The Qatar national football team played their second match in the FIFA World Cup 2026 when they faced host Canada, as part of the Group Stage. Qatar's matches in the FIFA World Cup 2026 started with a match against strong Switzerland, which ended in a 1-1 draw, allowing the Maroons to score their first point in the tournament's history. The Canada-Qatar match started quickly, with the home team striking strongly and scoring the first goal in the 16th minute through Kyle Larin. The goal came after a dangerous corner kick that Jonathan David met with a powerful shot, which Qatari goalkeeper Abu Nadi saved skillfully, but Larin followed up and scored the first goal. In the 26th minute, Jonathan David struck again and launched a powerful shot that scored the second goal for Canada, making things difficult for the Arab team. Things got even tougher for the Maroons after Hamam Al-Amin was directly sent off in the 33rd minute, after committing a foul on the edge of the penalty area, which the referee initially awarded a penalty kick and gave a yellow card, before changing his decision and awarding a free kick, and giving a red card. In the added time of the first half, Jonathan David added the third goal after following up a rebound from the goalkeeper's hand. The first half ended with Qatar trailing 0-3, making things extremely difficult for the Arab team in the second half. In the second half, the Canadian team continued to strike strongly, and was helped by the Qatari team receiving a new red card for their player Assim Madibo due to a rough tackle, to complete the match with 9 players since the 53rd minute. The Canadian team added three new goals through Nathan Saliba from a direct free kick, Mohammed Mneai of Qatar by mistake in his own goal, and Jonathan David, to end the match with a crushing 6-0 victory that led them to top the group.