MUNDIAL·26

First Stage · Group B · Thursday, June 18 · BC Place Vancouver, Vancouver · 52,497 in the stands

kickoff 15:00 local · 22°C · 61% humidity · roofed stadium

Canada

16′ Cyle LARIN (pen)

29′ Jonathan DAVID (pen)

45+3′ Jonathan DAVID (pen)

64′ Nathan SALIBA (pen)

75′ (og)

90+2′ Jonathan DAVID (pen)

6:0

Qatar

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Canada4-4-2
Qatar4-3-3
Maxime CREPEAU7.0Alistair JOHNSTON8.8Luc DE FOUGEROLLES7.2Derek CORNELIUS6.4Richie LARYEA7.7Stephen EUSTAQUIO6.9Ismael KONE7.1Cyle LARIN7.0Jonathan DAVID9.8Tajon BUCHANAN6.8Ali AHMED7.2MAHMOUD ABUNADA3.7PEDRO MIGUEL6.1ISSA LAYE5.6JASSEM GABER5.6AYOUB ALOUI6.0HOMAM AHMED4.3BOUALEM KHOUKHI6.8ASSIM MADIBO4.9EDMILSON JUNIOR6.2AKRAM AFIF6.1YUSUF ABDURISAG5.9
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match pulse — xG per 5 minutes · goals · cards

45′90′CANQAT

goals — hover the strip for every shot and card, with names

  • 16′Larin0.31 xG
  • 29′David0.10 xG
  • 45+3′David0.98 xG
  • 64′Saliba0.06 xG
  • 75′Al-Mannai0.03 xG
  • 90+2′David0.62 xG
CAN 0:0 QAT0'kickoff
1' Junior — xG 0.18 · Missed7' David — xG 0.05 · Saved10' Khoukhi — xG 0.04 · Blocked15' Eustáquio — xG 0.02 · Blocked16' David — xG 0.10 · Saved16' Larin — xG 0.31 · Goal21' Derek — xG 0.06 · Missed29' Buchanan — xG 0.02 · Blocked29' David — xG 0.10 · Goal35' Ahmed — xG 0.16 · Missed38' Buchanan — xG 0.48 · Blocked40' David — xG 0.02 · Blocked45' Larin — xG 0.04 · Blocked45 + 3' Larin — xG 0.28 · Saved45 + 3' David — xG 0.98 · Goal48' Koné — xG 0.05 · Blocked45 + 5' Johnston — xG 0.05 · Saved50' Larin — xG 0.10 · Blocked64' Saliba — xG 0.06 · Goal75' Buchanan — xG 0.07 · Blocked75' Shaffelburg — xG 0.06 · Missed75' Al-Mannai — xG 0.00 · Goal77' Buchanan — xG 0.02 · Missed78' Laryea — xG 0.03 · Blocked80' Shaffelburg — xG 0.03 · Missed82' Shaffelburg — xG 0.01 · Missed84' David — xG 0.07 · Blocked84' Oluwaseyi — xG 0.10 · Blocked86' David — xG 0.03 · Blocked90' Sigur — xG 0.04 · Blocked90 + 2' Saliba — xG 0.05 · Blocked90 + 2' David — xG 0.62 · Goal90 + 5' Larin — xG 0.23 · Blocked90 + 8' Larin — xG 0.62 · Missed90 + 10' Saliba — xG 0.03 · Missed90 + 10' Saliba — xG 0.03 · Missed

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The xG race — cumulative expected goals, minute by minute

CAN 0:0 QAT
1.02.03.04.05.00′15′30′45′60′75′90′16' Larin — GOAL29' David — GOAL45 + 3' David — GOAL64' Saliba — GOAL75' Al-Mannai — GOAL90 + 2' David — GOAL4.920.22

On paper vs as played — formation sheet vs heatmap reality

CAN 4-4-2 attack →, ← QAT 4-3-3 attack. The teamsheet, as announced.

16Maxime CREPEAUMaxime CREPEAU2Alistair JOHNSTONAlistair JOHNSTON4Luc DE FOUGEROLLESLuc DE FOUGEROLLES13Derek CORNELIUSDerek CORNELIUS22Richie LARYEARichie LARYEA7Stephen EUSTAQUIOStephen EUSTAQUIO8Ismael KONEIsmael KONE9Cyle LARINCyle LARIN10Jonathan DAVIDJonathan DAVID17Tajon BUCHANANTajon BUCHANAN20Ali AHMEDAli AHMED1MAHMOUD ABUNADAMAHMOUD ABUNADA2PEDRO MIGUELPEDRO MIGUEL4ISSA LAYEISSA LAYE5JASSEM GABERJASSEM GABER13AYOUB ALOUIAYOUB ALOUI14HOMAM AHMEDHOMAM AHMED16BOUALEM KHOUKHIBOUALEM KHOUKHI23ASSIM MADIBOASSIM MADIBO8EDMILSON JUNIOREDMILSON JUNIOR11AKRAM AFIFAKRAM AFIF15YUSUF ABDURISAGYUSUF ABDURISAG

