Vancouver (Lord Media): Canada achieved its first-ever victory in the FIFA World Cup by defeating Qatar with a commanding 6-0 margin. Canada maintained possession for 78% of the match, capitalizing effectively on this advantage. In the first half, Canada scored three goals, with Larin opening the scoring in the 16th minute, followed by Jonathan David’s goals in the 29th minute and injury time. The halftime score was 3-0 in favor of Canada.
In the second half, most of the play remained in Qatar’s defensive area. Saliba scored in the 64th minute, and in the 75th minute, a mistake by Qatar’s player, Mani, resulted in an own goal, marking Canada’s fifth goal. In the injury time of the second half, Jonathan David completed his hat-trick, scoring Canada’s sixth goal. The match concluded with this score.
This victory marked Canada’s first in World Cup history, earning them three valuable points and a total of four points, placing them at the top of Group B based on a better goal average than Switzerland.
