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Alphonso Davies said Canada came to the World Cup with the intention of making history – and said he had yet to say his last word.
The Canadians occupy 41e Rank in the world, brought the surprise after the 0-1 defeat against BelgiumNotOh 2 world, then they wrote a page of history by scoring the first goal in the country’s history at a men’s World Cup – although they were then beaten 4-1 by Croatia, 12e in the world rankings.
Davies said he was happy to have made history after a superb header against Croatia. However, he believes he and his teammates still have something to learn from that last game – and wants to remind everyone that they belong to this prestigious tournament.
“A Whole Feeling”
“As I hit the ball with my head and headed for the pennant on the corner, I turned my head to the left and saw my teammates running towards me at full speed,” Davies said on Tuesday. Yes, that was quite a feeling. We waited for this moment for a long time and it finally happened and we were happy. »
” If you [mes coéquipiers] surrounded me, several players grabbed my jersey, pushed me, held me back, he added. Liam Millar bumped my head once, he was so excited. We looked at each other and just started laughing. That moment with these guys was very special. »
And it was in the country too. Not to mention the stadium stands.
Parents have moved
The Bayern Munich star has counted on the support of his parents in Qatar and revealed his mother cried a few tears of joy when he scored.
“After the first game [contre la Belgique]they told me they were proud of me and when I scored my goal my mother cried a few tears after seeing her son leave a refugee camp, move to Canada and score a goal at the most prestigious football club in the world.” he said to Davies.
“My parents don’t talk much, they don’t talk so as not to say anything. But I saw it on their faces,” he added.
It was the first time Davies met with members of the media at the Canadian training site on Tuesday since arriving in Doha on November 18.
Canada ends their tournament against Morocco on Thursday, June 22e.
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