J. David scores a hat trick as Canada defeat Qatar 6-0

Canada were shown an early yellow card when D. Cornelius was booked in the 9th minute, but the home side quickly took control of the match. C. Larin scored without an assist in the 16th minute to make it 1-0, and J. David then found the net unassisted in the 29th minute to double the lead.

Qatar were reduced to 10 men in the 33rd minute after H. Al Amin received a red card. Deep into first-half stoppage time, at 45+3 minutes, J. David scored again without an assist to complete his second goal of the match, leaving Canada ahead 3-0 at the break.

After halftime, Qatar’s A. O. Madibo was sent off in the 53rd minute. N. Saliba scored unassisted in the 64th minute to make it 4-0, and then M. Al Mannai put through his own net in the 75th minute, with the goal counted for Canada to make it 5-0. In stoppage time at 90+2 minutes, J. David finished off a N. Saliba assist to complete his hat trick and seal the final score at 6-0.

Match statistics heavily favored Canada, who had 79% possession to Qatar’s 21%. Expected goals were 4.11 to 0.18, shots were 30 to 2, and shots on target were 10 to 0. Canada also completed 91% of their passes compared with Qatar’s 64%, while corners were 18 to 1, offsides 1 to 1, saves 0 to 4, and fouls 8 to 10.

In the previous round, Canada drew 1-1 with Bosnia and Herzegovina, while Qatar drew 1-1 with Switzerland.

Looking ahead, Canada will face Switzerland in the third round of the group stage on 2026-06-24. According to the provided standings snapshot, Canada are currently second in Group B with 1 point, a goal difference of 0, and a record of 0 wins, 1 draw, and 0 losses, with the official current label shown as Round of 32. Qatar will play Bosnia and Herzegovina in the third round of the group stage on 2026-06-24; the standings snapshot places Qatar third in Group B with 1 point, a goal difference of 0, and a record of 0 wins, 1 draw, and 0 losses.