In the match of the second round of the group stage of the World Cup, Croatia beat Canada 3:1.
After the starting draw with Morocco (0:0), they took a big step towards the round of 16 with this triumph, while Canada was eliminated, so they will only play for honor in the last round against the Africans.
It didn’t really look like Croatia was going to win easily, especially since the Canadians took the lead after just 65 seconds of the game.
Croatia’s stoppers reacted poorly to Buchanon’s cross, and Davies headed Petkovic.
It took about fifteen minutes for the Croats to recover from the shocking start, and after Livaja’s chance, Kramarić stepped in.
The Hoffenheim player first had his goal disallowed, but in the 36th minute he still managed to score to make it 1:1.
Carried by the equalizing goal, Croatia played better and better and the turnaround was practically hanging in the air.
That’s what happened in the 44th minute when Marko Livaja managed to score after a double pass by Kramarić and Juranović.
Even then, it was clear that Dalić’s team would play much more relaxed in the sequel.
The vice-champion of the world controlled the events on the field, and with his second goal in the 70th minute, Kramarić solved the question of the winner.
The final result of the match was set by Lovro Majer in stoppage time.
Therefore, in the last round against Belgium, Croatia will be guaranteed further placement, a victory would bring them – almost certainly first place, while in case of defeat, we would probably be eliminated.
