David Hat-Trick Powers Canada Past 9-Man Qatar 6-0
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- Canada thrashed nine-man Qatar 6-0 in FIFA World Cup Group B at BC Place, with Cyle Larin opening the scoring in the 16th minute before Jonathan David's first-half double (29th, 45+3) made it 3-0 at the break.
- Qatar were reduced to nine men as Homam El Amin was sent off in the 33rd minute for a last-man challenge on Tajon Buchanan, and Assim Madibo saw a yellow upgraded to a red by VAR in the 53rd minute after a foul that left Ismael Kone stretchered off with oxygen.
- Nathan Saliba, replacing the injured Kone, curled in a 64th-minute free-kick and lifted his stricken teammate's shirt in celebration, while Mohammad Al Mannai's comical own goal in the 75th minute made it 5-0.
- Jonathan David completed his hat-trick in stoppage time (90+2) amid more woeful Qatar defending, sealing a result that leaves Canada needing only to avoid defeat against Switzerland in their final group game to finish top of Group B.
- Jesse Marsch called Kone's injury "a huge loss" but insisted "he'll be fine," praising the midfielder as "such a great kid" who "embodies a lot of what the team is" after starring in the Bosnia win.
Why it matters: Canada's first World Cup group-stage win since 1986 — combined with a Switzerland result — clinches a round-of-32 tie in front of a home crowd in Vancouver, but the serious injury to Kone and a second sending-off in the same match cast a shadow over a historic night for Jesse Marsch's side.
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