2026 World Cup: Canada's Ismaël Koné stretchered off with potential leg injury after collision with Qatar's Assim Madibo

Canadian midfielder Ismaël Koné has been stretchered off in Canada’s World Cup match against Qatar after suffering a potentially nasty leg injury.

>Koné was tackled by Qatar midfielder Assim Madibo about 10 minutes into the second half of Thursday’s game. Koné looked in pain immediately afterwards, grabbing at his left leg, and trainers quickly came to tend to him. The Canadian reserves also surrounded him as he was receiving treatment.

>Madibo was initially assessed a yellow card for the contact, but it was upgraded to a red card after review. The broadcast did not show replay of the tackle, indicating that potential severity of the injury.

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>Ismaël Koné is down after a tackle from Assim Madibo. Koné was grabbing at his leg before the trainers came to help. The Canadian reserves immediately surrounded Koné as he was receiving treatment.

>Madibo, who was given a yellow card for the contact initially, is later awarded a red card. He looked genuinely distressed, though it’s unclear whether it was because of the red card or because of Koné’s injury.

>Qatar will now play with 9 players, while Koné has been replaced by Nathan Saliba.

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>Koné waved at the crowd as he was taken off, with his left leg in an air cast. He was replaced by Nathan Saliba.

>This story will be updated.