Canada's Ismaël Koné suffers horrific injury as Qatar's Assim Madibo gets red card for poor tackle

Canada’s 6-0 thrashing of Qatar successful its 2nd FIFA World Cup lucifer would’ve been cleanable connected Thursday day if not for an wounded to Ismaël Koné that tin lone beryllium described arsenic horrifying.

Koné was carted disconnected the tract aft a brutal tackle by Qatar’s Assim Madibo successful the 2nd half, which led to contiguous displeasure from the Canadian players and coaches connected the sideline. The tackle came from behind, and it was wide that Koné suffered thing precise serious.

As players huddled astir Koné, replay showed the mediocre tackle by Madibo, with the Canadian's near limb bent astatine an space not for the faint of heart.

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Ismael Kone of Canada waves to the assemblage arsenic helium is stretched disconnected aft being fouled by Assim Madibo of Qatar during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group B lucifer astatine BC Place successful Vancouver, British Columbia, connected June 18, 2026. (Jared C. Tilton/FIFA via Getty Images)

Koné was successful consecutive daze erstwhile the wounded occurred, holding his limb astatine archetypal and past placing his hands connected his head.

After VAR review, referees upgraded Madibo’s foul to a reddish card, which marked the 2nd for Qatar successful the lucifer aft Homan Ahmed received 1 successful the 33rd minute.

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Madibo, though, did person his hands connected his head, intelligibly distressed aft seeing what occurred to Koné arsenic players, coaches and aesculapian unit surrounded the 24-year-old connected the pitch.

A circular of applause from the location country’s fans astatine BC Place successful Vancouver poured down from the stands, arsenic Koné was stretchered disconnected the field. Based connected the quality of the injury, it’s much than apt his World Cup quality for Canada has ended prematurely.

Ismael Kone of Canada waves to the assemblage arsenic helium is stretched disconnected aft being fouled by Assim Madibo of Qatar during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group B lucifer astatine BC Place successful Vancouver, British Columbia, connected June 18, 2026. (Fran Santiago/Getty Images)

Nathan Saliba came successful for Koné successful the 57th minute, and helium scored conscionable 7 minutes later. As a celebration, helium raised Koné’s jersey to the large roar of the fans, arsenic the people moved to 4-0. Mohammed Manai knocked an ain extremity successful during the 75th infinitesimal to adhd insult to wounded for Qatar, but Canada’s takeover started with the man-advantage successful the archetypal half.

Jonathan David had a chapeau instrumentality successful this match, scoring successful the 29th infinitesimal and stoppage clip earlier the archetypal fractional closed. Then, helium scored successful stoppage clip again, this clip successful the 92nd infinitesimal to headdress a amusive day speech from Koné’s injury.

Cyle Larin got the enactment started for Canada with a extremity successful the 16th infinitesimal arsenic well.

After tying its archetypal lucifer against Bosnia and Herzegovina, this 6-0 domination was the country’s first-ever World Cup victory, which besides earned them the apical slot successful Group B.

Ismael Kone of Canada is stretched disconnected aft being fouled by Assim Madibo of Qatar during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group B lucifer astatine BC Place successful Vancouver, British Columbia, connected June 18, 2026. (Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)

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Switzerland’s 4-1 triumph implicit Bosnia and Herzegovina connected Thursday besides gave them 4 points, with some teams determining who volition triumph the radical connected June 24.

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