Alphonso Davies said Canada came to the World Cup with the intention of making history — and added that he has not said his last word.
The Canadians, occupying 41e rank in the world, brought the surprise after losing 1-0 to Belgium, noh 2 in the world, then made history by scoring the country’s first-ever goal at a men’s soccer World Cup — though they were later beaten 4-1 by Croatia, 12e in the world ranking.
Davies said he was happy to have made history following a superb header against Croatia. He believes, however, that he and his teammates still have something to learn from this last game — and want to remind everyone that they have a place in this prestigious tournament.
“A whole feeling”
“When I knocked the ball down 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. . Yeah, it was quite a feeling. We waited a long time for this moment, and it finally happened and we were happy. »
” When they [mes coéquipiers] surrounded me, several players grabbed my jersey, pushed me, held me back, he added. Liam Millar headbutted me at one point, he was so excited. We looked at each other, and just started laughing. This moment was very special, with these guys. »
And it was also in the country. Not to mention the stadium stands.
Parents moved
The Bayern Munich star is counting on the support of his parents in Qatar, and he pointed out that his mother cried a few tears of joy when he hit the target.
“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 watching her son leave a refugee camp, move to Canada and score in the tournament most prestigious soccer club on the planet,” said Davies.
“My parents don’t talk much, they don’t talk to say nothing. But I saw it in their faces,” he added.
It was the first time Tuesday that Davies met with members of the media at Canada’s training site since arriving in Doha on November 18.
Canada will end its tournament on Thursday against Morocco, 22e.