Regardless what happens to Davies from Edmonton from now on, he will always be remembered for scoring at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
And, regardless of what happens to the 22-year-old from Edmonton from now on, he will always be remembered for ending a Canadian goal drought at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday.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.
“The second game, I’m happy to be able to put my name in the history books and show our good side, show the quality, and definitely in this third game, we want something out of it. We’re going to go out there and keep playing the way we’ve been playing and show that we belong on this stage.”Article content
“After the first game, they told me how proud they were of me,” Davies said. “And when I scored the goal, my mom teared up a little bit, seeing her son coming from a refugee camp to Canada and then go and on the world’s biggest stage — they were proud of me.Article content Canada was unable to score in 21 attempts on goal against Belgium, but netted the first one against Croatia as Davies ran onto a cross from Tajon Buchanan and powered a header into the net. It’s the first time Davies has scored on a header for Canada.
The goal seemed to take everyone by surprise with how early in the game it occurred. The ball seemed to hang in the air, waiting for Davies to run onto it and he leapt over defender Josip Juranovic and bounced a header past goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic. The goal ended a 361-minute drought for Canada at the World Cup and was nearly 40 years in the making. Canada was shut out in three losses at the 1986 tournament in Mexico.
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