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A frightening scene in Vancouver last night as Canada midfielder Ismaël Koné was stretchered off the pitch during the host nation's World Cup match against Qatar at BC Place. Head coach Jesse Marsch described himself as shaken, and the entire stadium felt it — a sobering moment in what should be a celebration for Canadian soccer.
Shifting to what's next on the pitch, the USMNT looks to go two-for-two at the two thousand twenty six World Cup when they face Australia in Seattle on Friday at noon. The Americans opened the tournament with a win and now bring that momentum to Seattle Stadium, where the energy figures to be electric from the opening whistle.
And there's a local story woven into that matchup — Seattle Sounders midfielder Cristian Roldan is the sole Sounder on the United States roster, suiting up in front of his home crowd for his second consecutive World Cup. Roldan made the squad back in twenty twenty two in Qatar and now gets to welcome the world to the Emerald City on his own turf. It doesn't get more personal than that.
That's your play-by-play. Sports Desk, back to the booth.
