{"id":340812,"date":"2026-06-18T03:48:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T03:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/340812\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T03:48:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T03:48:14","slug":"fc-dallas-petar-musa-scores-first-world-cup-goal-for-croatia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/340812\/","title":{"rendered":"FC Dallas’ Petar Musa scores first World Cup goal for Croatia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Croatian striker Petar Musa<\/a> has more experience scoring goals in the Dallas area than even the biggest stars of this World Cup<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He now has his first on soccer’s biggest stage.<\/p>\n

The FC Dallas player<\/a> became the third from Major League Soccer to score for a European team in the World Cup, getting a tying goal on the final play before the whistle ending the first half of Croatia’s 4-2 loss to England on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

“The feeling was incredible to score a goal here at home, but I’m not happy because we lost the game,” Musa said. “There’s not much to celebrate because we lost the game.”<\/p>\n

Musa scored his 32nd goal in the Dallas area across all competitions. Playing for Dallas, the 28-year-old is tied with Argentina superstar Lionel Messi of Inter Miami for second in MLS with 12 goals this season. Musa has 46 in his three-year career in the U.S. league.<\/p>\n

With Croatia trailing 2-1 in the waning moments of extra time, Mario Pasalic sent a through ball to Ivan Perisic, who headed it toward Musa. Before the ball could bounce, Musa volleyed it past goalkeeper Jordan Pickford. The halftime whistle blew before play resumed.<\/p>\n

Jude Bellingham scored the go-ahead goal for England two minutes into the second half, and Croatia coach Zlatco Dalic replaced Musa with Igor Matanovic in the 66th minute.<\/p>\n

“The coach, he’s the boss and he makes the decision,” Musa said. “I think I was already out of gas. I was tired because we ran a lot.”<\/p>\n

Musa was the third Dallas player to appear in the World Cup<\/a>, joining Louicius Deedson of Haiti this year and Jes\u00fas Ferreira for the United States four years ago.<\/p>\n

The other MLS players to score for European teams were Gareth Bale for Wales and Xherdan Shaqiri for Switzerland.<\/p>\n

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