Canadas historic first World Cup victory was overshadowed by a gruesome injury to midfielder Ismal Kon.Kon injured his left leg when Qatar midfielder Assim Madibo tackled him from behind in the second half, sending the 24-year-old to the ground. Kon grimaced and players rushed to his aid, calling for help from the sidelines.Madibo was sent off for the tackle on Kon, who was protectively surrounded by his teammates while he was treated on the field before he was stretchered off. I saw his leg. I saw that something wasnt right, Canada captain Stephen Eustquio said. He was among one of the first players to reach Kon.Kon was whisked to a local hospital were he was preparing for surgery while surrounded by family, Canada coach Jesse Marsch said. He said the injury happened right in front of the bench, and you could hear the bones snap."Everybody was crushed when it happened, but we had to find a way to stay focused, we knew that Ismal wanted us to finish the job," Marsch said. "Theres a lot of thoughts that go through our heads right now, were all thinking about him, but were all very proud of what we are.Marsch added that Madibo personally apologized to Kon. Madibo's red card left Qatar to play with nine men, after teammate Homam Ahmed was sent off in the first half. Fewer than 10 minutes later, Kons replacement, Nathan Saliba, scored Canadas fourth goal in the 6-0 win and held up Kons jersey in an emotional tribute.Canada striker Jonathan David, who scored a hat trick, questioned the need for the tackle on Kon.If theres a play where you cannot win the ball, theres no point, he said. Its just to hurt people.The details of Kons injury have not yet been disclosed. His lower left leg looked visibly broken in photos after the incident.Were going to miss (Kon), Eustquio said. He has that X factor that our team really needs.__Connor Joyce and Drew Renner are students in the University of Georgias Carmical Sports Media Institute.

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Canada achieved a historic 6-0 FIFA World Cup win against Qatar, marked by Jonathan David's hat-trick. However, the victory was marred by a severe leg injury to Ismal Kon, leading to a red card for Qatar's Assim Madibo. Substitute Nathan Saliba honored Kon with an emotional goal celebration, showcasing the team's spirit amidst the triumph.

SEATTLE Basking the glory of a crucial World Cup qualifying win in front of a huge home crowd in Americas best soccer city in 2013, then-U.S. Soccer Federation president Sunil Gulati vowed that the USAs mens national team would schedule more important games. "Wed do that again, sure," a smiling Gulati said moments after that 2013 victory over Panama in Seattle. They never did. Only a stroke of good fortune brought the national team back the last time it played in Seattle, at the 2016 Copa Amrica Centenario, when Costa Ricas upset of Colombia sent the tournament hosts to the Pacific Northwest rather than New Jersey for its quarterfinal. Its been a full decade since the Stars and Stripes played a match in Seattle. That changes on Friday on the biggest stage there is, when the Americans meet Australia in their second match at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. "Im excited to see what it's like," midfielder Weston McKennie who was born and briefly lived in Fort Lewis when his father, a former U.S. Air Force staff sergeant, was stationed there said before training Thursday morning at the University of Washington. "Ive never been here with the national team before." Hes not alone. None of the 26 players on Mauricio Pochettinos World Cup squad have represented their country at the 69,000-seat Seattle Stadium, not even 38-year-old Tim Ream. That doesnt mean they dont know what to expect. Cristian Roldan has made sure of it. The hugely popular U.S. midfielder captains the Seattle Sounders in MLS, for which hes played since being drafted out of Washington in 2015. Ive spoken to Roldy and other people whove said how much of a soccer culture Seattle has," said veteran U.S. defender Antonee "Jedi" Robinson. "Im really looking forward to experiencing that first hand." To be sure, U.S. Soccers leadership would love to play in Seattle more often. The national team often struggles to fill NFL venues. When it does, its often with fans of the opposing team. Thats not the case here. There are practical reasons why it hasnt happened. Location is one. Tucked away in the far corner of the continental United States, the Emerald City is about as far away as possible from Europe, where most of the top Americans are employed by their professional clubs. But the biggest roadblock is the artificial playing surface which, like in many other large stadiums in the U.S. and Vancouver Stadium across the Canadian border, has been replaced for this World Cup by a pristine, technologically-advanced "hybrid" natural grass field for the duration of the competition. Fridays tilt will be the second in Seattle; Belgium and Egypt played to a 1-1 at the downtown home of the Sounders and NFLs Seahawks on Monday. This moment has been a long time coming for the soccer-crazy metropolis of about 800,000. The original Sounders kicked off in 1974 in the old North American Soccer League and reached two NASL Soccer Bowls, losing the second to the Pel-led New York Cosmos almost 30 years before returning as an MLS expansion team in 2009. "The city is ready," Roldan said when asked what exactly hes told his U.S. teammates about what to expect. "The city is energized. We haven't had a game here in a long time, and we've been desperate to host a World Cup game, a U.S. men's national team game, so they're going to feel the crowd, feel the energy, and it's about feeding off it." Theres little doubt they will. Pochettino and every U.S. player lauded the heavily pro-USA atmosphere in Los Angeles following last weeks 4-1 World Cup-opening drubbing of Paraguay, crediting them in part for the convincing victory. The Aussies could face an even more hostile, partisan atmosphere on Friday. "Even before the last game, hearing the fans and the national anthem, and people singing along, it gives you goosebumps," McKennie said. "You're like, oh s***, it's time to go. You're so fired up, because you know that you have people behind you, people that are supporting you. "That's always an amazing feeling, and always a boost of confidence. Whenever you're tired, and you hear them cheering even stronger whenever someone makes a tackle, then it's like another adrenaline rush. So the fans are very important, and I think they've done a good job so far to make it feel like we're playing at home. "Hopefully it's similar" to the last game, McKennie added. "Or better."

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