Canada vs Qatar World Cup: 3 goals for David, 2 red cards, 1 injured Kone

Canada vs Qatar World Cup: 3 goals for David, 2 red cards, 1 injured KoneBC Place Vancouver was a battlefield as Kone was stretchered off, Qatar got 2 red cards, and both teams brawled after full time.Canada thrashed nine-man Qatar 6-0 to clinch their first-ever World Cup victory in a Group B match, marred by a horrific injury to the home team’s midfielder Ismael Kone, and disciplinary issues both during and after the match.A Jonathan David hat-trick, one goal apiece from Cyle Larin and Nathan Saliba, as well as a Qatar own goal, sealed a momentous victory for the Canadians at the BC Place Vancouver stadium on Thursday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4World Cup: Diaz dazzles as Colombia beat newcomers Uzbekistan 3-1list 2 of 4World Cup Day 8: Mexico face South Korea as Golden Boot race heats uplist 3 of 4World Cup: Top 10 takeaways from the opening round of the group stagelist 4 of 4What went wrong for Cristiano Ronaldo in his first World Cup 2026 match?end of listCanada now need only a draw against Switzerland in their final match to finish top of the group, while Qatar and Bosnia and Herzegovina will aim to finish third when they meet on Wednesday.But the celebratory atmosphere in Vancouver, with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney cheering on Les Rouges, was soured by a serious injury to Kone in the 51st minute.Qatar’s Assim Madibo upended Kone with a clumsy challenge from behind, leaving the Italy-based midfielder writhing in agony and clutching his left leg.The seriousness of the injury was immediately apparent as teammates frantically called for help from the Canadian medical staff on the sidelines.Kone was eventually stretchered off the pitch, waving to the crowd as he inhaled from an oxygen pipe.Kone waves to the crowd as he receives oxygen while being stretchered off after sustaining an injury [Agustin Marcarian/Reuters]Madibo, who had initially been given a yellow card for the tackle, was sent off after it was upgraded to red following a VAR review, the second Qatari dismissal after Homam Ahmed was given his marching orders in the first half.