Canada went at Belgium from the onset on Wednesday and the strategy is expected to be the same Sunday against Croatia, when Canada needs at least a tie or risk being eliminated from advancing to the next round.
The Canadian men’s national team wanted to make a statement on the world stage and did as much in its opening game against Belgium on Wednesday.We deliver the local news you need in these turbulent times on weekdays at 3 p.m.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc.
The strategy by Canada is expected to be the same Sunday against Croatia, who were held to a scoreless tie by Morocco in its opening game. Croatia made it to the World Cup final four years ago, but does not have the same squad. They are currently a team in transition, but still have stars Luka Modric and Ivan Perisic on the field.Article content
“It is their right to be ambitious, to hope, and ours to prepare and try to win because that is our goal. They are young, energetic and very motivated because this is their first World Cup.” “We thought when we looked at it, we had been through qualifying and with the players we had, we wanted to show the world that even if it was our first World Cup in 36 years, we didn’t want to just come out here and sit back and defend and have people think that it wasn’t exactly worth the wait,” Johnston said. “We wanted to go out guns-a-blazing, and we showed the world that.
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