An historic match in Group B as the Canada vs Qatar clash saw plenty of action, and not all of it good. There was good and bad news for the home side, they won their first ever World Cup match, with a margin that will be hard to beat, and it puts them in the best place for knockout qualifying, but lost a player to a horrific injury, most likely a broken leg. That broken leg saw Qatar get the second of their red cards for the day, and the game threatened to boil over a few times after that. Red Cards or not, Qatar put on one of the worst showings at a World Cup in a while, as even Curacao’s 7-1 to Germany had better signs. Maybe Qatar should spend more time training on the training ground, not lying on the training ground.
This Canada vs Qatar Match Centre Express Summary has just enough stats and colour from game to give you a taste of the 2026 FIFA World Cup clash.
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BEST OF STATS
- It was a first ever win for Canada at a World Cup, having lost all 6 games prior to this World Cup and drew their first of the 2026 tournament.
- Canada scored 6 goals, which is twice as many as their total goals from their previous 7 matches at a World Cup.
- It was the eighth time Canada have scored 6 or more goals in an international game.
- It was the tenth time Qatar has conceded 6 or more goals.
- Qatar have had nine shots on goals across two games.
- Qatar are still yet to win a World Cup match.
REST OF STATS
The 2026 FIFA World Cup’s most even collection of teams where both games finished 1-1 – Group B – see the second lot of games ended with the host nation looking to make amends after being the only host nation not to win their first game. Talking of firsts, both teams are still looking for their first win at World Cup. This 2026 FIFA World Cup Group B Canada vs Qatar Match Centre will provide an overview of the before and after with a Pre-Game Summary, Match Review and Post-Match stats. So read now, and come back after the game.
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STATS SUMMARY
RATINGS
The Gurgler’s in-house Ratings system chooses the winner.
| Canada | 51.4% | Qatar | 48.6% |
Ratings say too close to call for a winner, so draw it is.
BARELY INTERESTING STATS
- Canada have won the only clash between these two sides, in the very neutral location of Vienna (Austria).
- Canada are still yet to win a World Cup game after drawing with Bosnia, but have at least avoided defeat for the first time.
- It’s a similar situation for Qatar whose draw in the first game of this World Cup was their first point. This is only their second World Cup compared to Canada’s third.
- Going back to September 2016, Canada have lost just two of their last 31 games in Canada, with a record of W21 D8 L2.
MATCH PREDICTION
Canada 2 vs Qatar 0
