After getting a second-minute 1-0 lead over Croatia, Canada failed to retain the lead until the final whistle in their Fifa World Cup Group F match on Sunday as Luka Modric’s men won the tie 4-1. With the loss, Canada has been sent packing out of the World Cup without a single point on the Group F table.
Canada’s historic goal came in the second minute as Alphonso Davies headed an aerial pass from Tajon Buchanan past Croatian goalkeeper Dominic Livakovic. This was Canada’s first goal in World Cups.
The Atiba Hutchinson-led side held onto the slim 1-0 lead till the 36th minute but Croatia’s Andrej Kramaric pulled off an equalizer, his 21st international goal.
Marko Livata, who was denied a goal in the 35th minute by Canda goalie Milan Borjan, gave his side the lead in the 44th minute with a stunning strike to the right of Borjan. Croatia held on to the lead as the teams went into halftime.
Croatia ploughed on past halftime to put another one on the scoreboard as Andrej Kramaric scored his second goal with an assist from Ivan Perisic in the 70th minute. Croatia's onslaught came to a close with the final goal of the day by Lovro Majer in stoppage time (94th minute).
Croatia is now at the top of the Group F points table with 4 points followed by Morocco, also with 4 points. Belgium is placed third with 3 points, while Canada could not open its points tally.
On Sunday, Canada became the first side since Denmark against Brazil in 1998 to lose a match at the World Cup having scored inside two minutes in that game.
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