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.