Canada registers historic win at FIFA World Cup 2026 In a Group-B match in Vancouver, they thrashed Qatar 6-0 to claim their first win in World Cup history. With this huge win, Canada not only secured three crucial points but also strengthened its chances of reaching the knockout stage.
Star forward Jonathan David was the main reason for this success. With a brilliant hat-trick, he completely dashed Qatar’s hopes. Along with him, Ciel Larin and Nathan Saliba also scored goals. The Qatar player’s own goal also added to Canada’s account. Canada played aggressively from the start of the match. In the 16th minute, Cyle Laurin scored a goal to give the team the lead. Qatar goalkeeper Mahmoud Abunada tried to block Jonathan David’s volley shot, but the ball reached Larin and he scored an easy goal.
In the 29th minute Jonathan David scored another goal with a brilliant right foot volley to make it 2-0. A goal he recorded after a gap of over a year in open play. Then in the 33rd minute, Qatar’s situation became more complicated. The team had to play with ten men as Homan Ahmed was red carded. The referee who initially decided to give a penalty, after reviewing the video, gave a free kick and changed the yellow card given to Ahmed to a red card.
Jonathan David scored another goal in first half injury time to extend Canada’s lead to 3-0. He showed his talent by turning the ball that hit the crossbar and turned it into a goal. The most disturbing incident of the match took place in the second half. Canada’s Ismail Koné suffered a serious injury to his lower left leg after a collision with Qatar’s Asim Madibo. With this he was taken out of the field on a stretcher. After this incident, Madibo was also shown a red card and Qatar was limited to nine players.
Nathan Saliba, who replaced Ismail Kone, converted a free kick in the 64th minute to make it 4-0. An own goal by Mohamed Manai in the 75th minute increased Canada’s lead to 5-0. In injury time, Jonathan David scored once again and completed his hat-trick. This made the score 6-0. David became the second player to register a hat-trick in a single match in this World Cup. Earlier Argentina captain Lionel Messi achieved this feat.
Canadian captain Alphonso Davies, who has recovered from a hamstring injury, was available for the team but did not play in the match. Also Moise Bombito was also ready for selection but did not get a chance to play. On the other hand, it was a disappointing defeat for Qatar. Qatar scored a last-minute goal against Switzerland in the first match and drew 1-1. But this time, they failed in all departments and suffered a heavy defeat. Qatar, who lost all their group matches despite being the host country four years ago, are still looking for their first World Cup victory.
