It was one of those games that left all involved wondering what just happened.
Canada, playing in their first World Cup since 1986, entered the tournament as a relative mystery. They're a young team far ahead of schedule, so far ahead, in fact, that Nike didn't even think to design new kits for a World Cup. That's how far away this dream was.
In their old kits, Canada showed why they're on their way to being a new contender. They absolutely took it to one of the world's top teams on Wednesday, notching a 21-shot performance that included everything but a goal. Alphonso Davies missed a penalty while two other shouts for a spot-kick were denied.
Belgium still won 1-0. Cruel and hard to believe. But the nature of the World Cup.
A strike from Michy Batshuayi, the penalty save from Thibaut Courtois and poof: Belgium had all three points, and probably had zero idea how they'd actually gotten them.
Still, there's a silver lining: The world now knows that Canada are here to play.
