6 goals, 2 red cards
Canada Celebrates a Wild Goal-Scoring Spree Against Nine Qatari Players
Canada’s national soccer team celebrated its first World Cup victory on Thursday evening (local time)—and what a win it was. Jesse Marsch’s team routed Qatar 6–0, even though the World Cup host had two extra players on the field starting in the 53rd minute.
Co-host Canada has taken the lead in Group B of the World Cup. Head coach Jesse Marsch’s squad defeated Qatar in Vancouver thanks to goals by Cyle Larin (16th minute), Jonathan David (29th, 45+3, 92nd), and Nathan Saliba (64th), as well as an own goal by Mohamed Manai (75th) and, thanks to a better goal differential, sits ahead of Switzerland—which has the same number of points after a 4-1 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina. The two teams will face off directly on Wednesday for first place.
In front of 52,497 fans, Canada dominated the match at will from the opening whistle. Qatar goalkeeper Mahmoud Abunada could only briefly parry a shot by David, and Larin put Canada ahead with a tap-in from close range. The scorer of the 1–1 equalizer against Bosnia and Herzegovina thus justified his place in the starting lineup. After that, the assist provider himself took center stage. Canada’s all-time leading scorer struck a ball that had luckily landed at his feet on the volley, finding the near corner. Things got even worse for the Qataris when Homam Ahmed was sent off for a goal-denying foul on Tajon Buchanan (33'). Shortly before halftime, David tapped in with his foot from close range after a header was only briefly parried.
Second Qatar Red Card
After the restart, the underdog’s ranks thinned further. Assim Madibo was also shown a red card after a rough tackle on Ismael Kone (54'). Kone appeared to have suffered a serious injury to his left lower leg. The 24-year-old received treatment for several minutes before being wheeled out of the stadium on a stretcher, waving to the crowd. After that, all the action took place in Qatar’s half. Saliba, who came on as a substitute for Kone, scored on a free kick that curved past the wall and off the inside post. Manai also deflected a shot by Jacob Shaffelburg into his own net.
David put the game away with his third goal, tapping in after a shot by Saliba. The 26-year-old now has 42 international goals to his name after his third hat trick in a national team jersey. Canada’s first-ever World Cup victory was thus an impressive one. Qatar, on the other hand, must continue to wait for its first win.
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