Sunday , 16 August 2026

Canada vs Qatar, Worldcup 2026 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2026
Canada
6 – 0
Full Time
Qatar
Thu 18 Jun 2026 · 22:00 UTC BC Place HT 45' · FT 45'
Cyle Larin 16' 1–0
Jonathan David 29' 2–0
Jonathan David 45+3' 3–0
Nathan-Dylan Saliba 64' 4–0
Mohamed Al-Mannai og 75' 5–0
Jonathan David 90+2' 6–0
Derek Cornelius 9' Y
R 32' Homam Ahmed
R 51' Assim Madibo
Y 62' Ahmed Fathy

Overview

Match Preview

Canada vs Qatar — Worldcup at BC Place.

  • Canada 3 games · 4 pts (2026/26)
  • Qatar 3 games · 1 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Cristian Garay (Chile)
  • Assistant 1 Jose Retamal (Chile)
  • Assistant 2 Miguel Rocha (Chile)
3 games this season 🟨 1.7/game ⚽ 9.7 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curaçao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
Canada 1 games · Avg 6.0 goals Qatar
Last 5 meetings
2026-06-18 Canada 6–0 Qatar

Recent Form

Canada
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jun Qatar H 6–0 W
12 Jun Bosnia-Herzegovina H 1–1 D
01 Dec Morocco H 1–2 L
27 Nov Croatia A 1–4 L
23 Nov Belgium A 0–1 L
Qatar
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jun Canada A 0–6 L
13 Jun Switzerland H 1–1 D
29 Nov Netherlands A 0–2 L
25 Nov Senegal H 1–3 L
20 Nov Ecuador H 0–2 L
23 Jun Argentina H 0–2 L

Season Stats

Canada Qatar
#6 Position #8
4 Points 1
3 Played 3
1 / 1 / 1 W / D / L 0 / 1 / 2
8 Scored 2
3 Conceded 10
+5 GD -8
1.33 PPG 0.33
33% Win % 0%

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
40% Clean Sheets
Canada this season
0% Clean Sheets
Qatar this season

Canada are 6th (4 pts). Qatar are 8th (1 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Canada
0-15
–/–
16-30
2/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/3
61-75
1/–
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Qatar
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/4
31-45
1/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Canada
Jonathan David 3 G
Cyle Larin 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Canada to score. At the same time, Qatar does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 9' Derek Cornelius catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 9.
  • 14' Qatar is showing some good football. However, Qatar are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 16' What a strike from Cyle Larin! The score is 1-0.
  • 21' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 26' Qatar come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 29' Against the run of play, Jonathan David has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 32' Controversy at the stadium! Homam Ahmed argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 37' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Canada that had 8 games and scored 12 goals.
  • 40' Sultan Al Brake has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yusuf Abdurisag on 40 minute.
  • 45' The 25-year-old Ali Ahmed has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 46' Moise Bombito gets the nod from Canada. He replaces Derek Cornelius and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 48' Jonathan David doubles the advantage! 3-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 51' Assim Madibo has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 51.
  • 56' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Canada winning 100% of all matches.
  • 57' Fresh legs for Canada! Nathan-Dylan Saliba comes on to replace Ismael Kone.
  • 59' The Qatar manager makes a substitution. Akram Afif departs to be replaced by Hashemi Al Hussain.
  • 62' Ahmed Fathy picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 64' Nathan-Dylan Saliba makes no mistake. The score reads 4-0 and Canada are in front.
  • 69' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 71' A tactical swap from Canada — Jacob Shaffelburg on, Luc De Fougerolles off on 71 minutes.
  • 75' What composure from Mohamed Al-Mannai! The Qatar international strokes it home. 4-1.
  • 80' Niko Sigur needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 83' Canada manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Niko Sigur is hanging Tajon Buchanan on the field on 83 minute.
  • 87' Time for substitution for Qatar. Ahmed Fathy is replaced by Lucas Mendes.
  • Full Time. Canada beats Qatar

Lineups

Canada Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jesse Marsch

Qatar Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Julen Lopetegui

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
5 Canada xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.36 Qatar xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 87% + Canada to win 85%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Canada85% Draw8% Qatar7%
Actual: Canada win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes29% 0% No71%
Avg goals/match: 5.36
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 96%
4%
± 2.5 87%
13%
± 3.5 72%
28%
± 4.5 54%
46%

Double Chance

Canada or Draw
94%
Draw or Qatar
15%
Canada or Qatar
92%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Canada85% Draw14% Qatar1%
Actual: Canada win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
4 – 0
14%
5 – 0
13.6%
3 – 0
11.7%
6 – 0
Actual
7 – 0
8.1%
2 – 0
7.5%
5 – 1
4.9%
4 – 1
4.8%
6 – 1
4.1%
3 – 1
3.9%
1 – 0
3.3%
7 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — Canada

Handicap Canada covers Push Qatar covers
-2.5 78% — 22%
-2 78% 12% 10%
-1.5 90% — 10%
-1 90% 7% 3%
-0.5 97% — 3%
+0.5 99% — 1%
+1 99% — 0%
+1.5 100% — 0%
+2 100% — 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Canada keeps clean sheet
70% ✓
Qatar keeps clean sheet
1% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.