Croatia and Canada play Canada in the second round of Group F of the World Cup. Canada dreamed of a fantastic start, scoring with a header from Alfonso Davies less than two minutes into the game. Croatia defeated Canada 4-1 thanks to two goals from Kramaric and goals from Livia and Mayer.
Just 68 seconds into the opening game, Canada lightning scored, Buchanan sent a precise long pass from the right, and Alfonso Davis put a head in the back row to give Canada a 1-0 lead, which was also Canada's first goal in World Cup history.
After conceding the goal, Croatia did not panic, but relied on skillful possession skills and cooperation to seek scoring opportunities. In the 28th minute, Modric counter-attacked in midfield and played a beautiful combination with Kramaric's low shot, but was ruled offside and the goal was invalidated. In the 35th minute, it was Modric who launched another counter-attack, Croatia played a small area to cooperate, Livaia's downward tackle was saved by the Canadian goalkeeper.
In the 36th minute, Perisic sent a straight ball from the penalty area line, and Kramari inserted a push into the far corner to make it 1-1.
In the 44th minute, Yuranovic dunked the defender and gave the ball to Livaia, who scored with a low shot from near the arc of the penalty area, and Croatia changed the score to 2-1. In the 48th minute, Osorio broke through the defence with the ball and shot slightly off the upright from the penalty area. There were no more chances in the first half, and Croatia temporarily led 2-1.
In the second half, the two sides exchanged sides, and in the 53rd minute, Modric returned a pass from the bottom line, and Kramaric pushed a penalty spot, which was saved by Canadian goalkeeper Bori Young. In the 55th minute, Buchanan crossed and Davie's shot from the penalty area was saved by the Croatian goalkeeper. In the 70th minute, Perisic arced a cross, Kramaric stopped and shot low with his left foot, the ball passed between the legs of Canadian captain Hutchinson and rolled into the far corner of the goal, Kramaric completed the goal, Croatia 3-1 Canada. Croatia's frantic attack finally received another goal.
In the fourth minute of injury time, Canadian defender Miller made a mistake in stopping the ball, and Olšić burst into the box to face the goalkeeper, choosing to cross the ball to Mayer, who pushed an empty goal. Croatia 4:1 Canada.
At the end of the match, Croatia struggled to win 4-1 against Canada after conceding a goal first, and Canada became the second team to be confirmed. Croatia have accumulated 4 points from 2 rounds with 1 draw and 1 win, and the final round against Belgium is a crucial match, and if they lose, they may not qualify from the group.