Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney paid the ‌nation's soccer team a locker room visit after they secured the country's first World Cup finals match win and commended the players for the character they showed after one of their teammates went down with a broken leg.

One of the heaviest and saddest scenes of this FIFA World Cup came during Canada’s historic rout of Qatar this Thursday (18). Ismaël Koné suffered a serious injury in a challenge with Qatari player Assim Omer Madibo in the final stage of the match in Toronto.

Canada's 6-0 thrashing of Qatar on Friday (IST) was marred by a horrific injury to Ismael Kone, who had to be carried off on a stretcher following a dreadful challenge from Qatar's Assim Madibo, who was sent off for the challenge.

Canada’s historic first World Cup victory was overshadowed by a gruesome injury to midfielder Ismaël Koné. Koné injured his left leg when Qatar midfielder Assim Madibo tackled him from behind in the second half,

Canada's star midfielder Ismael Kone issued a statement after suffering a horrific injury against Qatar last night.