Davies scores Canada's 1st World Cup goal 68 seconds into match vs. Croatia
Alphonso Davies ended Canada's decades-long wait for a men's World Cup goal Sunday with the quickest tally of the tournament thus far.
Davies headed home Tajon Buchanan's picturesque cross to give Canada a stunning 1-0 lead just 68 seconds into the critical Group F encounter in Doha.
68 - Alphonso Davies' goal after 68 seconds is the fastest goal in a group stage match at the World Cup since Clint Dempsey scored after 29 seconds against Ghana in 2014. Concacaf'd. pic.twitter.com/pLJMAoGZ0X
— OptaJack⚽️ (@OptaJack) November 27, 2022
Canada didn't score a goal or register a point in the 1986 World Cup, its only other appearance in the Festival of Football. The Canadians lost all three games before bowing out of the group stage.
Davies made amends after missing from the penalty spot 10 minutes into Canada's opening 1-0 defeat to Belgium on Wednesday. Coming into the tournament with a hamstring strain, the Bayern Munich full-back eventually reprised his role in Canada's attack to score the historic goal.
The tally wasn't enough to inspire a Canadian win, though, as Croatia scored four unanswered goals in a 4-1 victory.