Qatar's Assim Madibo handed five-match ban for horror tackle on Canada's Kone

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/qatar/zqzHL77i/"]Qatar[/a] suffered a heavy [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/canada-x4toKORL/qatar-zqzHL77i/?mid=67vLrBMM"]6-0 ‌defeat[/a] by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/canada/x4toKORL/"]Canada[/a] in their ⁠second ‌Group B game, during which [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kone-ismael/MkgjOoBG/"]​Kone[/a] sustained a broken leg following ​a clumsy second-half tackle from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/madibo-assim/fJdag48f/"]Madibo[/a].[/p][p]The FIFA Disciplinary ⁠Committee ​imposed a five-match suspension for serious foul play, a decision which is ‌subject to appeal to the FIFA Appeal Committee.[/p][embed guid="2d07ce84-96cf-4207-9b41-5bd170b02034" url="https://x.com/Aishagunners/status/2067833115876139290" social-type="twitter" /][p]Kone has undergone surgery, and Madibo and Qatar's sports minister visited him in the hospital to check on his health, ‌the Qatar Football ​Association said.[/p][p]Qatar plays their ‌final group match against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bosnia-herzegovina/fqe7WYTr/"]Bosnia and Herzegovina[/a] later on Wednesday, and co-hosts Canada take on [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/switzerland/rHJ2vy1B/"]⁠Switzerland[/a].[/p]