After missing a penalty on their Qatar Cup debut, Canada quickly scored in their second game against Croatia on Sunday (27).

The clock had just passed 1min when Buchanan crossed from the right. Alphonso Davies took the lead with power and scored the goal with 1 minute and 7 seconds left. The goal overtook Dutch striker Gakpo, who opened the scoring against Ecuador with 5 minutes and 3 seconds left – the match ended 1-1.

Playing more advanced in the Canadian national team than he usually does at his club Bayern Munich, Davies had been a negative highlight on his debut, against Belgium. On this occasion, despite the good Canadian game, the athlete missed a penalty, saved by Courtois, when the match was still 0-0 – in the second half, Belgium scored the only goal of the match.

However, Davies’ goal has historic significance for Canada as it was the country’s first in World Cup history. In 1986, Canada’s only appearance to date, the country lost all three games: 1-0 to France, 2-0 to Hungary and another 2-0 to the Soviet Union.

Despite the speed in Davies’ goal, he doesn’t even come close to the World Cup record, which still belongs to Turkey’s Hakn Sukur, in 2002. The striker opened the scoring after 11 seconds against South Korea , in a 3-2 win. of the Turks. (Folhapress)

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