Canada's Ismaël Koné suffers horrific injury as Qatar's Assim Madibo gets red card for poor tackle
Canada earned its first-ever World Cup victory with a dominant 6-0 win over Qatar, but Ismaël Koné suffered a horrifying leg injury from a brutal tackle.
TL;DR
- Canada achieved its first-ever World Cup victory by defeating Qatar 6-0.
- Ismaël Koné suffered a severe leg injury from a tackle by Qatar's Assim Madibo, who received a red card.
- Koné's injury, described as horrifying, occurred in the second half and likely ends his World Cup participation.
- Nathan Saliba, who replaced Koné, scored seven minutes later and celebrated by raising Koné's jersey.
- Jonathan David scored a hat trick, and Cyle Larin also scored for Canada.
- Qatar also received a red card in the 33rd minute.
- Canada's win secured them the top spot in Group B.