Croatia take on the visitors Canada in the round 2 match of group stage of FIFA World Cup 2022. The match will be played on Sunday, November 27th at Khalifa International Stadium (Doha).
Croatia curiously celebrated the 20th anniversary of their main football triumph, “bronze” in 1998 – they simply surpassed it. In Russia, 4 years ago, the team was able to get through to the final. And, ironically, as in the generation of Davor Shuker, they were again stopped by France. Further, Dalic was able to partially update, rejuvenate the composition. And already this team was able to show themselves well. At first there was a good Euro, where they left the group and return into the match with Spain after losing by 2 goals - this was already not enough strength for extra time. Then the team took first place twice, first in the qualification (outstripping the Russians in a difficult struggle), and then in the Nations League, where there was a company from Austria, Denmark and France. Against this background, the vice-champion went to Qatar with good expectations. But he started only with a draw against Morocco: the sides did not score, and did not have much chance. So do not overestimate Modric and company.
| 2 x £10 Free Bet | Review | |||
| 100$-500$ for No Lose Free Bets | Review | |||
| 100% up to £200 | Review | |||
| Not available | Review |
Canada is experiencing its best page in history. This northern country dominates hockey, and in other winter sports they are good. But in football, even in CONCACAF, the region with perhaps the lowest competition for World Cup tickets (except for Oceania, where, after the departure of Australia, there is only New Zealand, in fact), the Canadians managed to get into the final tournament only once, in 1986. And then in order to lose all 3 matches there with a total score of 0-5. But now there are real stars, not only the unfading Hutchinson, but also Larin, Davis, David. Already last year, in the Golden Cup, this generation reached the semi-finals - the best result in a decade and a half. And then there was an excellent qualification, in which they managed to get ahead of all, even the eternal favorites, Mexico and USA. Moreover, starting in Qatar against Belgium, the representative of North America quickly earned a penalty - Carrasco handled it. But Davis hit from the spot badly, and Courtois was able to make a save. Thibaut helped out later, and his partners managed to score “in the locker room”, after which they retained the advantage.
Croatia is still relatively young as a team and Canada just remains an exotic team of modern football. So it's no wonder they didn't play with each other. Croatia with its experience is definitely a favorite. But Canada is also not bad, and will not let itself be beaten so easily. We recommend betting that this game will also end with rather boring “under 2.5 goals scored”.
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 scored goals.
