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Following an underwhelming draw to Bosnia in its World Cup opener, Canada made a statement on its home soil by blanking Qatar 6-0 on Thursday in Group B play.
In the middle of the offensive onslaught, Canada lost midfielder Ismael Kone with an apparent leg injury in the second half after Qatar's Assim Madibo came in for the tackle, which led to him being sent off with a red card.
The severe injury led to FOX's cameras catching a testy interaction postgame between Qatar coach Julen Lopetegui and Canada coach Jesse Marsch on the field, with Marsch walking off from the brief fireside chat and throwing his hands up in the air.
Asked about the exchange in his postgame press conference, Marsch declined to comment further.
“I’m not spending one second, it’s not worth any of our time to discuss," Marsch said.
Kone was stretchered off the field in Vancouver after being tended to by medical staff, who also put an air cast on him.
“Ismael is such a great kid, he's imperfect but that is why we love him," Marsch told reporters after the game "He can do things that no other player can do. He embodies a lot of what this team is. He was our best player against Bosnia.
“He is a huge loss for us. Our hearts are with him, but that kid has a huge future.”
With its win, Canada now has four points in the Group B standings with a 1-1-0 record. The Canadians are tied with Switzerland for first place in the standings, though Canada holds the goal differential tiebreaker against Switzerland.
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In the middle of the offensive onslaught, Canada lost midfielder Ismael Kone with an apparent leg injury in the second half after Qatar's Assim Madibo came in for the tackle, which led to him being sent off with a red card.
The severe injury led to FOX's cameras catching a testy interaction postgame between Qatar coach Julen Lopetegui and Canada coach Jesse Marsch on the field, with Marsch walking off from the brief fireside chat and throwing his hands up in the air.
Asked about the exchange in his postgame press conference, Marsch declined to comment further.
“I’m not spending one second, it’s not worth any of our time to discuss," Marsch said.
Kone was stretchered off the field in Vancouver after being tended to by medical staff, who also put an air cast on him.
“Ismael is such a great kid, he's imperfect but that is why we love him," Marsch told reporters after the game "He can do things that no other player can do. He embodies a lot of what this team is. He was our best player against Bosnia.
“He is a huge loss for us. Our hearts are with him, but that kid has a huge future.”
With its win, Canada now has four points in the Group B standings with a 1-1-0 record. The Canadians are tied with Switzerland for first place in the standings, though Canada holds the goal differential tiebreaker against Switzerland.
The USA TODAY app gets you to the heart of the news — fast. Download for award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, the eNewspaper and more.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Watch Jesse Marsch postgame exchange after Ismael Kone injury vs Qatar
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