We kick of our World Cup bets with the most accurate and profitable Croatia v Canada preview and prediction on Sunday, November 27, 2022. This game marks the second round of fixtures in Group F, where these two nations are accompanied by Belgium and Morocco. The Croats, finalists in the last World Cup in Russia 2018, have not been exactly firing on all cylinders recently. On the flip side, Canada have shown great progress in “soccer” over the last couple of years, and had 22 shots against none other than Belgium, including a missed penalty. Could we see another major surprise at the World Cup today?
Croatians No Longer The Sensation?
After their major rise in recent years, it seems as the Croats reached the apex at the last World Cup where they shocked the world and went all the way to the Final. They have lost that steam ever since. At the Euros last year, they went out right after the group stage losing 3:5 at the quarter-finals against Spain. Don’t get me wrong, Croatia are still a really good team, one of the best in Europe. The midfield is probably their best area where they have the evergreen Modric, Brozovic, and Kovacic – a trio of super technical and skillful midfielders with great vision and feel for the game.
However, Croatia’s main issue is in attack, where for all the talent they have everywhere else on the pitch, they just don’t have a great Number 9 as Davor Suker once was. At the moment, the Croats are missing that goal machine that could propel them to the later stages of this tournament.
In light of this World Cup bet and the Croatia v Canada prediction in particular, it has to be said that the European side was lucky to have had the point against Morocco. They did not produce a lot of chances, if any at all. Morocco actually had the better opportunities to win the game later on.
Canada Is Now A Football Nation On The Rise
Football, or should we say soccer, has taken over as the number one sport in Canada. Yep, you heard that right. It’s no longer ice hockey or basketball. Football is now king in Canada as well. And that rise has been evident in the results produced by the national side in recent years. They smashed their way through the World Cup qualifiers, beating USA, who have progressed quite a lot of themselves too (could’ve and probably should have beaten England).
Canada ought to consider themselves unlucky not have taken at least a point in their opening game against Belgium, who are in fact one of the best teams in Europe. That speaks volumes for the amount of progress football has made in Canada. Davies missed a penalty that could have given them their first World Cup goal in history. Then Belgium did in fact take the lead, but it was Canada that dominated for the majority of the game, and had 22 shots on goal. If they manage to be more focused in the finishing stages, we could be in for a surprise tonight.
What Are The Bookies Expecting?
As one would image, the bookies are favoring Croatia to win this game with the odds on them at 2.25. Canada are underdogs but their odds have dropped significantly in the last couple of days from over 4.00 (decimal) to about 3.25 right now.
Croatia v Canada Prediction
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