be needed is not a slight, it's a reality. I get that you are comparing rankings between Egypt and Canada, but Egypt is way more clinical in the final 1/3 than Canada. Up until this season Mo Salah had the best offensive seasons of any striker in the history of the Premier League. We do not have someone on our team that finishes in the top 5 in Balon D'or voting or who has led the Premier League in goals (Ligue 1 ain't the Premier League). Also more African teams are ranked in the top 50 in the world than teams in CONCACAF. Egypt due to proximity plays more friendlies against European teams and Asian teams, so their ranking suffers as result of that. Kind of like how the U.S. and Mexico's rankings benefit from weaker competition. They are both overrated. Canada had 17 shots against Japan and only 3 were on net. Uruguay had 4 shots against Canada and scored on only 2--the two that were on net. We are in a group with teams that have players who are far more clinical in the final 3rd--both in terms of passing and scoring. Yes we have the speed a 4 x 100 relay team up front and that's a major asset. We are going to be playing competition well above what we usually play. When we played against Uruguay they just sat back, let us have possession and just picked their spots. Like Uruguay, Belgium and Croatia don't need many opportunities because they are way more clinical. They also have DeBrunye and Modric running their shows. Again, I'm not saying we can't get results. It will take max effort and attention to detail. One blown coverage can lead to goals for the opposition. We literally saw that against Japan and Uruguay.
@@NankerPhelge65 correct , but if we motivate them to do more and they make it passes the group stage will be another victory wouldn’t it ? Let’s support them because they play like art not just football
I hate that penalty by Cavallini, he’s lucky to have scored that. Should just be practicing rocketing the ball into a corner instead of going for cheeky goals days before the biggest tournament of his lifetime.
Because this is just a friendly. The big stage is coming right after. Their World Cup match against Germany is in 6 days. If they play with their first team, a crucial player could get injured
This is a last minute test match for the second string players, to see if any of them is up to mark to face bigger teams or can come off the bench later
Canada had way more chances Japan just had a couple better ones, I think Canada generates a lot of offense but they don’t have a lot of powerful shooters
that was a stupid penalty and he wouldve looked stupid if it was saved.. taking that kind of penalty does not increase his chances of scoring, its arrogant
Hopefully the boys get rid of some of the nerves once they see the real games starting. Lucky win there in a friendly that post bounce couldn't have split the 2 Japan attackers more cleanly and the penalty kick easy on the shenanigans blast it past the goalie in a corner we can't afford to be missing a goal for a silly reason.
Thats a terrible play by buchanan around minute 3. Its definitely not a foul on Japan. I wouldn't be even thinking of trying anything like that against any team in canada's Fifa pool. That being said, I like buchanan and hopefully we get to see some of his speed in the tournament... go Canada!
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As a Canadian this is the first time I've actually been excited to watch football. This team really growing to sport here.
I'm mexican but man, if Canada can keep this pace up they will be a threat in concacaf and even to some south American and European nations
@@CRValtierra that's awesome hope we score a few goals
@@CRValtierra respect, my CONCACAF brother. Good luck to our squads in the World Cup.
@@chillin187 with current Canadian talent I don't doubt that Canada will score. It's honestly a very open group
@@bps7267 good luck to yours as well mate
Japan keeper will be hitting the gym after and train fore arms
For sure he better start training now
for sure haha
😂😂😂😂
He will be the next One punch man
Yeah lucky for that player for how terrible that pen taken...
That's actually a good. It will not be easy for the Belgians and Croatians. Good Luck Canada! Greetings from Brazil 🇧🇷🤙
I hope y'all win it, man! As a Chelsea fan, I neeeed Thiago Silva to lift that trophy come Dec 18th
Canada looked much better here in this friendly against Japan than in their last friendly but tryin to see what Canada does against Belgium...first World Cup in over 36 years so I'm excited
Belgium is gonna steamroll us ngl. Even the Morocco match is gonna be tough since they too have a lot of young talents on their roster
@@jakestar121 no they’re not calm down.
