Qatar World Cup 2022
group f
After the insipid draw against Morocco on the first day, the Balkans are risking their lives against a young, brave and inexperienced Canada
The debut of the Croatian team in the World Cup in Qatar evidenced an event that began to be seen in the last Euro Cup: talent is forever but the years weigh heavily, and the new Dalmatian generations, inevitably, do not reach the lofty level of men like Rakitic, Perisic, or Brozovic. These last two on the list, now without Sevilla player Iván, continue to be led by the best player in the young history of Croatia, the inexhaustible Luka Modric, a man who, like the bastions of his team, is older than an olive tree (37). although his football continues to splurge a perennial freshness.
Against the talented and physical Moroccan team, the Real Madrid midfielder was helpless. The physical difference was evident, Zlatko Dalic’s men did not bother the crowded and sunken defense of the North African team and the tie was a logical consequence. But the tables left them alive in an open, unpredictable group F, where not even Belgium breathes easy.
In front will be the young, brave and inexperienced Canada. A team that played wonderfully against the Belgians, who deserved a victory that only Courtois could avoid. On the back of the Brugge winger Tajon Buchanan (Atlético knows him well) and Alphonso Davies, one of Bayern Munich’s own names, the Canadians dream of giving the bell. In addition, after his defeat on the first day, John Herdman’s men are between a rock and a hard place; Croatia, no less in need, has the penultimate bullet in the chamber to stay alive in this World Cup.