{"id":4141,"date":"2026-06-19T06:05:38","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T06:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racingsport.xyz\/?p=4141"},"modified":"2026-06-19T06:05:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T06:05:38","slug":"world-cup-mexico-progress-and-canada-win-after-kone-leg-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racingsport.xyz\/?p=4141","title":{"rendered":"World Cup: Mexico progress and Canada win after Kone leg-break"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Horror injury mars huge win for Canada while co-hosts Mexico seal progress<\/span>published at 06:56 BST<\/span><\/p>\n

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A serious leg injury to Canada’s former Watford midfielder Ismael Kone overshadowed what should have been a joyous occasion for the co-hosts in Vancouver overnight as they ran out 6-0 winners over Qatar. <\/p>\n

Manager Jesse Marsch was moved to tears after the incident, which happened shortly after half-time, when the 24-year-old Sassoulo player was caught late by Qatar’s Assim Madibo. <\/p>\n

Kone looked anguished and in shock, with his leg visibly broken. His distraught team-mates rushed to him as the referee halted play so the medical staff could come on, while Madibo had his hands on his head.<\/p>\n

Despite suffering an injury that has ended his World Cup, the Canadian lifted his thumb to the home crowd as he was taken off on a stretcher.<\/p>\n

Canada had led 3-0 before the incident and went on to add a further three goals as they effectively sealed their progress from Group A. <\/p>\n

Elsewhere, co-hosts Mexico became the first side to officially qualify for the knockout stages, beating South Korea 1-0 to move to six points in Group A. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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