@@jakestar121 : of course the matches will be tough... but just look at the record so far with canada against teams that in the world cup: us 1-1, 2-0 mexico 1-1, 2-1, costa rica 1-0, 0-1, qatar 2-0, uruguay 0-2, japan 2-1: what that tells me is that canada will be competitive and that's what you can expect. i dont think they'll make it to the round of 16, but they are competitive.
@@seamusoleary3712 those teams are not even close to Belgium’s quality, not even Uruguay. That game they didn’t play Cavani also
@@jakestar121 So does Canada.
Watched this game (was in the footage haha). Was a great game, first time cheering for Canadian football in my life which was good. Atmosphere was awesome. Unfortunetly I wouldn't be going to the world cup but I'll be seeing some of the games at the fan zones here in Dubai.
Awesome friend! 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
@@amritpalsahota2681 Yep
The result is good, but the experience is better. Hope they build on it!
I am so excited I am finally cheering on my own country at the World Cup. I remember watching my first World Cup. France won it. Then I started cheering for Brazil because of Namar. But these guys got something going here. Something esp, I think its Brotherhood!
Neymar** canadian here but neymar's my favorite player haha
For sure!!!.. happy to cheer for Canada this time!!!
you are not canadian lol wtf
@@lerocket099 Luckily, you don't get to decide who is Canadian.
@@terryallen660 same here
that panenka was soooooo risky. Cavallini is so lucky that worked out in his favor and I'm glad the boys won. That being said, lets not do that here on out eh boys? 😂
Yep. He got lucky. Big no no how to execute a penalty kick in official games
Exactly. Waaaay too cheeky for the big stage.
Was horrible technique- you gotta go down the middle with a panenka, he chipped it to the corner 😳
it may give points in the Fifa standings, but it was not really an important game, so no worry trying this especially when it actually worked. But I agree I don't want to see this in a world cup game.
Back seeing what has been happening in Canada soccer sport, more and more kids are playing in club , the registers in soccer clubs are more than hockey clubs since 10 years ago . I am pretty confident that Canada will do better and better in the coming years because more and more yong kids are playing soccer and talents are coming out
Every match a learning experience. Hoping for a fit Eustaquio and Davies...
A nice game from Canada. Mistakes caused all three goals rather than great play or quality finishing (the 1st Canadian goal a really, really bad overcommit and miss by the Japanese defender which the broadcast team didn’t even mention). Fairly happy with the defending by Canada, although Kamal Miller was getting exposed early (he grew into the match). Buchanan looked really dangerous. Hoilett has never looked this good, really hoping it’s not a flash in the pan. Mark Anthony Kaye cannot be allowed to play a minute in Qatar, he was spared blushes and a lot of criticism by the post. Borjan looked nervy as ever, didn’t love his decision making on the 1st goal getting caught in no man’s land. I’m cautiously optimistic going into the group stages, but still have too many lingering fears that Belgium will pick us apart into tiny little pieces, because the weaknesses are there for everyone to see. Japan weren’t particularly strong today or they might have better exploited it.
Mark Anthony-Kaye looked pretty decent IMO, he had the phenomenal pass that led to the 2nd goal. I think your lens is colored from previously poor performances.
@@nealanderson9719 he was badly out of position on multiple occasions in this particular game. To my eye he gets caught sleeping defensively too often. I watched all 90 minutes of this match and the comment was written immediately after, so it wasn’t influenced by other performances.
The best tim of Concacaf..for the moment. I hope they keep up the good work.
This was canadas bench players vs the Japanese bench players right? Right???
Congratulations from a Moroccan and good luck.
May the best win
Supporting Canada from South Africa, hope they make it out of the group, weakness on right back side , needs to improve.
Please let David take the penalties from now on wtf was that pen!! Anyways good win
Relax, it's a friendly- let the lads have fun. I'm sure come WC David or Larin will be the main Pk shot makers. Did you see the boys laugh out out on the PK, it's fun..and when it's fun it's enjoyable.
