- Canada cruised to a 6-0 World Cup win over Qatar, but the match was overshadowed when midfielder Ismaël Koné suffered a gruesome lower‑leg injury in the 50th minute and was stretchered off amid an emotional delay at BC Place.
- Qatar’s Assim Madibo received a red card for the challenge and was visibly distraught as Canada players comforted him; later Nathan Saliba scored and held up Koné’s jersey in tribute.
- Koné is a key figure for Canada (42 caps, 4 goals), a two‑time Canada Soccer Young Player of the Year, a 2022 World Cup participant and current Sassuolo midfielder after starting at CF Montréal.
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