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Canada are up and running
Canada got the job done, 6–0 against Qatar in the group stage. A good day at the office for ours — exactly the start you want, and the kind of result that makes the next one feel lighter.
Canada v Qatar
63OurXI Strength43
Match events
- 9
D. Cornelius
Booking · Yellow Card
- 16
C. Larin
Goal · Normal Goal
- 29
J. David
Goal · Normal Goal
- 33
H. Al Amin
Red card · Red Card
- 40
Y. Abdurisag
Substitution · S. Al Brake
- 45+3
J. David
Goal · Normal Goal
- 46
Edmilson Junior
Substitution · A. Fathi
★ The storyline
Why it matters
Ours are out — Canada have a job to do in Group B.
Who to watch
★ Ours · Talisman
Alphonso Davies
Canada
Canada's star and creative spark out wide, though fitness doubts cloud his tournament.
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Akram Afif
Qatar
Qatar's creative heartbeat and the man they'll lean on to spark something out of nothing.
Developing
Qatar are out at the group stage
That's that, then. Qatar are out at the group stage — the maths finally caught up. A disappointing end, but there'll be stories to tell and lessons to take from it.
Canada are through to the last 32
Canada are into the last 32. Job done in the group, and now the tournament really begins — one-and-done from here, every match a final.
Canada bow out
And there it ends. Canada fall to Morocco, and a summer of following them is over. It stings now — but what a ride it was, and there's no shame in going out swinging.
Canada bow out
And there it ends. Canada fall to Morocco 3–0 in the last 16, and a summer of following them is over. It stings now — but what a ride it was, and there's no shame in going out swinging.
Teams out: Canada 4-4-2 · Qatar 4-3-3. Full lineups on the pitch in the Lineups tab.