Canada won plaudits from football fans far and wide on Wednesday evening after John Herdman's side went head-to-head with Belgium in the opening match of their World Cup campaign.
Despite having only qualified for one previous edition of the tournament in 1986, Canada were unfortunate to come away empty-handed from Ahmed bin Ali Stadium following Alphonso Davies' first-half penalty miss.
Admirably, they stifled the immense attacking capabilities of Eden Hazard and Kevin De Bruyne. The latter even admitted his surprise at being awarded man of the match, stating: "I do not know why I won man of the match, maybe because of my name."
