Canadian goalscorer holds up Ismaël Koné’s jersey in tribute after star’s brutal injury

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Despite a favorable result for Canada in Thursday's Group B match against Qatar, the team lost star Ismaël Koné to a brutal, unnecessary injury.

Koné was carted off the pitch in the second half of Thursday's match after sustaining a leg injury in a collision with a Qatar player. The 24-year-old is one of Canada's rising young stars and an injury of this magnitude certainly will have him missing the rest of the 2026 World Cup in a really unfortunate way.

After the game resumed nearly 10 minutes later, Nathan Saliba scored to make it 4-0 Canada and in his celebration, the Canadian grabbed Koné's jersey and held it up in tribute to his injured teammate.

After scoring for Canada, Nathan Saliba held up Ismaël Koné's jersey

Koné was carted off earlier in the game due to an apparent injury pic.twitter.com/AabzBTvnA7

— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) June 18, 2026

This article originally appeared on For The Win: Canada celebrates goal with Ismaël Koné's jersey after star's injury

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