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Canada makes history at the World Cup, destroys Qatar 6-0 and takes the lead in the group!
2026-06-19 08:37:46 / SPORT
The outburst of joy from the Canadian fans was commensurate with the endless years of waiting.
Forty years after their first World Cup appearance in 1986, they finally won their first match in the competition, with a small bonus: they secured the victory at home, at Vancouver's raucous BC Place Stadium.
The crowd erupted at the final whistle after this attacking mastery against Qatar (6-0) on Thursday, spurred on by the Canadians' American coach, Jesse Marsch, who expressed his frenzied joy throughout the team's victory lap.
It must be said that the Canadians had a strange afternoon: an initial scare from a Qatari counterattack after just forty seconds, followed by a flurry of goals.
Cyle Larin, who had already scored the equalizer against Bosnia (1-1) for Canada's first point in this competition, found the net again (16th minute), finally shedding his reputation as a clumsy striker.
Criticized after a somewhat weak first performance, Jonathan David scored a hat-trick (29', 45'+3, 90'+2), silencing any doubts about him. Substitutes also left their mark: Nathan Saliba scored from a direct free kick (64th minute), and Jacob Schaffelburg forced Al-Mannai into an own goal (75th minute).
The script was truly perfect, a well-thought-out American soap opera, except this time there was no happy ending. Already nervous and aggressive to the point of receiving an early red card (32nd minute), the Qataris did not calm down after the break, with the bench displaying a miserable attitude.
Assim Madibo was also sent off (54th minute), but more importantly, he injured Ismaël Koné in the process. The images chilled the blood of his teammates, who immediately gathered around him to shield him from the cameras. Carried away on a stretcher, sitting and applauding the crowd that gave him a standing ovation, the midfielder almost certainly played his last minutes of this World Cup.
After the 6-0 victory, Canada leads the standings in Group B with 4 points, the same as Switzerland, but with better goal scorers, taking a good step towards qualification. The next match against Canada is against Granit Xhaka's Helvetia and friends, where a draw would be valuable for both teams./Dosja.al
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