Canada vs. Qatar live: Canada leads 2-0 in critical World Cup match at B.C. Place

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Jonathan David finally scores in the World Cup! Canada doubles its lead!

Larin's goal makes him Les Rouges' all-time leading scorer in the men's World Cup.

Yes, I'm aware it's only two goals. It's still historic, folks!

This is also just the second time Canada has scored the first goal in a men's World Cup match. Let's hope this game goes better than it did when Canada took the lead against Croatia in 2022 — that ended in a 4-1 loss.

Pandemonium and fandemonium as Larin puts it home for Canada. I can’t hear myself think inside the stadium. Some fans appear to be weeping!

Canada leads and it's Cyle Larin who knocks the rebound in! 

A vicious shot by Jonathan David was spilled by the Qatari goalkeeper and the Brampton Bagsman was in the right place to tap the ball in. 

He's now got two goals in this tournament. It's also his 32nd ever in Canadian red. The co-hosts lead in Vancouver!

The Qataris definitely look fast on the counter, Mouhamad. Canada has to be careful not to commit too much too soon. And now Cornelius has to be extra careful after that early yellow card.

It appears the Qataris are playing a similar tactic as they did against Switzerland: allow the opponent to have possession in their half, then try to to hit them on the counter with the pace of the likes of Afif and Edmilson Junior.

It's already led to some eyebrow-raising chances for the visitors. Let's see how this plays out. 

Derek Cornelius is shown the game's first yellow card after clipping Qatar's star attacker Akram Afif. 

It was a one-on-one situation and Afif would've skipped past the centre-back if not for the challenge.

Fortunately for Canada, the free kick deflects off the wall and out for a corner.

Jonathan David comes close to scoring his first goal of the 2026 World Cup, but Qatar's Mahmud Abunada is equal to the task.

David was in loads of space in the box and hit Ahmed's cross first time, but it wasn't enough to beat the Qatari goalkeeper. 

First opportunity falls to Qatar! A counterattack leads to a great ball to the far post, but Edmilson Junior couldn't connect well with it.

I think Jesse Marsch would've told the players to stay grounded going into this game.

It's easy for nerves to take over in the early stages of such a big game. We saw some of them in the opening part of the Bosnia-Herzegovina match.

Going up against a side like Qatar as the clear favourite, I think Marsch would've told them to keep their concentration and not overthink the simple things. If you stay focused, the goals should come.

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