Alphonso Davies leads Canada to 1-1 draw with Costa Rica at Gold Cup
HOUSTON — Slowly but surely, the revival of the Canadian men’s soccer program is taking shape.
Alphonso Davies scored as Canada earned a 1-1 draw against Costa Rica on Tuesday in the preliminary round of the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
The 16-year-old Davies’s third goal in two games came in the 26th minute and helped the Canadian men’s soccer team move one step closer to qualifying for the knockout rounds of the tournament.
“We took that goal and that kind of changed the whole paradigm of the game so in the end, we got a point and we’re in first place in our group,” said head coach Octavio Zambrano. “You can’t help but congratulate our players for the effort. They put everything in there.”