Canada rout Qatar 6–0 as Koné suffers double leg fracture

Canada's first World Cup win, and a horror injury no one saw coming

Your team did it. Canada 6–0 Qatar on Thursday night, the country's first-ever World Cup victory (2) (3) (6) (8). Jonathan David scored a hat-trick, and Ismael Koné ran the midfield before everything went wrong.

Cyle Larin got his second goal of the tournament, keeping his World Cup campaign rolling (16). The scoreboard was one-sided. The mood afterwards was anything but.

"We heard the bone break", Koné's leg gave way

Ismael Koné suffered a double leg fracture, broken tibia and fibula, during the win (2) (4) (5). Coach Jesse Marsch did not hold back: "We heard the bone break" (5) (8).

The injury changes the math for your midfield. Koné is likely out six months. Marsch and the squad were visibly shaken, even after a six-goal demolition (4) (6). A historic night, swallowed by one awful moment.

David and Manzambi linked with Premier League moves

Jonathan David, fresh off a World Cup hat-trick, is being talked about for a Premier League switch (1). Swiss wonderkid Johan Manzambi is in the same conversation (1). For Canada fans, David's form is a weapon, but the timing of any transfer could ripple into the knockout rounds.

Mexico through, first to the last 32

Co-hosts Mexico booked their spot in the round of 32 with a 1–0 win over South Korea on Thursday night (6) (9) (12). First team qualified. The bracket is starting to take shape, and your team is right in it.

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Six red cards already in this World Cup, that is more than all of 2022 and all of 2018 combined, each of which had four. The stat surfaced on r/soccer after Canada–Qatar wrapped up, and it tells you how charged this opening week has been. The chaos suits a host nation finding its teeth.