Belgium v Canada, 23 November 2022

Kick-off: 10.00pm local (7.00pm GMT) . FIFA world ranking: Belgium 2, Canada 41 . The only previous meeting was a friendly played in Ottawa in June 1989 which Belgium won 2-0. . Only Mexico (16) had now reached more World Cup finals than Belgium (13) without winning the trophy. . Belgium remained unbeaten in their last 13 World Cup finals group games since losing to Saudi Arabia in Washington in 1994. . Belgium had now equalled the competition record of eight consecutive wins at the group stage of the World Cup finals, set by Brazil (1986 to 1994 and 2002 to 2010). . Canada had now lost and failed to score in all four of their games at World Cup finals. . Canada made their only previous appearance at a World Cup finals at Mexico in 1986. This game was played after a gap of 13,316 days since their last game against USSR in Irapuato on 9 June 1986. . Canada remained without a win against European opposition since 29 March 2011 when they beat Belarus 1-0 in a friendly played in Antalya, Turkey (played 13, lost eight). . Aged 39 years and 288 days, Canada’s Atiba Hutchinson became the second-oldest outfield player to play in a game at the World Cup finals after Cameroon’s Roger Milla against Russia in Palo Alto in 1994 (42 years and 39 days). Atiba is the only player in Les Rouges’ squad who was born before their last World Cup tournament game. . Consett-born John Herdman became the first coach to manage a team at both the men's and women's World Cup finals. He took charge of New Zealand in 2007 and 2011 and Canada in 2015 at the women's World Cup. . A penalty had been awarded in eight of the 12 games so far in this tournament.