Canada hammers Qatar in World Cup win in Vancouver
The Canadian men’s team earned its first ever World Cup victory with a dominant display at BC Place on Thursday.
- Canada 6 (Larin 16’; David 29’, 45’+’3’, 90'+2'; Saliba 64’; Manai OG 75’), Qatar 0
- Jonathan David bags a hat trick for Canada; 1st goal in open play since last September
- Canadians now 1-6-1 all time at World Cup dating back to 1986 debut in Mexico
- Canada, Switzerland tied atop Group B; but Canadians have the 1st tie breaker
- Ismaël Koné suffered broken leg; was scheduled to have surgery at local hospital
VANCOUVER – It was a World Cup victory 40 years in the making, and boy was it ever worth the wait for long-suffering Canadian soccer supporters.
With Prime Minister Mark Carney and FIFA president Gianni Infantino in attendance, the Canadian men’s team put on a show in earning a rampaging 6-0 win over Qatar before a crowd of 52,497 at BC Place on Thursday.
It was a first ever World Cup victory for the Canadian men who lost six of their previous seven matches across three appearances dating back to their tournament debut in 1986. While this result doesn’t officially mean Canada has advanced out of Group B, its place in the round of 32 is virtually assured.
Jonathan David bagged a hat trick, and Cyle Larin and Nathan Saliba also scored for Canada in a dominant display against Qatar who had two players red carded in the 33rd and 54th minute and scored an own goal. The second red came with Qatar down by four goals and saw Assim Madibo expelled for a pure horror tackle on Ismaël Koné that sent the Canadian midfielder back to the locker room on a stretcher with a broken leg.
