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Canada on the brink

Edmonton: Host Canada is in danger of a first-round exit at the FIFA under-20 World Cup football tournament after a 1-0 loss to Austria on Thursday.

Two losses from its opening two games leaves Canada having to beat Republic of Congo in Sunday’s final Group A game to have any chance of making it into the second round.

In other games on Thursday, Mexico beat Portugal 2-1, Gambia downed New Zealand 1-0 and Chile outclassed the Congo 3-0. In order to reach the second round, Canada must now beat the Congo and hope to qualify as one of the four best-performed third-placed teams from the six groups.

After a dour first half the action picked up in the second after Austria took the lead when Ruben Okotie headed a corner past Canadian goalkeeper Asmir Begovic in the 47th minute.

Antunes replied with a 22-yard free kick in the 89th minute for Portugal, but could not create another chance.

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