At 10:00 a.m. Beijing time on February 3, the North American Division of the World Preliminary Tournament came to the 11th round, and Canada came to the away game against El Salvador. In the first half, the two teams exchanged white papers, the second half veteran Hutchinson broke the deadlock, Jonathan David scored in seconds, Canada won 2-0 to win the World Cup six consecutive wins, continuing to lead the United States by 4 points, just one step away from the World Cup.
Prior to this match, the United States won 3-0 at home to Honduras, narrowing the point gap to one point. In the face of El Salvador, Canada did not drop the chain.
In the 65th minute, Dorny Henry's big foot long pass, Larin used the speed advantage to overwhelm the opponent, the right side of the bottom after the cross, Hutchinson flew to the top, 1-0!
The 38-year-old Hutchinson celebrated wildly as the Canadian captain scored his third goal in this World Cup. However, from the slow motion, Larin's cross hit the outside of the upright and then smashed into Hutchinson's back, creating a strange arc, and the Salvador goalkeeper was caught off guard and it was too late to turn around and save. It can be said that Hutchinson is lying down to send the ball into the net, and this luck is also no one.
However, the Salvadoran players thought Hutchinson was suspected of handball and surrounded the referee to protest and beg for explanations, but the referee insisted that the goal worked. At this point, salvador's home crowd stopped and booed Hutchinson and the Canadian players.
In the 93rd minute, Jonathan David seized the opportunity of his opponent's pouring out of the nest and single-handedly went down to the next city to complete the whistle-pressing goal, and the score came to 2-0. The 22-year-old Jonathan David scored his ninth World Cup goal and remained second in the top scorers list. At present, Jonathan David's value has reached 50 million euros, attracting the attention of many giants.
In the end, Canada defeated El Salvador 2-0, achieving a two-legged double-match against the opponent, ushering in six consecutive World Cup wins and remaining unbeaten in 11 consecutive rounds.
After this game, Canada remained firmly at the top of the table while maintaining a four-point lead. With 3 rounds of qualifying remaining, Canada is temporarily 8 points ahead of Panama, and unless there are extreme circumstances, Canada will basically lock in the qualification, and even become the first North American team to qualify before the United States and Mexico.
Canada, like the national football team, has only participated in the World Cup once before, and the last time it qualified for the World Cup final was in 1986. That said, Canada is coming to an end to 36 years of waiting, and the second World Cup trip is not far away.
More than two years ago, Canada was outside the 80th place, and now it has become the leader in North America, and the changes are staggering. As the saying goes, some people are happy and some are sad, and El Salvador, who lost, is still ranked 6th, 8 points behind Panama, which is 4th, basically saying goodbye to the World Cup.