During Canada and Qatar’s World Cup matchup on June 18, Canadian midfielder Ismaël Koné suffered a “gruesome” leg injury that left him being stretchered off the pitch, dampening Canada’s first-ever World Cup victory. In the 51st minute of the match, Koné received a pass from teammate Jonathan David»»»

Gemma Karstens-Smith (new window) · The Canadian Press Jesse Marsch had heard the sickening crack before. The moment he saw Ismaël Koné crumple to the turf on Thursday night, Canada's head coach knew exactly what injury his midfielder had sustained. It happened right in front of the bench. We could»»»

VANCOUVER: 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. Canada romped to a bit»»»

BC Place was a battlefield as Kone was stretchered off, Qatar got 2 red cards, and both teams brawled after full time. Canada thrashed nine-man Qatar 6-0 to clinch their first-ever World Cup victory in a Group B match marred by a horrific injury to the home team’s midfielder Ismael Kone and discipl»»»