Qatar stands firm and falls in a friendly match against Canada Football | Sports

Canada won This Friday with rest for Qatar 2-0 In a friendly match in Vienna The World Cup host team presented a bad image.

Before Sil Larinin minute 4, and Jonathan DavidIn the 13th minute, North American goals were scored at the Generali Arena in the Austrian capital.

the The Qatari team has been preparing for months To compete in the World Cup, Canada's bracket was barely botheredIts young star, Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich), was injured in the second half after suffering a strong blow to his left leg.

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Canada, The performance of the current Asian champion, who will face a more difficult test on Tuesday against Uruguay in Bratislava, was not very difficult, but it added necessary preparation for the first World Cup to be held since Mexico 1986.

A complicated situation awaits the North American team Group Six with Belgium, Croatia and Morocco.

“We know that We have the strength to compete against these teams Larin, the Brugge striker, stressed: “This is what we have prepared for these four years.”

“We need these games against teams that are going to play in the World Cup that push us,” said fellow striker Junior Hoilett.

to Less than two months before the opening match of the World Cup against Ecuador, Qatar was overwhelmed by the physical power of its rival, which was soon seriously encroaching on its territory.

With only four minutes of play, Larin opened the scoring By rising above the defenders and heading home Sam Adekugbe's left-handed serve.

Larin himself, Canada's top scorer in the qualifiers, had another opportunity three minutes later with a right-footed shot inside the area that goalkeeper Saad Al-Sheeb was able to deflect for a corner kick.

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At 13 a.m Deflect a bad punch from gray hair He left the ball free in the Qatari penalty area for young Jonathan David to finish it.

Alphonso Davies, who was involved in the play, injured his ankle in the action but remained on the field. (Dr)

– Alphonso Davies, beaten –

Under the leadership of midfielder Steven Eustaquio, Canada possessed 62% of the ball in the first half, during which Qatar only shot a shot wide of the goal from Mohamed Waad that went into the hands of Milan Borjan.

In the 58th minute, Alphonso Davies suffered a severe blow to his left leg after colliding with a Qatari football player. He requested medical attention while suffering from pain.

Two minutes later, the young Bayern Munich star was substituted and limped off the field.

In the final stage, the North American team wasted huge opportunities in a crushing defeat to Qatar, which showed a great lack of defensive security, little cooperative play and a lack of ideas in attack.

In the 64th minute, Richie Laria and Ike Ogbo missed a double chance, and in the 88th minute, defender Kamal Miller sent a free ball into the area after it was cleared by the Qatari goalkeeper, leaving the entire goal at his disposal.

Spanish coach Felix Sanchez, who has been leading Qatar since 2017, will have another opportunity to make adjustments on Tuesday against Chile, which did not qualify for the World Cup.

After spending billions of dollars to host the first World Cup in the Middle East, Qatar dreams of going beyond the first round in Group A, where it will also face the Netherlands and Senegal.

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