well what a game we have in store for you today the hype has been building all week and the fans are pouring into the stadium the tension palpable stay with us we'll have all the action for you live right here on eatv good evening and welcome to alore welcome to to the alite stadium the venue for this one I'm Derek Ray and sitting next to me with his tactics charts at the ready is Stuart Robson and both teams looking to get off to a flying start here on Match day one for them at the 2022 FIFA World Cup it's Canada versus Mexico well I'm looking forward to this one Derek it's so important you get off to a good start so let's hope both sides go for the win here and we get an exciting match and the referee sees that as a foul free kick given well you never quite know who's going to emerge from the shadows and become a match winner but this man might be a decent shout what are you expecting to see from him Stuart well for me Derek his greatest attribute is his ability to combine with teammates particularly in tight areas in and around the Box clever little onws little passes around the corner he's the player that could be key to breaking down this defense he needs to get rid of that [Applause] fast Lara well a fabulous Canadian story has been written under coach John Herdman Stewart you and I remember watching them back oh Derk there's a chance here a goal in the early stages precisely what they had been planning well here's the goal again and it's a really nice ball to put him through the vision to set up the chance is outstanding and he makes no mistake with the Finish he showed a lot of composure [Music] there are back underway and one n it is let's see what happens next Jonathan [Applause] [Applause] CH to attack using wit well he read that brilliantly at the back [Applause] [Applause] plenty of supports [Applause] here can he finish it's g in well they're really in the moon here can they be stopped well let's take another look and wow how cleanly does it hit that the keeper was never going to save it what a good goal that [Applause] is and the ball is moving again 2-0 as how it stands 21 Jonathan Edson [Applause] Alvarez he's given it [Applause] away [Applause] Davies must be excellent [Applause] block and he's fired over the corner well they had a decent reading of that ball ball [Applause] in he'll have a go here well marginally wide so so [Applause] close well great read there to intercept well just overdoing it and a goal kick will be next well such as the lot of an attacking player some days it works for you on other days not at all Stuart well I've been disappointed with these game so far as those touches show us he just hasn't been getting with tackling like that the onus is on the referee to take action potentially [Applause] and yellow it is a booking yeah he was too impatient to win the ball and probably deserved a yellow card Alistair Johnston and the fourth official confirming that we'll have one additional minute can he put it away and it goes the lead just gets bigger surely they can't let this slip now well here you can see it again good run great strength and a composed finish Under Pressure that's a top class [Applause] goal a chance then for the respective managers to address their charges it is halime here but he's been the standout for a side so far far don't you think Stuart well what a first [Applause] half away they go again second half is underway here [Applause] [Applause] he read the situation defensively and did his job on the ball Chavez Edson Alvarez and he's through here and fired against the crossbar and the danger cleared well I have to say I thought that looked to be going and off the Poke and touched onto the frame of the [Applause] goal good pressure to win the ball back high up the [Applause] pitch Steven yakio Davies and cut in from the flank he'll be delighted to have won the ball having made that difficult challenge racing forward trying to catch them out Bano and that is how to block Kyle Len well that's a well-timed [Music] pass can he make it count what an important piece of Defending being pressed and pressed High well the counter chance looks very real Davies can he convert oh good work by The Keeper substitution time it is [Music] here delivering it Davies and making the run to the inside and Diving to thwart him [Applause] oh can you believe what we've just seen I think we're going to be viewing that goal time and time again well as you can see they don't come much better than this it's a goal of the highest quality wonderful piece of skilt [Applause] it's a massive lead and it's very hard to imagine them losing it now poor pass under no real pressure the referee has decided there will be just one minute of added time can he finish the importance of that tackle cannot be overstated and there goes the final whistle Canada have done it Canada have won Stuart your thoughts on their performance well Derek they were the better team all over the pitch we saw good individual performances we saw an attack which was always threatening and they played really well what a performance that was today but it just seems in this game he's been a step ahead of his opponents in every way Stuart well he did everything today his energy skill and movement was just too good for those Defenders it was a really good display