Canada have scored its first-ever goal in the FIFA World Cup, in its second group stage match, against Croatia at the Khalifa International Stadium on Sunday.
Alphonso Davies scored the goal with a towering header, making a run into the box and putting his team ahead, right after the opening minute of the match.
The 22-year-old, who had failed to convert a penalty kick in a 1-0 loss to Belgium four days earlier, found the net with a powerful header after making a late run from a deep position to meet a cross from Tajon Buchanan.
Les Rouges returned to the FIFA World Cup after 36 years, and has improved on its performance after taking an early lead against the runner-up of the 2018 World Cup, Croatia.
In the 1986 World Cup, Canada’s previous appearance in the tournament, it was grouped alongside Hungary, Soviet Union and the France and had ended the tournament at the bottom of the table with no goals to its name.
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