CanMNT Talk: One of the biggest moments in Canadian soccer
In the latest TFC Republic video blog, we break down Canada's performance in its historic World Cup win over Qatar.
VANCOUVER – This was one for the history books.
Winless in its previous seven games since making its World Cup debut in 1986, the Canadian men’s team finally earned its first-ever victory in the hallowed competition with an emphatic 6-0 decision over Qatar before a rapturous crowd of 52,497 at BC Place on Thursday.
Jonathan David registered a hat trick, and Cyle Larin and Nathan Saliba also scored for Canada in a dominant display against Qatar, which had two players red-carded in the 33rd and 54th minutes and scored an own goal.
At the same time, a sombre cloud hangs over the team, leading to muted Canadian celebrations after this historic win. Qatar’s second red card came when Assim Madibo committed a late tackle from behind on Ismaël Koné early in the second half that sent the midfielder back to the locker room on a stretcher with a suspected broken leg. It’s expected that Koné, one of Canada’s most influential players, will be ruled out for the rest of the World Cup.
In the latest TFC Republic video blog, we discuss what stood out the most about Canada's performance against Qatar.
Watch the video below:
