Canada rout nine-man Qatar as Koné injury sours first-ever World Cup win
Canada secured its first-ever men’s World Cup victory with a 6-0 rout of Qatar on Thursday. Jonathan David’s hat-trick highlighted the match, which saw Qatar reduced to nine men after Ismaël Koné suffered a severe leg injury. A crowd of 52,497 celebrated Canada’s dominant performance in Vancouver despite the injury setback.
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Published 19 Jun 2026, 00:20 UTC · Updated 19 Jun 2026, 00:40 UTC
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