The duel — team data, FIFA tracking included

66%
Possession
20%
3.90
Expected goals
0.20
94
Threat
6
33
Shots
2
11
On target
0
535
Passes completed
107
31
Forced turnovers
23
8.4s
Ball recovery time
21.0s
8.05
High-press phases
0.35
10
Fouls committed
9
1
Offsides
1
111 km
Distance covered
91 km
34.1 km/h
Top speed
33.2 km/h

Territory — where each team lived

Every player's heatmap, minutes-weighted and stacked per team. Canada attack →, ← Qatar attack. Brighter is more presence; where the colors meet is the contested ground.

How it happened

  1. 9′Derek CORNELIUS (Canada) is booked by the referee.
  2. 16′Cyle LARIN (Canada) scores!!
  3. 29′Jonathan DAVID (Canada) scores!!
  4. 33′HOMAM AHMED (Qatar) is sent off!
  5. 40′SULTAN ALBRAKE (in) comes off the bench to replace YUSUF ABDURISAG (out) (Qatar)
  6. 45+3′Jonathan DAVID (Canada) scores!!
  7. ′Before the second half begins AHMED FATHY (in) comes off the bench to replace EDMILSON JUNIOR (out) (Qatar)
  8. ′Before the second half begins MOHAMED MANAI (in) comes off the bench to replace JASSEM GABER (out) (Qatar)
  9. ′Before the second half begins Moise BOMBITO (in) comes off the bench to replace Derek CORNELIUS (out) (Canada)
  10. 51′ASSIM MADIBO (Qatar) is sent off!
  11. 56′Nathan SALIBA (in) comes off the bench to replace Ismael KONE (out) (Canada)
  12. 59′ALHASHMI ALHUSSEIN (in) comes off the bench to replace AKRAM AFIF (out) (Qatar)
  13. 62′AHMED FATHY (Qatar) is booked by the referee.
  14. 64′Nathan SALIBA (Canada) scores!!
  15. 71′Tani OLUWASEYI (in) comes off the bench to replace Ali AHMED (out) (Canada)
  16. 71′Jacob SHAFFELBURG (in) comes off the bench to replace Luc DE FOUGEROLLES (out) (Canada)
  17. 75′MOHAMED MANAI (Qatar) scores an own goal.
  18. 83′Niko SIGUR (in) comes off the bench to replace Tajon BUCHANAN (out) (Canada)
  19. 87′LUCAS MENDES (in) comes off the bench to replace AHMED FATHY (out) (Qatar)
  20. 90+2′Jonathan DAVID (Canada) scores!!

The morning-after column · AI-written from the match data

Canada Presses Qatar Into Submission; Red Cards Seal the Rout

Canada suffocated Qatar with eight high-press phases to Qatar's 0.4. Dominating 66% possession in a relentless 4-4-2, Johnston and Saliba turned the ball over 31 times. Qatar's 21-second ball recovery versus Canada's 8.4 told the tale before the whistles. Red cards for Homam Ahmed (33') and Assim Madibo (51') made it arithmetic rather than sport: nine men against a four-man press, two early Canadian goals already scored.

Canada's xG of 3.9 versus Qatar's 0.2 remained a lie of omission—Qatar never fired. Only two shots, zero on target. Jonathan David (9.8 rating) was untouchable, clinical against an increasingly fractured defence. Even in chaos, Canada squandered chances: xG 0.62 missed at 90+8, xG 0.48 blocked at 38. Six goals from 33 shots reflected both clinical efficiency and Qatar's 20% possession desperately seeking oxygen.

Qatar's 21-second ball recovery versus Canada's 8.4 seconds: the chasm that decided everything before the first red fell.

33′

Homam Ahmed sent off. From ten men, Qatar's collapse became inevitable; second red at 51' sealed nine.

What Canada needed

High-press perfection overcame Qatar; sloppy finishing late was the only scare.

  • Eight high-press phases versus Qatar's 0.4: they never pressed, never competed for the ball
  • 31 forced turnovers against a 21-second ball-recovery time: constant, inescapable suffocation
  • Jonathan David's 9.8 rating proved clinical when spaces opened; one of the match's best

What Qatar needed

Two red cards at 33' and 51' ended any contest; but press mismatch meant defeat from kickoff.

  • Ball recovery of 21 seconds—13 seconds slower than Canada's 8.4-second press cycle—meant constant pressure
  • High-press phases of 0.4 versus Canada's 8: never pressed, never won the midfield back
  • xG 0.2 on two shots, zero on target: couldn't create, couldn't threaten even at 11 men