After conceding a goal almost early in the game, Croatia overturned the match against Canada and took the lead in the Band F at Qatar Cup🇧🇷 With the 4-1 at Khalifa International Stadium, the Europeans also eliminated the North American team.
The match started at high speed and with a scare for the current world finalists. With only 1 minute and 7 seconds, Canadian Davies took advantage of Buchanan’s cross and tried hard to open the scoring. Besides being the 2022 World Cup fastest goal to date, he was also the first Canadian in Cup history.
Little by little, Croatia began to impose their best touch on the ball and dominate the actions. Also in the first half, Livaja arrived with danger twice. At 36min, the Europeans finished tied with Kramaric, receiving a pass from Perisic.
Always in the first half came the turn, now, yes, with Livaja. The striker got the reserve after Juranovic’s attempt and scored the second goal.
In the second half, Croatia largely dominated the match and scored twice more. First with Kramaric: the Hoffenheim (Germany) striker received from Modric to score the team’s third goal.
Already in the additions, the Canadian defender stepped on the ball, which was clean for Orsic. The Croatian charged to the edge of the box and rolled only for Majer to push towards the goal. The negative note for the Croats was the yellow card for the star and team captain, Modric, who will be hanged for the confrontation with the Belgians.
Incidentally, the duel against Belgium on Thursday (1/12) risks being eliminatory. After Belgian defeat against Morocco, the team got 3 points; if they win it will move to 6 and leave the Croats with 4. Morocco, already with 4 points and a 2 goal difference, face the eliminated Canadians and they only need a draw to advance.
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