The Canadian team beat Qatar 6-0 on the second day of Group B of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. However, the offensive display at BC Place in Vancouver was marked by the serious injury suffered by midfielder Ismaël Koné during the second half.
The Canadian team took the field with an offensive proposal in a group where all the teams had started with a point. The Qatari resistance was broken in the 15th minute, when Cyle Larin took advantage of a clearance inside the area to define and make it 1-0.
From that moment on, local dominance was constant. At minute 28, Jonathan David extended the lead to 2-0. The situation became even more complicated for Qatar in the 32nd minute, when defender Homam Ahmed received a direct red card after the VAR confirmed an infringement as a last resort. With numerical superiority, Canada increased the difference in added time of the first half (45+2), when Jonathan David scored his second goal of the afternoon and established the 3-0.
The second half maintained the same dynamic, although the game changed in the 51st minute after a strong challenge by Qatar midfielder Assim Madibo on Ismaël Koné. The Canadian players immediately surrounded their teammate while he was treated by the medical staff.
After the video referee review, Madibo was sent off in the 53rd minute, which left Qatar with nine players. Three minutes later, Koné left the field on a stretcher to be taken to a hospital. Nathan Saliba came on in his place.
Canada maintained control of the match and took advantage of the numerical advantage. At minute 63, Saliba scored 4-0. After the goal, the Canadian players dedicated the celebration to Koné.
The score continued to expand in the final stretch. In the 75th minute, an own goal by Mohammed Manai made it 5-0.
The rout was completed at minute 90+2, when Jonathan David appeared again inside the area to sign his hat trick and establish the final 6-0.
With his three goals, the Canadian striker was the star of the match and joined the fight for the tournament’s scoring leadership. In addition, Canada reached four points and provisionally assumed the lead in Group B, pending Koné’s medical evolution.