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Canada vs Qatar Head-to-Head — FIFA World Cup 2026

⚽ Group Stage, Match 2
FT6–0
Thursday 18 June 2026  ·  22:00 UTC  ·  BC Place, Vancouver

Match Report

Match Events ?
9'🟨Derek Cornelius Canada
16'Cyle Larin Canada
29'Jonathan David Canada
33'🟥Homam Al-Amin Qatar
45'Jonathan David Canada
53'🟥Assim Madibo Qatar
62'🟨Ahmed Fathi Qatar
64'Nathan-Dylan Saliba Canada
75'⚽ OGMohamed Naceur Almanai Canada
90'Jonathan David (Nathan-Dylan Saliba)Canada
Match Statistics ?
Canada
Qatar
79%
Possession
21%
10
Shots on Target
0
30
Total Shots
2
18
Corners
1
8
Fouls
10
4.11
xG
0.18
Player Ratings ?
Canada
9.0Jonathan DavidF
8.7Richie LaryeaD
8.5Stephen EustaquioM
Qatar
7.3Akram AfifF
6.9Pedro MiguelD
6.6Boualem KhoukhiD
Starting Lineups ?
Canada · 4-4-2
16GMaxime Crépeau
2DAlistair Johnston
4DLuc De Fougerolles
13DDerek Cornelius
22DRichie Laryea
17MTajon Buchanan
8MIsmael Koné
7MStephen Eustaquio
20MAli Ahmed
10FJonathan David
9FCyle Larin
Qatar · 4-3-3
1GMahmud Abunada
13DAyoub Al Oui
2DPedro Miguel
16DBoualem Khoukhi
14DHomam Al-Amin
5MJassem Gaber Abdulsallam
23MAssim Madibo
4MIssa Laye
8FEdmilson Junior
15FYusuf Abdurisag
11FAkram Afif

Predictions

Match Prediction ?
Favoured: Canada
Expected: Canada by 1–2 goals
Confidence: Medium
Canada 56%Draw 25%Qatar 19%
xG: 1.63Expected goalsxG: 0.82

Canada vs Qatar looks like a Canada-favoured matchup based on our pre-tournament model. Canada holds a slight edge according to our model, though the gap between the sides is not large enough to treat this as a banker. This prediction should be used as general match context rather than a guaranteed outcome.

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Win Probability (Market) ?
No odds data available
Model Rating Edge ?
Slight Edge
Canada stronger
Canada: 1466 (#30)  ·  Qatar: 1370 (#41)
H2H Record ?
1–0–0
Canada leads
Avg 2.0 goals/game · 1 meetings
Canada
Qatar
#2
Position ?
#4
4
Points ?
1
1W 1D 1L
Record ?
0W 1D 2L
8
Goals For ?
2
3
Goals Against ?
10
+5
Goal Diff
-8
#30
FIFA Rank ?
#55
0.1%
Win Prob ?
0.0%
L W L W D
Form ?
L L D

Head-to-Head History

Previous World Cup Meetings
No previous meetings found in our data.
Last 1 Meetings (All Competitions)
1Canada
0Draw
0Qatar
23 Sep 2022FriendlyCanada2–0NQatar
💡 Betting Angles
Key Angles for this Match
High-scoring tournament form — Canada averaging 3.7 goals/game, Qatar averaging 4.0. Combined 3.8 goals/game points to Over 2.5.
Both teams scoring regularly — Canada and Qatar both conceding in tournament matches. BTTS looks likely.

Injuries & Absences

Canada — Injuries
A. Jones
A. Jones
Injury
I. Koné
I. Koné
Injury
Qatar — Injuries
Homam Ahmed
Homam Ahmed
Injury
Assim Madibo
Assim Madibo
Injury
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