They didn't want someone taking pens in the WC on this as it would be used as data for opposing teams. Better that a non-penalty taker takes this in a nothing game.
@@dannyk847 Yeah it was funny and its a friendly I just always hated the paneka penalty haha
A "Patenka" .... and its virtually Gold when done right. It's supposed to be right at the centre of the goal, as the premise is the keeper will dive one way or the other before the ball is kicked (as they do, 95% of the time). Cavallini dragged his attempt and it went to his right (goaltender's left) instead of down the middle. As it turns out, the goaltender was guessing that direction, and was therefore able to get a few fingers on the ball, and almost save it. He still would have had a tough time gathering the ball though, before Cavellini kicked a rebound in, but...... yeah, Patenka's go into the top half of the very centre of the goal.
(The other 'option' is to simply drill it down the centre of the goal, again, top half of goal.)
If the goaltender is going to guess one way or the other, why bother trying to guess which way he's guessing. Shoot the ball down the middle ..... soft (Patenka) or hard.
@@mezamezz Spoken like a true goaltender (smile).
Great quality of play to achieve the goal.I see that the squad is definitely ready for the World Cup!🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
U sure you're watching the right game? They looked atrocious.
@@abhijit12341000 I would answer you if you had a name.Japanese troll. Lol
@@nicolashartenfaustlutz ok "Nicholas"
Canada was a very splendid team!
Let's try so hard that we can exceed a group league each other！
praying from japan😊
I am excited about my country, Canada entering the world cup in soccer. The players have done a great job. The only issue they have is the finish as many opportunities seem to be wasted. World cup quality teams like Brazil, Germany, etc... will most likely finish their chance with goals. Go Canada Go!
Good to see the Canadians leverage their strength and speed advantage against Japan!!!
As a USMNT fan the Canadians at least put up a fight compared to USA friendly with Japan.
Com muita raça alcançamos a vitória. Avante Canadá 🇨🇦❤️🤍❤️
Very interesting game, Canada seemed to be struggling a bit with their line up though, despite Japan being 2nd line up players being majority. It was a good chance for Japan to practice and work out their final kinks. I hope Canada can do better, it will be a hard hard game against the top tiers in their group.
I don't see it that way at all, Japan seems to be struggling to create shots on goal.. when they do create very good shots on goal, they don't finish for some reason. Canada got a goal out of both their chances in the box, Japan shanked 2 out of their three great chances. I hope Japan can do better, it will be a hard hard game against the top tiers in their group.
@@nealanderson9719 Pulling the oldest card out of the hand eh? haha using my own words and just switching the subject haha. but keep in mind that half of the line up for Japan was B tier players up while Canada had all A-tier line up. Half of our best didn't even come out until 2nd half and we tried a formation we've never really employed before. as I said, Japan used this opportunity to work out our kinks and try new tactics and still would have tied if it wasn't for the penalty while you guys struggled with against Japan with your best players and using the best formation you always used. So whose gain and loss was this? And I legit don't expect Japan to miraculously beat Germany or Spain and get to round of 16. I see even lower chance of Canada beating Croatia and Belgium xD. you guys are too high on maple syrup if you guys think you can beat those two haha
😄 I was wondering if you'd catch that.. Don't get me wrong, I am rooting for Japan to advance. At full strength your roster is very strong and your players are all supremely technical and quick. I don't have delusions of grandeur about being better than Belgium, but with great tactics and coaching.. anything can happen on any given day in football.
@@nealanderson9719 you were saying...?
@Shouhei Shun I wouldn't speak too soon, seems like both of us may be right. Japan didn't create many quality chances against Costa Rica. It's going to be hard beating Spain if you can't score. Good luck though!
As a fan of the Samurai blue, the performance yest was horrendous, there's no cohesion and players kept getting knocked down by the physically stronger Canadians. Props to the Canadian side, there's definitely potential to get out of their group. It's game over if Japan plays like that against Germany..
