Canada v Qatar, 18 June 2026

Score6-0 to Canada
RefereeCristián Garay
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Group B
VenueBC Place, Vancouver
Attendance52,497

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Kick-off: 3.00pm local . FIFA World Ranking: Canada 30th, Qatar 56th The only previous meeting was an international friendly played in Vienna, Austria in September 2022, Canada won 2-0 with goals from Cyle Larin and Jonathan David in the opening 13 minutes.

6 Canada

Manager: Jesse Marsch

0 Qatar

Manager: Julen Lopetegui

Goals:

Cyle Larin 16 G
Jonathan David 29 G
Jonathan David 45+3 G
Nathan Saliba 64 G
Mohamed Mannai own goal 75 OG
Jonathan David 90+2 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau
Defender Derek Cornelius
Defender Luc De Fougerolles
Defender Alistair Johnston
Defender/Midfielder Ali Ahmed
Defender/Midfielder Richie Laryea
Midfielder Stephen Eustáquio (captain)
Midfielder Ismaël Koné
Midfielder/Forward Tajon Buchanan
Forward Jonathan David
Forward Cyle Larin

Starting lineup:

Mahmud Abunada Goalkeeper
Ayoub Al Oui Defender
Homam Elamin Defender/Midfielder
Jassem Gaber Defender/Midfielder
Boualem Khoukhi Defender/Midfielder (captain)
Issa Laye Defender/Midfielder
Assim Madibo Defender/Midfielder
Ró-Ró Defender/Midfielder
Yusuf Abdurisag Midfielder/Forward
Akram Afif Midfielder/Forward
Edmilson Junior Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Moïse Bombito for Derek Cornelius 46
Nathan Saliba for Ismaël Koné 56
Tani Oluwaseyi for Ali Ahmed 71
Jacob Shaffelburg for Luc De Fougerolles 71
Niko Sigur for Tajon Buchanan 83

Substitutions:

Sultan Al Brake for Yusuf Abdurisag 40
Ahmed Fathy for Edmilson Junior 46
Mohamed Mannai for Jassem Gaber 46
Hashemi Al Hussain for Akram Afif 59
Lucas Mendes for Ahmed Fathy 87

Cards:

Derek Cornelius 9 Y

Cards:

Homam Elamin 33 R
Assim Madibo 53 R
Ahmed Fathy 62 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Owen Goodman
Goalkeeper Dayne St Clair
Defender Joel Waterman
Defender/Midfielder Moïse Bombito
Defender/Midfielder Alphonso Davies
Defender/Midfielder Niko Sigur
Midfielder Mathieu Choinière
Midfielder Jonathan Osorio
Midfielder Nathan Saliba
Midfielder Jacob Shaffelburg
Midfielder/Forward Liam Millar
Midfielder/Forward Jayden Nelson
Forward Promise David
Forward Tani Oluwaseyi

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Meshaal Barsham
Goalkeeper Salah Zakaria
Defender Sultan Al Brake
Defender Hashemi Al Hussain
Defender Lucas Mendes
Defender/Midfielder Abdulaziz Hatem
Midfielder Karim Boudiaf
Midfielder Ahmed Fathy
Midfielder Mohamed Mannai
Midfielder/Forward Ahmed Al Ganehi
Midfielder/Forward Hassan Al Haydos
Midfielder/Forward Ahmed Alaaeldin
Midfielder/Forward Tahsin Jamshid
Forward Almoez Ali
Forward Mohammed Muntari

Comments:

This was Canada’s first ever win a FIFA World Cup finals. They became the third nation to achieve their first win by a margin of six or more goals: previously Italy versus USA in Rome in 1934 (7-1) and Turkey versus Korea Republic in Geneva, Switzerland in 1954 (7-0). . They had now become the first nation outside of UEFA and CONMEBOL to score five or more goals in a game at a FIFA World Cup tournament. . Jonathan David had now become the first player from a CONCACAF nation to score a hat trick at a FIFA World Cup tournament since Bert Patenaude for USA versus Paraguay at Montevideo, Uruguay in 1930, and the first to do so for any nation on home soil since Geoff Hurst in the 1966 FIFA World Cup Final. . Canada named only 14 of a possible 15 substitutes. Alfie Jones was deemed not fit enough to participate in this game.

Comments:

This was Qatar’s heaviest defeat in a competitive game since a 7-0 loss to Saudi Arabia at Baghdad, Iraq in the Gulf Cup in April 1979. . They had now become the first Asian nation to have two players sent off in a game at a FIFA World Cup finals. . The current AFC Asian Cup champions suffered the heaviest defeat by a reigning continental champion nation in a game at a FIFA World Cup tournament since Peru against Argentina in Rosario in 1978 (6-0). . Homam Elamin was shown a yellow card in the 31st minute but was upgraded to a red card following a VAR review. This was because it was deemed the offence occurred outside of the box.

