Canada eliminated from FIFA World Cup after 1-4 loss to Croatia

Andrej Kramaric scored a pair of goals and Croatia crushed Canada’s hopes of advancing at its first FIFA World Cup in 36 years with a 4-1 victory at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on Sunday (November 27).

Alphonso Davies scored Canada’s first-ever World Cup goal seconds into the match but the team’s trip to football’s biggest tournament will end on Thursday against Morocco, the Group F leader after a surprise 2-0 victory over Belgium earlier in the day.

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Marko Livaja and Lovro Majer also scored for Croatia, the runner-up to France at the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Captain Luka Modric, 37, was still looking for his first goal of the tournament in what is likely his final World Cup.

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Morocco went to the top of Group F with its first win at a World Cup since 1998. But the victory meant that the Canadians needed a win against Croatia for a chance to reach the knockout stage.

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