Just hoping davies and eustaquio are ready because without them against Belgium or Croatia. . theyd be in tough!
Estaquio ready, Davied unfortunately might miss the first game
Supporting Canada from Scotland 🏴
Love From Toronto friend!
Canada looks very impressive against Japanese sort of a beating Japanese defense fairly easy.
Be nice when we can hear real World Cup Commentators lol
I was going to ask that. We do not have to hear these OneSoccer commentators in during World Cup broadcasts, or will we?
@@robrunstedler6953 hope not haha
I think Garreth does a great job!
These guys where here when nobody gave a shit about this team .
@@mikerodrigues2906 I respect that but if I have to hear Oh Canada Oh Baby every time Canada does sometime great it's going to suck lol
I've been curious about football/soccer for a few years now but I never knew how to get in. I'm hoping Canada in the World Cup can be my gateway in
El uruguayo Cavallini. Buena selección la de Canada! Saludos desde Uruguay.
He's Argentine.
Es terrible, malisima jugador
@@ackoglpho4427 He played most of his career in the Uruguay football league, that why Uruguayans know him.
MASSIVE win!
Well Done Canada National Team ❤️
Wowza. Ecstatic for the 23rd
Sigo a su selección de fútbol desde el octogonal, y les tocó un grupo de la copa bien feo... Bélgica con su generación dorada a la baja y Croacia en dudas, veo más oportunidades oara Canadá pase a los octavos. Ojalá así sea, saludos desde Argentina 🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷
arjenzuelo los canadienses no los topan
GO CANADA 🇨🇦 ❤ Today you play a friendly, next you play the world 🌎
Please stop saying "Oh Canada Oh baby". It makes me want to watch the world cup in a foreign language.
I’m Mexican and I’m looking forward to seeing Canada in the World Cup. I’m sure Canada is gonna be a revelation in this World Cup and I wouldn’t be surprised if they make it out of the group stage. Canada will give both Belgium and Croatia a run for their money. One of the two Europeans won’t make it out of the group stage.
You seem more confident in Canada than I am or were you referring to the fact that Morocco was going to get out of group stage lol?
@@songcramp66I think Belgium is going to smash us tomorrow just like Germany is going to smash Japan.
I'm worried about Borjan's positional play. Also, Buchannan needs to pass the ball quicker to open teammates. Holding the ball works better against weaker opponents. World Cup teams are going to eat him up.
I agree. Time for Borjan to get into Fifa world cup mode
He's not getting any younger.
Good point
Easier said than done. That's one thing that separates the top players playing for Madrid, Barca, Bayern, PSG, City, Liverpool, etc... from the good players playing in okay sides (like Club Brugge). That decision making, knowing when to release the ball, etc... In terms of individual talent, you'll find it anywhere, even in the 4th division in Romania, but the football brain required to make it to the top echelons is rare. So don't be disappointed if Tajon continues with his play, it's what got to him to where he's at, and it's his ceiling at the moment.
@@awfan221 agree with everything you said, but I'm not sure how many times an open teammate can wait without saying anything. Maybe coach will point that out in video sessions
When Canada qualified for the World Cup l was hoping they don’t change their approach to the game when facing top teams like Belgium. I like the boys and want them to do well in Qatar but l now think they have to defend with a low block,be compact and use counterattacks coz Japan was able to open us up on a few occasions. De Bruyne or Modric can pick that long pass that led to Japan’s first goal all day long,then that Minamino chance together with the other one that hit the post can be converted against the likes of Belgium which is my concern. Overall the boys have to play with confidence and by that I don’t mean dribbling in your own half 😂….Let’s go Canada!!!
Canadas defence and goalie needs to get tuned up asap of Belgium and Croatia will tear them apart
Cavallini is a lucky, lucky guy.
And a v overrated player
We will need a little bit of luck against teams like Belgium.
that first goal by Japan was like a karate kick in mid-air. Pretty sweet. Canada needs to mark better
Looks like Miller got caught watching the ball instead of the man.
