Vincent Kompany has praised Thibaut Courtois after Belgium narrowly beat Canada in the World Cup on Wednesday.
, but instead Canada, appearing at only their second-ever World Cup, dominated the game and ought to have taken a shock win.
One long-ball undid all their hard-work in the end, with Michy Batshuayi scoring the only goal of the game just before the break, though Canada continued to press for a goal but just lacked the clinical touch.
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