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Croatia vs Canada: Twitter reacts as Canada fall like pack of cards; out of Qatar World Cup

Croatia entered the game with momentum on their side, having been unbeaten in their previous seven games, now make it eight.

By K S Vignesh Bharadwaj | Nov 27, 2022 | 2 Min Read

Zlatko Dalic’s men take all three points after hammering Canada 4-1 at the Khalifa Internation. Croatia and Canada squared off on Matchday two of the FIFA World Cup in Group F at the Khalifa International Stadium. Croatia only made one change from their previous game, going with a 4-3-3 formation. Livakovic started in goal, with Sosa, Gvardiol, Lovren, and Juranovic on defense. Captain Modric, Brozovix, and Kovacic all started in the Croatian half, with Kramaric, Livaja, and Perisic as the front three. Croatia entered the game with momentum on their side, having not lost in their previous seven games.

Meanwhile, Canada also made just one change from the team that lost 1-0 to Belgium on Wednesday, with John Herdman’s men switching to a 4-2-2 formation with David and Larin starting up front. Laryea, Miller, Vitoria, and Johnston were assigned to defense, while Davies and Buchannan played as wingbacks. Borjan played between the sticks, with Eustaquio and Hutchinson in the middle. Following a 1-0 loss to Belgium the previous time, Canada needed to win to qualify for the round of 16.

Andrej Kramaric’s brace gives Croatia two-goal lead

Canada got off to a sensational start as Buchanan whipped a good cross into the penalty area between two Croatian defenders as Alphonso Davies came running in to meet it sweet. The Bayern Munich star rose to the occasion, powering a header past Livakovic within 120 seconds to give Canada the lead. Kramaric then entered the penalty area, going past Miller and Laryea before whipping it into the net to give Croatia the equaliser, only to be called offside in the 26th minute. Perisic got himself into a dangerous situation but was dispossessed.

Croatia later showed a lot of promise and were putting on a passing show at the Khalifa, which created a lot of space for Andrej Kramaric to now score the equaliser for Croatia, who made it 1-1. Croatia took the lead 10 minutes after their equaliser, thanks to Marko Livaja’s goal just before halftime. The final nail in the coffin was Kramaric’s second goal of the night, which he fired into the bottom corner. Croatia scored their fourth goal after Orsic unselfishly squared the ball up to Lovro Majer, who made it four the Vatrenis.

Canadian coach will watch his mouth next time. #CROCAN #FIFAWorldCup

— Lukas 🃏😈🔥🏹 (@LukasPresents) November 27, 2022

Disappointed for Canada as it would’ve been nice to see them progress. Sadly Croatia exploited Canada’s weakness perfectly. Belgium were there for the taking in the first game, so had Canada took their chances against them things would be a lot brighter. #CROCAN #FIFAWorldCup

— Tom Sutherland 🔶🇪🇺🇵🇱 (@SimplySuvo92) November 27, 2022