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French Guyana 2 Canada 4: Arfield leads the way in nervy win

Canada recorded an entertaining 4-2 win over French Guyana in the opening game of the CONCACAF Gold Cup on Friday.

First-half goals from Dejan Jakovic and Scott Arfield, who both netted at senior international level for the first time, appeared to have Canada in control of the Group A clash at Red Bull Arena.

They were cruising when Alphonso Davies, 16, made it 3-0 on the hour-mark to become the nation's youngest ever goalscorer, only for minnows French Guyana to fight back.

Roy Contout and Sloan Privat struck in the space of two minutes, but Canada sealed their win through Davies in driving rain in Harrison, New Jersey.