FIFA World Cup

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Match Report

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David hat-trick sees Canada thrash Qatar for first World Cup win

Canada beat 9-men Qatar 6-0 to go top of Group B

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
9
1
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
1
Corner Kicks
19
4
Saves
0
21
Possession
79
2
SHOTS
32
0
ON GOAL
10
0.0
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
104
Accurate Passes
515
162
Passes
567
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
13
3
Crosses
55
0.3
Cross %
0.2
54
Long Balls
16
17
Accurate Long Balls
10
0.3
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
14
10
Effective Tackles
5
16
Tackles
9
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
10
Interceptions
6
61
Effective Clearances
3
61
Clearances
3

Highlights

02:17 Why Ismael Kone is a 'massive loss' for Canada Watch on ESPN 00:32 Canada fans at Niagara Falls celebrate 1st goal vs. Qatar Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

CAN leads series 1-0

Lineups

CAN · 4-4-2

  1. 16Maxime CrépeauG
  2. 13Derek CorneliusCD-L
  3. 4Luc de FougerollesCD-R
  4. 22Richie LaryeaLB
  5. 2Alistair JohnstonRB
  6. 7Stephen EustáquioCM-L
  7. 8Ismaël KonéCM-R
  8. 20Ali AhmedLM
  9. 17Tajon BuchananRM
  10. 9Cyle LarinCF-L
  11. 10Jonathan DavidCF-R

QAT · 4-3-3

  1. 1Mahmoud AbunadaG
  2. 16Boualem KhoukhiCD-L
  3. 2Pedro MiguelCD-R
  4. 14Homam AhmedLB
  5. 13Ayoub Al-OuiRB
  6. 23Assim MadiboCM
  7. 4Issa LayeLM
  8. 5Jassem GaberRM
  9. 15Yusuf AbdurisagF
  10. 11Akram AfifLF
  11. 8Edmílson JuniorRF

Timeline

  1. 9' Derek Cornelius (Canada) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 16' Goal! Canada 1, Qatar 0. Cyle Larin (Canada) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  3. 22' Delay in match because of an injury Boualem Khoukhi (Qatar).
  4. 22'
  5. 23' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  6. 23'
  7. 25' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  8. 25'
  9. 27' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  10. 27'
  11. 29' Goal! Canada 2, Qatar 0. Jonathan David (Canada) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner.
  12. 33'
  13. 33'
  14. 33' Homam El Amin (Qatar) is shown the red card.
  15. 40' Substitution, Qatar. Sultan Al Brake replaces Yusuf Abdurisag.
  16. 45'+3' Goal! Canada 3, Qatar 0. Jonathan David (Canada) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  17. 45' Substitution, Qatar. Ahmed Fathy replaces Edmílson Junior.
  18. 45' Substitution, Qatar. Mohammad Al Manai replaces Jassem Gaber.
  19. 45' Substitution, Canada. Moïse Bombito replaces Derek Cornelius.
  20. 51' Delay in match because of an injury Ismaël Koné (Canada).
  21. 51'
  22. 53' Delay in match (Qatar). VAR checking.
  23. 53' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  24. 53' Assim Madibo (Qatar) is shown the red card.
  25. 55'
  26. 55'
  27. 57' Substitution, Canada. Nathan Saliba replaces Ismaël Koné because of an injury.
  28. 59' Substitution, Qatar. Al Hashmi Al Hussain replaces Akram Afif.
  29. 62' Ahmed Fathy (Qatar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  30. 64' Goal! Canada 4, Qatar 0. Nathan Saliba (Canada) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  31. 66' Delay in match because of an injury Mahmoud Abunada (Qatar).
  32. 66'
  33. 67' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  34. 67'
  35. 68' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  36. 68'
  37. 71' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  38. 71'
  39. 71' Substitution, Canada. Jacob Shaffelburg replaces Luc De Fougerolles.
  40. 71' Substitution, Canada. Tani Oluwaseyi replaces Ali Ahmed.
  41. 75' Own Goal by Mohammad Al Manai, Qatar. Canada 5, Qatar 0.
  42. 82' Delay in match because of an injury Mahmoud Abunada (Qatar).
  43. 82'
  44. 83' Substitution, Canada. Niko Sigur replaces Tajon Buchanan.
  45. 83' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  46. 83'
  47. 87' Substitution, Qatar. Lucas Mendes replaces Ahmed Fathy.
  48. 90'+2' Goal! Canada 6, Qatar 0. Jonathan David (Canada) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Nathan Saliba.

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