Bro karate kick? That’s kinda racist lmao
@@stroshow5 fr lmao, that shit was kinda racist. Just bc they're Japanese he felt the need to make the comparison 😭
@@Luis-kv8zc Karate is a Japanese martial art… even if it wasn’t that wouldnt be racist, it looks like a martial art kick
@@stroshow5 nah man he legit jumps in the air like Ibra - people say that about Ibra all the time
The defensive play has to improve a lot for us to have a chance against Belgium and Croatia.
I'm afraid you guys - just like the US - are having your hopes to high. South Korea and Japan might have a higher chance to get to the knockout stage the you guys from the least competitive region in the world. Japan was basically scrimmaging 😀😁
Nice warm up win for the World Cup by Canada.
What makes me happy, as a Japanese, is that this match alone caught the German media and German soccer people off guard that it would be easy to beat Japan. It is obvious that Germany has learned nothing from the humiliation of four years ago, and they no longer deserve to be 5th world champions if they mistakenly believe that a friendly match represents everything about any national team.
I think Japan has about the same chance of winning against Germany as Canada has against Belgium but good luck anyways.
this aged well
Go Canada I proud of you guys
Happy with the result but Canada will need to find a way to hit the target more often if they want to do something meaningful in the group stage. That cheeky penalty shot almost cost them. Go lads go!
Well played team Canada
Why is it that the Canadian and American commentators always speak like they're at a hockey game. Makes games unwatchable.
You are right, so weird
for all the canadians who are happy with this result, you will come to realize that the countries play completely differently when they actually get in the group stage than how they play in the friendly games.
So would Canada you mean.
@@StephOMacRules who hasnt played in world cup for 36 years and has literally no idea what it feels like to play there. (If im not mistaken). These competitions require experience and courage on tough moments which comes from experience that the country does not have. I am not saying it will get disqualified, I am saying it will be tough and the friendly games mean literally nothing.
@@Sioklis
Look...every player Canada has is a professional, some on very high quality teams. You don't think they understand what pressure is, of course they do, especially with one of the top 30 players in the world and probably 2 in the top 60!
@@jamesh256 I will reply again when you get you dont make it in the group stage. Even though i like David and Davis as individuals they don't have any experience in world cup. You don't seem much knowledgeable about football so I will reply by the end of the group stage again when you see how things turn out.
@@StephOMacRules hiii, was Canada ready?
As someone who plays soccer, we may have come out this game with a positive result, but based on the highlights, our defense looks extremely vulnerable and week, which wont fly against KDB and Modric throughballs
I'm sure Canada will play in a low block and play counter. If they played like they did today, then I anticipate Borjan to step up to collect that through ball. It will hopefully be rectified.
@@MrCheddahcheese So they'll get tired and give away free kicks to DeBruyne and Modric. I'm afraid there is nothing they can do to compete with those teams.
Bro just say it. We’re going to trampled by Belgium and Croatia.
@@AddictTunes We will find out tomorrow but we saw what France did to Australia today. That's the kind of result that's possible
So after the game thoughts? Better than I thought they'd be but pretty pathetic in front of goal.
Canada makes it past the first round with Croatia. There’s always a few groups that have upsets even ones ranked worse than Canada. Not sure why in a tournament like this, people assume it’s an automatic out. The games changing and getting more competitive.Oh for those who call this bs , what group is #7 ranked In the world Italy in again?
Which city was this played?
Dubai I believe
Im just happy that Canada will be at the world cup after 30 years for the rest of the blablabla we will see soon. Enjoy the present moment and stop being toxic as our real target is the next world cup..🇨🇦🔴⚪❤⚽️
Canadas defence needs to step it up they need Davies in there..its a different game now..
Let's goooo
All the European's here laughing at Canada...same thing both the USA and Mexico did in the qualifying and look at their records against Canada this year. Just saying!
What, are you saying?
From Canada ! History will be written
Yess yess yess ohh Canada oh baby
Canada was getting pwned in midfield. Gonna watch to see what happened.
