Even with the historic first goal in 67 seconds of the World Cup… Canada was eliminated from the finals for the first time in 36 years

Losing to Croatia 1-4… Kramaric multi-goal, ‘Orsha’ also provided 1 assist

Canada scored the historic World Cup first goal 67 seconds into the match, but lost 4 goals to Croatia and was eliminated from the group stage for the first time in 36 years.

Canada failed to keep the opening goal of Alfonso Davis (22, Bayern Munich) in 67 seconds in the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar World Cup group F second leg held at the Khalifa International Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar on the 28th and lost 1-4. lost to

As a result, Canada became the second team to be eliminated from the group stage of the tournament, following host country Qatar.

Canada, which has been in the preliminary round since the 1958 World Cup in Sweden, has never made it to the final round except for the 1986 World Cup in Mexico.

In the 1986 tournament, they suffered 3 defeats without scoring, and were unable to accumulate points as well as victories.

Canada, which was defeated 0-1 by Belgium in the first match of the World Cup finals following 36 years, suffered the pain of ‘five consecutive losses’ due to the onslaught of Croatia, the runner-up in the last tournament.

In addition, as Croatia’s points rose to 4 along with Morocco, who defeated Belgium earlier, they might not advance to the round of 16 even if they added 3 points in the next game.

Looking ahead, Canada had to be content with scoring their first historic World Cup goal with Davis’ goal.

Croatia reported its first victory in the tournament and jumped to first place in the group, occupying an advantageous position to advance to the round of 16.

Even if they draw once morest Belgium scheduled for the 2nd of next month, they will advance to the round of 16 by finishing at least second in the group.

Canada scored the first goal 67 seconds into the game, raising expectations for a historic first win.

Tajon Buchanan (23, Cliff Brugge) crossed from the right flank to take advantage of the gap between Croatia’s defenses, and Davis jumped up and finished it with a header.

In the 26th minute of the first half, Croatia seemed to succeed in scoring by attacking the back space of Canada, which had raised its defensive line.

Andrei Kramaric (31, Hoffenheim) drove the ball to the right side of the penalty area and shook the net with a right-footed shot aimed at the opposite goal post, but was declared offside and hit the ground.

After 10 minutes, Kramaric scored a real equalizer to relieve the disappointment.

After receiving an exquisite penetrating pass from Ivan Perisic (33, Tottenham), Kramaric rushed to the left side of the penalty area this time and stabbed the bottom of the opposite goal with his left foot.

Croatia, who gained momentum, scored an additional goal in the 44th minute of the first half.

Josef Yuranovic (27, Celtic) advanced quickly from near the half-line, and following a hectic battle passed the ball to Marco Libaya (29, Split), who was waiting near the penalty arc, and Libaya connected it with a sharp grounder shot without delay. shook the net

In the second half, Canada put Davis at the forefront.

It was a strategy to maximize attack power even if the midfield was weakened, but rather, it was Croatia who created the threatening scene first.

In the 9th minute of the second half, Luka Modric (37, Real Madrid) tore Canada’s right flank and gave a pass to the center. Zuda) managed to block it.

16 minutes later, Perisic and Kramasic once once more showed off their teamwork and put a wedge in the game.

Perisic, who beat the defender near the left corner of the penalty area, delivered an accurate cross, and Kramasic, who received it, also passed the defender and stabbed the bottom corner of the opposite goal.

In the 42nd minute of the second half, Croatia called Modric, Perisic and Matteo Kovacic (28, Chelsea) to the bench at the same time and declared victory.

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Instead, Mislav Orsic (30, Dinamo Zagreb), who played a big role in the K-League under the registered name ‘Orsha’, was put in and played the ground until the end.

In the second half of the extra time counterattack, Orsic sprinted to the back of Canada, who had no defense, and passed Mayer (24, Stade Rennes) with a lob in front of the goal, and Mayer calmly kicked the game and closed the game.

/yunhap news