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Annabi suffered a heavy defeat in a rare scenario
The Qatar national team collapsed in a rare scenario against their hosts Canada and lost cleanly in the second round of the second group of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the early hours of Friday.
After Qatar picked up their first points in World Cup history with an opening-round draw against Switzerland, In the second round, he surprisingly lost to the hosts.
Qatar recorded negative numbers overall due to the huge damage it suffered.
According to statistics network Opta, Qatar are only the third team in World Cup history to concede at least three goals and have a player sent off in the first half since accurate data collection began in 1966.
3 – Qatar 🇶🇦 The 3rd country that conceded 3 goals in the first half of the game and received a red card. @fifaworldcup_es After 1966:
Portugal 🇵🇹 v Germany in 2014 (also 3 goals and a red card)
Congo RD 🇨🇩 vs Yugoslavia in 1974 (6 goals conceded… pic.twitter.com/cuupLqwltp— OptaJose (@OptaJose) June 18, 2026
The Qatar national team found themselves in this situation after what happened to Portugal against Germany in 2014 (3 goals and a red card), as well as the Democratic Republic of Congo against Yugoslavia in 1974 (6 goals and a red card).
Canada took the lead in the 16th minute through their star man, Cyle Larin, who followed Qatari goalkeeper Mahmoud Abu Nada’s rebound, and Juventus forward Jonathan David scored the second with a rocket of a shot in the 29th minute.
Al-Anabi’s troubles did not stop there as their player Hamam Al-Amin was sent off in the 33rd minute after obstructing Sail Larin as he was on his way to tackle goalkeeper Abu Nada.
Before the end of the first half, Jonathan David scored Canada’s third goal in the 45th minute (3+45 minutes), following a goal line rebound from Abu Nada.