Ready to go. Go Canada 🍁
Well done 🇨🇦 too much negativity in the comments, even if Japan had less starters… years ago we would have never dreamed of winning.
It’s true our team is much better, but Belgium is one of the best teams in the world. Realistically we have no chance winning
Great match neighbors 🇨🇦🤝🇺🇲 you to samurai blue 🇺🇲🤝🇯🇵
Cavallini better not try that bullshii during the tourney🤣
So Canadian friends, I'm Belgian, do you fear Belgium for your first World Cup match in 36 years? I think the defense is the weakness of Canada and its strength is its attack with the twirling Jonathan David, Buchanan who plays in the Belgian championship and if Davies is ready it can be dangerous.... I think the Belgians will win unless they are overconfident and the Belgian defense is old and slow.
I expect Belgium to have the majority of the play, but Canada can be dangerous on the counter attack with quality up front attackers, as you said... not gonna lie, I pick Belgium to win, but I think Canada can hang in there with them.
Canada just needs to apply their forecheck, get the puck deep, finish their checks and cash in on the turnovers. Goalies's also gotta make some key saves to keep his team in the game. Gonna be a tough one out there but the boys believe in each other and anything can happen.
Belgie zal makkelijk 5-0 winnen. Canada is een ploeg met MLS spelers - vergelijkbaar met tweede klasse van Belgie.
@@XChiefxBanditX alleen Openda kan jullie redden, hij is een gem voor jullie imo. Als jullie verdediging on point is en kevin heeft vorm, gaan jullie als 2e door, tenzij ziyech jullie pakt, maar dat moeten we mr eens gaan zien, veel suc6
Im sorry but Canada aint looking ready. Wtf David doing man. He missed lot of balls. I cant really see the professionalism in their play but they do have great chemistry with each other. I'm hoping for one goal against Morocco and thats all I want.
Be careful Japan! Referree will be bias and against you in coming WC matches. Think why is that?
That was a terrific match!! I think the boys are ready! Go Canada🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
🤣😂😂😂😂 They looked like complete dogshit.
@@oilersrule9729 lol fuck man so bad. I'm surprised David couldn't hit the net
@@oilersrule9729 I play premier league in Canada.
All I'm saying is it's like team spain is coming to play NFL " world cup " and they going to spank teams like the patriots. It's hard to read comments like this when you understand the true level that they are going to play against.
Their success is strait down to the coach and 4 players. The rest are dog shit.
@@oilersrule9729 like I said. It's hard for you to understand. But let's say your a hockey fan, baseball fan or whatever. I appreciate your support for Canada. But canada so bad it hurts to watch them when you live and breath the sport. If they did well the way they are playing right now it would be an embarrassment to the football culture.
@@oilersrule9729 I wouldn't say they beat a "good" Japanese side. There were only 2 starters that match. Most were bench players
Went down early again.... They gotta fix that!!!
Morocco won’t be easy but Canada can win. A good Canada can rip off points against Croatia or Belgium but mostly will be against Croatia but 4 points doesn’t automatically qualifies you the next round because the group has nice teams and a surprise can happen.
Croatia didn't exactly look like world beaters beating Saudi Arabia 1-0.... I know it's just a friendly, but they look beatable.
@@seamusoleary3712
Croatia doesn’t look hard compared to Belgium. A tie or a win against Croatia can happen because this Canadian team plays soccer/football and have the skills they destroyed Japan football skills and they are a competitive team.
I’m Croatian but this is just friendly my friend and Japan is not a good team and this was japan b team…
1 point from the first 2 matches plus a win in third match is not enough neither for Morocco or Canada, the fact that Belgium and Croatia is playing against each other the last round makes is easier for them they come to the match with (4pts/4pts or 6pts/4pts) and a draw is enough, both qualify with 5pts/5pts or 7pts/5pts, coaches will want to give rest some key players for next round and both teams won't take risks as they both know they can qualify in case of draw, as result if Morocco and Canada want to qualify they need at least 2 or 3 points from first 2 games not 1 point.
