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Canada star suffers sickening injury in World Cup game vs Qatar as horrified coach screams: 'His leg is hanging off'
QATAR star Assim Madibo was in tears after his horror challenge led to a red card and an opponent being stretchered off with a suspected broken leg. Madibo, 29, was distraught after a tackle led to a serious injury for Canada's Ismael Kone in the Group B clash. The Qatar player was initially shown...
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What happenedThe Canadian star was stretchered off 55 minutes into the Group B clash against Qatar in Vancouver after he appeared to break his leg.
The headline splitDaily Mail frames it as "Canada star suffers sickening injury in World Cup game vs Qatar as horrified coach scream...". The Sun UK frames it as "Emotional Jesse Marsch fights back tears in touching moment with Ismael Kone as Canada bo...".
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Right / center-rightQatar star Assim Madibo in tears and holds head in hands after horror Ismael Kone leg break sees him sent off vs Canada
Qatar star Assim Madibo in tears and holds head in hands after horror Ismael Kone leg break sees him sent off vs Canada
QATAR star Assim Madibo was in tears after his horror challenge led to a red card and an opponent being stretchered off with a suspected broken leg. Madibo, 29, was distraught after a tackl...
Canada's Ismaël Koné suffers horrific injury as Qatar's Assim Madibo gets red card for poor tackle
Canada earned its first-ever World Cup victory with a dominant 6-0 win over Qatar, but Ismaël Koné suffered a horrifying leg injury from a brutal tackle.
Emotional Jesse Marsch fights back tears in touching moment with Ismael Kone as Canada boss issues major health update
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CANADA manager Jesse Marsch gave an emotional update on Ismael Kone after his horror injury. Sassuolo star Kone suffered a serious looking injury to his leg in Thursday's World Cup Group B...
