Alphonso Davies World Cup goal for Canad

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Alphonso Davies World Cup goal for Canad

It is official Canada has its first goal in men's FIFA World Cup history.Les Rouges entered their second match of the 2022 World Cup without a tally in men's KhaDarel Hodge Jersey national team history, but Alphonso Davies wasted little time on Sunday changing that.The star midfielder for Canada took a cro s from Tajon Buchanan and headed it into the net, past Croatia goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic. It was the fastest goal scored at the 2022 World Cup.After seeing his penalty kick saved against Belgium in Canada's opening Group F match, it was redemption for the Bayern Munich star.Watch in Canada:THE FIRST GOAL EVER SCORED Atlanta Falcons Jersey AT THE WORLD CUP FOR CANADA: ALPHONSO DAVIES! TSN (@TSN_Sports) WHAT A MOMENT Alphonso Davies scores Canada's first ever FIFA World Cup goal FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) MORE: Canada is making only its second appearance at the men's FIFA World Cup. The first came in 1986, where the team was shut out in all three matches.The team began the 2022 tournament getting blanked 1-0 by Belgium. Davies had the chance to give Canada the lead, but his penalty kick was denied by Belgium star goalkeeperThibaut Courtois.MORE: While Canada had not scored in the World Cup prior to 2022, they have done plenty of scoring in international competition.The two leaders in goals all-time for Canada are both in Qatar with the team. Cyle Larin holds the record for most goals for Canada's men's national team with Jake Matthews Jersey 25. Behind him is Jonathan David, who is tied for second with Dwayne De Rosario on 22.Lucas Cavallini and Junior Hoilett are two other members of Les Rouges playing at the 2022 World Cup who are in the top-10 all-time for Canada in goals.PlayersGoalsCyle Larin25Jonathan David22Dwayne De Rosario22John Catliff19Dale Mitchell19Lucas Cavallini18Tosaint Ricketts17Alex Bunbury16Ali Gerba15Junior Hoilett14MORE: Canada had never collected a single World Cup point or Chris Lindstrom Jersey scored a single World Cup goal, after heading home empty-handed from their only men's World Cup appearance in 1986.They faced a brutal group of France, Hungary and the Soviet Union in that tournament, conceding five goals through the three games and failing to find the back of the net.The lo s to France was especially Matt Ryan Jersey tough, holding the European power to a scorele s draw until Jean-Pierre Papin scored a 79th minute-winner.YearHostQualified viaStage reached1986Mexico1985 CONCACAF Championship titleGroup Stage2022Qatar1st place, CONCACAF 2022 WCQTBD DateHostStageResultJune 1, 1986MexicoGroup StageCanada 0-1 FranceJune 6, 1986MexicoGroup StageHungary 2-0 CanadaJune 9, 1986MexicoGroup StageSoviet Union 2-0 CanadaNov. 23, 2022QatarGroup StageBelgium 1-0CanadaNov. 27, 2022QatarGroup StageCroatia vs. CanadaDec. 1, 2022QatarGroup StageCanada vs. Morocco
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