Canada put forth one of the more eye-opening performances in the first set of matches at the 2022 World Cup, but it could be eliminated from contention if it isn’t able to take at least a point off the 2018 runner-up.
Such are the fine margins in Qatar, where John Herdman’s side faces Croatia knowing that defeat will secure elimination with a game to spare in Group F. Entering Sunday’s affair, Canada had never won a game, nor had it scored a goal in a men’s World Cup, so despite all the plaudits the side earned for how it played in a 1–0 loss to Belgium, it will all be but consolation without the result to show for it.