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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) \u2014 Croatian striker Petar Musa has more experience scoring goals in the Dallas area than even the biggest stars of this World Cup.<\/p>\n

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

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

\u201cThe feeling was incredible to score a goal here at home, but I\u2019m not happy because we lost the game,\u201d Musa said. \u201cThere\u2019s not much to celebrate because we lost the game.\u201d<\/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

\u201cThe coach, he\u2019s the boss and he makes the decision,\u201d Musa said. \u201cI think I was already out of gas. I was tired because we ran a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n

Musa was the third Dallas player to appear in the World Cup, 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<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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