Canada and Qatar meet in Vancouver tonight, looking to pick up three points which could be crucial in their bids to reach the World Cup knockout stages.
Jesse Marsch may have been disappointed his Canada side failed to take all three points from their opening game against Bosnia and Herzegovina in Toronto. They put forward a spirited display and created multiple quality chances that on another day would’ve been converted. A sloppy goal from a set-piece meant that Cyle Larin’s goal was just the equaliser.
Still they did make history in attaining their first ever point at the World Cup finals and will be hoping to all but guarantee a place in the knockout rounds for the first time in their history with a win over Qatar.
While he missed a big chance in the first half of that game, Juventus striker Jonathan David was bright and showed a lot of positive sings in his cameo. There is also the fact that full-back and the side’s best player Alphonso Davies didn’t feature at all due to still recovering from a hamstring injury sustained earlier on this season.
Their opponents made history of their own in a shock result against Switzerland in a blistering San Francisco heat, after falling behind to a very controversial Breel Embolo penalty in the early stages of the game. The Qatari’s rallied and defended valiantly as Switzerland could not come up with an answer.
Jesse Marsch may have been disappointed his Canada side failed to take all three points from their opening game against Bosnia and Herzegovina in Toronto. They put forward a spirited display and created multiple quality chances that on another day would’ve been converted. A sloppy goal from a set-piece meant that Cyle Larin’s goal was just the equaliser.
Still they did make history in attaining their first ever point at the World Cup finals and will be hoping to all but guarantee a place in the knockout rounds for the first time in their history with a win over Qatar.
While he missed a big chance in the first half of that game, Juventus striker Jonathan David was bright and showed a lot of positive sings in his cameo. There is also the fact that full-back and the side’s best player Alphonso Davies didn’t feature at all due to still recovering from a hamstring injury sustained earlier on this season.
Their opponents made history of their own in a shock result against Switzerland in a blistering San Francisco heat, after falling behind to a very controversial Breel Embolo penalty in the early stages of the game. The Qatari’s rallied and defended valiantly as Switzerland could not come up with an answer.
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