Canada gave a coup of authority on June 18 by beating 6-0 to the Qatar team in the 2026 World Cup, which positions it in first place in Group B, with 4 units and 7 goals in favor.
It is the second win recorded in this edition of the 2026 World Cup, since, at the moment, the match that has recorded the highest number of goals is Germany against Curacao, where the European team beat the Caribbean country 7-1.
However, in last Thursday’s game, in addition to the Canadian victory, There were also moments of tension after finishing the meeting.
What was supposed to be a moment of celebration for the Canadians ended with a tense episode in which the coaches of both teams, Jesse Marsch and Julen Lopetegui had a strong confrontation.
On social networks you can see the moment when both coaches greet each other after the game. However, you can see how Lopetegui starts to argue with the Canadian coach, so he walks away and raises his hands in rejection.
However, the incident did not stop there, since the cameras They captured the moment when there were clashes between players from Canada and Qatar.
This overshadowed the celebration of Canada and, above all, obtaining an important victory by a landslide.
The reasons why the technicians argued are not clear.
However, users on social networks have the theory that Lopetegui would have reproached Marsch for his insistence on pressing and marking the team. even though he already had a wide lead on the scoreboard.
They also presume that Lopetegui would have told Marsch that it was “a lack of respect” for Canada to continue scoring goals when the team of Qatar was outnumbered, since, due to the expulsionsplayed the match with nine men.
With this result, Canada leads Group B with 4 points, followed by Switzerland, also with four points, while Qatar and Bosnia occupy the last places in the group, with one point each.
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