FT: CROATIA 4 - 1 CANADA. Match thread, ko 4pm

[Michael Morris]

Match officials:

Referee: Andres Matias MATONTE CABRERA 🇺🇾
AR 1: Nicolas TARAN 🇺🇾
AR 2: Martin SOPPI 🇺🇾
4th: Kevin ORTEGA 🇵🇪
5to: Jesus Sanchez 🇵🇪
VAR: Mauro VIGLIANO 🇦🇷
AVAR: Leodan GONZALEZ 🇺🇾
Offside VAR: Gabriel CHADE 🇦🇷
Support VAR: Julio BASCUNAN 🇨🇱
SBAVAR: Diego Bonfa 🇦🇷

[79blue]

Re: CROATIA v CANADA. Match thread, ko 4pm

Great Goal

[the other bob wilson]

Re: CROATIA v CANADA. Match thread, ko 4pm

First ever World Cup goal by Canada - Alphonso Davies.

[NYCBlue]

Re: CROATIA v CANADA. Match thread, ko 4pm

Imagine being able to go toe-to-toe with Croatia? We have to play them twice next year.

[City123]

Re: CROATIA v CANADA. Match thread, ko 4pm

Imagine being able to go toe-to-toe with Croatia? We have to play them twice next year.

I think we can, we managed it in the Euros qualifiers and there are suggestions that some of their stars may retire after this World Cup

[NYCBlue]

Re: CROATIA v CANADA. Match thread, ko 4pm

I think we can, we managed it in the Euros qualifiers and there are suggestions that some of their stars may retire after this World Cup

We took 1 point out of 6.

[NYCBlue]

Re: CROATIA v CANADA. Match thread, ko 4pm

Canada are falling apart now anyway.

[City123]

Re: CROATIA v CANADA. Match thread, ko 4pm

We took 1 point out of 6.

A 1-1 draw and a 2-1 away defeat to the World Cup finalists is respectable surely? I'd say it's toe-to-toe?

[79blue]

Re: CROATIA v CANADA. Match thread, ko 4pm

That was 4 or 5 passes from central midfield that Canada gave possession to Croatia in the last 5 minutes. The last one resulting in the goal.

[NYCBlue]

Re: CROATIA v CANADA. Match thread, ko 4pm

A 1-1 draw and a 2-1 away defeat to the World Cup finalists is respectable surely? I'd say it's toe-to-toe?

It's respectable. But that was then. I have no idea what the Wales team will look like in 2023. I don't fancy us to get much out of them next year. Modric looks like he could play forever.

[ToTaL ITK]

Re: FT: CROATIA 4 - 1 CANADA. Match thread, ko 4pm

For me..USA Canada Australia have no place in this competition.What next! New Zealand because they beat Thailand and the Philippines.

[City123]

Re: FT: CROATIA 4 - 1 CANADA. Match thread, ko 4pm

It's respectable. But that was then. I have no idea what the Wales team will look like in 2023. I don't fancy us to get much out of them next year. Modric looks like he could play forever.

This is the starting XI that lost away: Hennessey; Roberts, Mepham, J.Lawrence, Davies; Vaulks, Allen, Smith; Bale, Wilson, James

And this is the starting XI that drew at home: Hennessey; Roberts, Lockyer, Rodon, Davies; Ampadu, Allen; Bale, Williams, James; Moore

I don't think the side we put out in March will be significantly worse than either of those two, whilst we'll miss the stardust of Bale (though this was far from him at his peak and he was poor out in Croatia) the younger players like Mepham, Ampadu, James and Wilson are undoubtedly better than they were then. You add in players like Neco Williams and Brennan Johnson then all of a sudden things aren't that bad

My main concerns are the midfield and the coaching staff. I don't think the coaches have covered themselves in glory at the World Cup and that midfield has been left wide open whilst there don't seem to be too many options in there to change things. Hopefully Jordan James at Birmingham brings what we need