Ps: the qualifiers from this group will face Spain and Germany, no need to top the group.
@@matija5555
Canada finished 1st doing a great qualifying process definitely can rip off points against Croatia the only factor is the experience. The statistics says that Croatia got beat up by a Concacaf team like Mexico at a World Cup 2002 WC qualifying as 3rd place and then qualifying for the 2014 WC through play offs I do believe Canada will rip off points against Croatia.
As a Les Bleus France 🇫🇷 supporter have to give credit to Canada 🇨🇦 very entertaining game Japan are suppose to be smarter than that this is football not karate
Nice win. Luck is always on the side of champions. The Ice Ballers Cometh ⚽ 🇨🇦
No Davies is super concerning. Good the team played well together, but Davies really makes a huge impact. Hope he can be fit for Belgium or Croatia at the very least
Not unexpected tho .. why would they risk his recovery on a friendly ..
@@turtlesoup3624 yea but he likely won't be fit for the first world cup game either...
Japan has a shaky defense. Not gonna go well vs Germany in their first match if they don't improve their defense.
But that penalty. Darn. Gonda got a touch to the ball from that cheeky penalty. Such a waste.
Canada has the squad to go deep this WC
Please don’t let that player take a penalty in the World Cup.
I'm actually glad we're playing Belgium in the first game. Hopefully they're not on their A game 😂
Belgium seems to underperform in WCs so hopefully, that occurs again and we can catch Belgium cold for the first game. If we get at least a point, we would be in good shape. If can get a point against Croatia then we would have a great chance for at least the second spot. Could very well come down to goal difference. It's why I think Canada will play a low-block to avoid high scoring games and control their GD as much as possible
@@MrCheddahcheese Belgium finished 3rd in the last world cup (were eliminated by France in the semis). They beat Brazil. In the one prior to that they at least made the quarterfinals. I would not call that underperforming. Relative to some people's expectations for them, sure. Relative to the field as a whole they have kicked ass. We'll need max effort and some luck to have any chance of even coming close to tying them. They have arguably the best goalkeeper in the world and top 5 player in the world in DeBruyne. Canada has made massive progress in the last 4 years. Going from being ranked 100th in the world to qualifying for the world cup. Beating the U.S., Mexico and Japan are things that I didn't think would be possible 4 years ago. Croatia and Belgium are different beasts. If Canada can even compete I'd be delighted. I think we should all take some time to just appreciate where we are now relative to the past. It's truly incredible.
Sometimes it takes world beaters to play a few games before they are in form!
@Rob2380 Canada is just as good as Egypt and they just beat Belgium 2-1 in Belgiums last friendly. It's not going to take luck... just have to play a sound game plan and capitalize on opportunities. The opportunities will come with Davies, David and Buchanan up top against Belgiums slow and aging back line... plus, Herdman is a phenomenal coach.
@@nealanderson9719 DeBruyne made a costly mistake and gave the ball away in that game. In the Japan Canada game, Japan hit the post in the 89th minute and it took a penalty in the dying seconds in order to win. There is luck involved in pretty much any soccer game. Saying luck will be needed is not a slight, it's a reality. I get that you are comparing rankings between Egypt and Canada, but Egypt is way more clinical in the final 1/3 than Canada. Up until this season Mo Salah had the best offensive seasons of any striker in the history of the Premier League. We do not have someone on our team that finishes in the top 5 in Balon D'or voting or who has led the Premier League in goals (Ligue 1 ain't the Premier League). Also more African teams are ranked in the top 50 in the world than teams in CONCACAF. Egypt due to proximity plays more friendlies against European teams and Asian teams, so their ranking suffers as result of that. Kind of like how the U.S. and Mexico's rankings benefit from weaker competition. They are both overrated. Canada had 17 shots against Japan and only 3 were on net. Uruguay had 4 shots against Canada and scored on only 2--the two that were on net. We are in a group with teams that have players who are far more clinical in the final 3rd--both in terms of passing and scoring. Yes we have the speed a 4 x 100 relay team up front and that's a major asset. We are going to be playing competition well above what we usually play. When we played against Uruguay they just sat back, let us have possession and just picked their spots. Like Uruguay, Belgium and Croatia don't need many opportunities because they are way more clinical. They also have DeBrunye and Modric running their shows. Again, I'm not saying we can't get results. It will take max effort and attention to detail. One blown coverage can lead to goals for the opposition. We literally saw that against Japan and Uruguay.
