Canada defeated Qatar 6-0 in Vancouver on Thursday to finally record their first-ever victory in Men’s World Cup history. Jonathan David was the hero for this massive win.
He finally scored his first-ever World Cup goal with a spectacular volley. However, the 26-year-old Juventus star made it even more special by converting it into a hat-trick. This came after a terrible performance that sparked a lot of criticism of the young star.
Jonathan David’s Historic Hat-trick
Jonathan David scored a hat-trick for Canada against Qatar, setting a new record during the FIFA World Cup 2026 group stage encounter in Vancouver on Thursday. David doubled Les Rouges’ lead with a beautiful right-footed volley in the 29th minute, and he doubled his own lead with a tap-in during first-half stoppage time.
He then created history by becoming the first North American player to score a hat-trick in the FIFA World Cup since Bert Patenaude of the United States of America in the tournament’s debut year in 1930, with his third goal in stoppage time during the second half.
North American Players to Score World Cup Hat-trick
1930: USA’s Bert Patenaude vs Paraguay
2026: Canada’s Jonathan David vs Qatar
However, this was not the only record he put in front of his name with this hat-trick during Canada’s convincing 6-0 victory. He also became the first player to score a hat-trick during a FIFA World Cup at home since Geoff Hurst in 1966. During England’s 4-2 triumph over Germany in the final, Hurst produced one of the most iconic hat-tricks in the history of the competition.
Canada put on an incredible display in front of their home crowd in Vancouver, defeating Qatar 6-0 to record the country’s first men’s FIFA World Cup victory and advance further to the knockout stages. After Bosnia and Herzegovina held them to a draw in their first match, Jesse Marsch’s team replied with an offensive performance that completely overpowered the defending Asian champions.
With the decisive victory, Canada is now comfortably in charge of Group B. Marsch’s team just needs to draw with Switzerland in their last group-stage game in Vancouver to take first place and carry on with their incredible World Cup campaign.