6 Canada

Manager: Jesse Marsch

Goals:

Cyle Larin 16 G
Jonathan David 29 G
Jonathan David 45+3 G
Nathan Saliba 64 G
Mohamed Mannai own goal 75 OG
Jonathan David 90+2 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau
Defender Derek Cornelius
Defender Luc De Fougerolles
Defender Alistair Johnston
Defender/Midfielder Ali Ahmed
Defender/Midfielder Richie Laryea
Midfielder Stephen Eustáquio (captain)
Midfielder Ismaël Koné
Midfielder/Forward Tajon Buchanan
Forward Jonathan David
Forward Cyle Larin

Substitutions:

Moïse Bombito for Derek Cornelius 46
Nathan Saliba for Ismaël Koné 56
Tani Oluwaseyi for Ali Ahmed 71
Jacob Shaffelburg for Luc De Fougerolles 71
Niko Sigur for Tajon Buchanan 83

Cards:

Derek Cornelius 9 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Owen Goodman
Goalkeeper Dayne St Clair
Defender Joel Waterman
Defender/Midfielder Moïse Bombito
Defender/Midfielder Alphonso Davies
Defender/Midfielder Niko Sigur
Midfielder Mathieu Choinière
Midfielder Jonathan Osorio
Midfielder Nathan Saliba
Midfielder Jacob Shaffelburg
Midfielder/Forward Liam Millar
Midfielder/Forward Jayden Nelson
Forward Promise David
Forward Tani Oluwaseyi

Comments:

This was Canada’s first ever win a FIFA World Cup finals. They became the third nation to achieve their first win by a margin of six or more goals: previously Italy versus USA in Rome in 1934 (7-1) and Turkey versus Korea Republic in Geneva, Switzerland in 1954 (7-0). . They had now become the first nation outside of UEFA and CONMEBOL to score five or more goals in a game at a FIFA World Cup tournament. . Jonathan David had now become the first player from a CONCACAF nation to score a hat trick at a FIFA World Cup tournament since Bert Patenaude for USA versus Paraguay at Montevideo, Uruguay in 1930, and the first to do so for any nation on home soil since Geoff Hurst in the 1966 FIFA World Cup Final. . Canada named only 14 of a possible 15 substitutes. Alfie Jones was deemed not fit enough to participate in this game.

0 Qatar

Manager: Julen Lopetegui

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Mahmud Abunada Goalkeeper
Ayoub Al Oui Defender
Homam Elamin Defender/Midfielder
Jassem Gaber Defender/Midfielder
Boualem Khoukhi Defender/Midfielder (captain)
Issa Laye Defender/Midfielder
Assim Madibo Defender/Midfielder
Ró-Ró Defender/Midfielder
Yusuf Abdurisag Midfielder/Forward
Akram Afif Midfielder/Forward
Edmilson Junior Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Sultan Al Brake for Yusuf Abdurisag 40
Ahmed Fathy for Edmilson Junior 46
Mohamed Mannai for Jassem Gaber 46
Hashemi Al Hussain for Akram Afif 59
Lucas Mendes for Ahmed Fathy 87

Cards:

Homam Elamin 33 R
Assim Madibo 53 R
Ahmed Fathy 62 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Meshaal Barsham
Goalkeeper Salah Zakaria
Defender Sultan Al Brake
Defender Hashemi Al Hussain
Defender Lucas Mendes
Defender/Midfielder Abdulaziz Hatem
Midfielder Karim Boudiaf
Midfielder Ahmed Fathy
Midfielder Mohamed Mannai
Midfielder/Forward Ahmed Al Ganehi
Midfielder/Forward Hassan Al Haydos
Midfielder/Forward Ahmed Alaaeldin
Midfielder/Forward Tahsin Jamshid
Forward Almoez Ali
Forward Mohammed Muntari

Comments:

This was Qatar’s heaviest defeat in a competitive game since a 7-0 loss to Saudi Arabia at Baghdad, Iraq in the Gulf Cup in April 1979. . They had now become the first Asian nation to have two players sent off in a game at a FIFA World Cup finals. . The current AFC Asian Cup champions suffered the heaviest defeat by a reigning continental champion nation in a game at a FIFA World Cup tournament since Peru against Argentina in Rosario in 1978 (6-0). . Homam Elamin was shown a yellow card in the 31st minute but was upgraded to a red card following a VAR review. This was because it was deemed the offence occurred outside of the box.