Canada Belgique 2-2
Canada Croatia 1-1
Canada Morocco 1-0🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
I actually agree with your predictions
Don't think these results will be enough to go through to the next stage
@@ishxcv6666 5 points with 4 goals scored (3 against)? It probably would be enough.
😆 🤣
@@ishxcv6666 I've never heard of a team missing on 5 points, possible to miss but super unlikely
Yes Canada , let’s show the World why we qualified for this World Cup
Qualifying is the reward! Don't expect too much from them.
@@NankerPhelge65 correct , but if we motivate them to do more and they make it passes the group stage will be another victory wouldn’t it ? Let’s support them because they play like art not just football
I hate that penalty by Cavallini, he’s lucky to have scored that. Should just be practicing rocketing the ball into a corner instead of going for cheeky goals days before the biggest tournament of his lifetime.
Football god smile 😂 Go Canada, go 🎉
Wonder why Japan didnt play a lot of there better players? I only see about 3 starters Kubo, Itakura and Gonda.
Because this is just a friendly. The big stage is coming right after. Their World Cup match against Germany is in 6 days. If they play with their first team, a crucial player could get injured
Injuries and 1 covid + friendly
This is a last minute test match for the second string players, to see if any of them is up to mark to face bigger teams or can come off the bench later
Even their best defender Tomiyasu didnt play
Because Canada is a weak team.
That was a lucky pen goal.. lol.. trying to be cheeky.
Canada was solid but Japan could’ve taken that one home. Great game
its football anyone could win a one goal game.... but we out possessed them, out shot, and won in the end against a good Japanese side
Canada had way more chances Japan just had a couple better ones, I think Canada generates a lot of offense but they don’t have a lot of powerful shooters
Of course Japan could have won despite the fact that Canada outshot them 17 - 7 and had more possession. That happens in football.
Yes Canada had more shots but their precision on target wasn’t great..I saw more shots to the advertisement board then the actual keeper
Thanks Debbie Downer lol
Congrats Canada!!! We are the champions! ❤❤❤
if canada play like this against Belgium they're gonna be seeing 3 or 4-0
Best of luck Canada
Scared me at the end man
Japans kits are amazing. I wish Canada had something half as nice.
Canada and Tunisia only countries with no new kits,
pretty sad🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🤣🤣🤣🤣
great Canada! go Canada!
What a cool penalty it was. Canada really showing world that they can actually compete in higher levels
that was a stupid penalty and he wouldve looked stupid if it was saved.. taking that kind of penalty does not increase his chances of scoring, its arrogant
Panenkallini!
Defense needs to be a lot tighter if we want to take some games off europeans
Some games....good God if we get one goal I'll be ecstatic and I think we will!
Hopefully the boys get rid of some of the nerves once they see the real games starting. Lucky win there in a friendly that post bounce couldn't have split the 2 Japan attackers more cleanly and the penalty kick easy on the shenanigans blast it past the goalie in a corner we can't afford to be missing a goal for a silly reason.
Awesome. Congrats Canada. You could do better by playing a team's game. Forwards don't pass, Japan did better on this one.
Thats a terrible play by buchanan around minute 3. Its definitely not a foul on Japan. I wouldn't be even thinking of trying anything like that against any team in canada's Fifa pool. That being said, I like buchanan and hopefully we get to see some of his speed in the tournament... go Canada!
Thought Japan would def win this ....very disapointing
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Canada right now can beat any team. Canada will get out of their group stage
Que nivel más bajo el e Japón