On June 26, Beijing time, the second round of the group stage of the Copa America began, the Canadian team in Group A played against the Peruvian team, in the first round of the game, the two teams did not win, the result of this game is likely to determine the fate of both sides, and finally Canada defeated the opponent 1-0 and won the first victory in the history of the Copa America.
This is the first time that the Canadian team has participated in this Copa America, and the North American team, ranked 49th in the world, is also riveting to prove itself. Unfortunately, they suffered a 2-0 defeat to Argentina in the first round.
In the second round against Peru, a loss to the opponent would likely result in a possible elimination of the Canadian team. At the beginning of the game, the better Peruvian team took the initiative on the field, and they created a huge threat with several shots on goal. In the 34th minute, the Peruvian team once scored with a header, but unfortunately the goal was blown invalid because of offside.
In the 59th minute of the second half, there was an accident on the field, Arauyo tackled, although he kicked the ball first, but kicked directly into the calf of the Canadian player. After watching the replay, the referee decisively showed a red card and finally sent Arauyo off, which also became the turning point of the game.
After playing one more man, the Canadian team attacked wildly, and in the 74th minute, they quickly counterattacked, David took the ball in front of the court and got up with his feet, hit the inside of the post and bounced into the goal, the Canadian team finally broke the deadlock, 1-0 lead over the Peru team, ranked 32nd in the world. Before the goal, Canada had only two shots on goal, which shows how passive their situation is. They then came together to hold on to the score and eventually claim their first Copa America victory.
After a 1-0 victory, Canada set a new all-time record as they finally won the Copa America. This victory is also likely to help them qualify from the group. In the next round, the Canadian team will play against the Chilean team, the current Chilean team is not in the blue, the aging Sanchez and Vargas can still play the main team, the strength of this South American team has long been much worse than before, facing the impact of the Canadian team, it is likely to lose to the opponent.
A win over Chile would see Canada progress from the group (Argentina and Chile have not yet started at the time of writing). In recent years, the Canadian team has improved rapidly, and their quality is no longer the same, but this team is still very young, and they need to seize the opportunity of this Copa America to gain experience against more strong teams and prepare for the World Cup in two years!