David hat trick leads Canada to historic WC rout

Jonathan David 's hat trick propelled Canada to a historic 6-0 rout of Qatar in Vancouver on Thursday to go top of their World Cup group.

It was not only Canada's first-ever victory at a World Cup but equaled the record margin of victory for a tournament host, matching the the six-goal wins for Italy in 1934, Brazil in 1950 and Argentina in 1978.

Canada's tally against Qatar also doubled the number of goals they had in their entire World Cup history coming into the game.

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