'We did our best, we fought the entire game. We’re looking forward to the next game and hopefully we get some points,' said Alphonso Davies, who scored Canada's first-ever World Cup goal
AL RAYYAN, Qatar — Canada wasted little time Sunday ending its scoring drought at the men's World Cup via Alphonso Davies but could not hold off Croatia, losing 4-1 to end its hopes of reaching the tournament's knockout round.
The 41st-ranked Canadians started with a bang with a Milan Borjan goal kick finding Cyle Larin at midfield. Larin controlled the ball deftly with his foot and sent it over to Tajon Buchanan down the right flank. Buchanan surged ahead, took two touches, lifted his head and sent in a cross that Davies, soaring through the air high above fullback Josip Juranovic, headed home past goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic.
Davies was feeling it, nutmegging Inter Milan's Marcelo Brozovic in the 22nd minute as the Canadians stroked the ball around the immaculate pitch at the Khalifa International Stadium.Kramaric tied it in the 36th minute, taking a pass from Ivan Perisic that went through Alistair Johnston's legs. The Hoffenheim forward then cooly beat Borjan, from an acute angle, with a well-placed left-footed shot to the corner of goal.
The stadium echoed with "O Canada," with the Canadian section in the stands belting out the lyrics. And Davies quickly turned up the volume. Hutchinson, who captains Besiktas in Turkey, took his lumps in the game with cotton wool stuffed up his nose in the second half to stop bleeding.
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