It was raining goals in the FIFA World Cup !
Jonathan David netted a superb hat-trick as co-hosts Canada thrashed a hapless Qatar 6-0 in their Group B match.
This was the World Cup’s second hat-trick after Lionel Messi’s three-goal haul against Algeria.
Cyle Larin opened the scoring in the 16th minute, and David doubled the advantage in the 29th minute. Right before the break, David netted another one to hand his side a comfortable 3-0 lead.
The second half too looked bleak for the Qatari side as Nathan Saliba scored a superb free-kick goal in the 64th minute, and an own goal from Mohamed Manai made it 5-0.
A late David strike made sure Canada secured three crucial points.
In another Group B match, Switzerland registered an impressive 4-1 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina, thanks to a brace from Freiburg star Johan Manzambi.
The first half failed to yield a single goal as both sides wasted numerous opportunities.
Manzambi’s goal in the 74th minute gave the Swiss side a 1-0 lead. Bosnia were reduced to 10 men in the 80th minute after Tarik Muharemovic received a straight red card for bringing down Breel Embolo.
Ruben Vargas made it 2-0 in the 84th minute with a clever finish, and Manzambi completed his brace with a fine right-footed goal in the 90th minute.
Ermin Mahmic pulled one back for Bosnia with an eye-catching volley following a corner.
Veteran captain Granit Xhaka wrapped up the victory for Switzerland from the penalty spot, becoming the second Swiss player to score at three World Cups after Xherdan Shaqiri.
Other Results: Group A: Czechia 1, South Africa 1; Mexico 1, South Korea 0.
