Madibo tackled Koné from behind during the teams' group-stage match, and Koné had to be stretchered off the pitch.

Qatar player Assim Madibo was given a five-match ban on Wednesday for the tackle that broke the leg of Canada midfielder ...

Qatar's Assim Madibo received a five-match FIFA World Cup ban after his tackle broke Canada's Ismaël Koné's leg during their ...

Assin Madibo’s five game suspensions for a tackle on Canada’s Ismael Kone has ignited a debate on a FIFA precedent. The ...

Madibo’s tackle on Kone in the team’s Group B match left the Canadian player with a broken leg.

Qatar midfielder Assim Madibo has been suspended for five matches for the tackle that broke the leg of Canada’s Ismael Kone ...

The injured Canada midfielder received Assim Madibo, whose tackle led to the injury, and was shown hugging him from a ...

The suspension will only apply to matches at the World Cup, and Qatar would have to reach the final before Madibo would be eligible to play again. Dale MacMillan / Soccrates/ Getty Images Assim Madibo ...

Qatar's Assim Madibo apologized to Canada's Ismael Kone for the World Cup tackle that led to Kone's broken leg and surgery.

Assim Madibo was shown a straight red card for the tackle that broke the leg of Canada's Ismael Kone at the World Cup.

ISMAEL KONE shared an emotional hug with the Qatar player involved in the challenge that left him with a horror World Cup ...

Canada earned its first-ever World Cup victory with a dominant 6-0 win over Qatar, but Ismaël Koné suffered a horrifying leg ...