{"id":36688,"date":"2026-06-20T00:50:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T00:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/20\/canadas-kone-undergoes-surgery-for-two-fractures-in-his-leg-sustained-during-the-world-cup\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T00:50:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T00:50:24","slug":"canadas-kone-undergoes-surgery-for-two-fractures-in-his-leg-sustained-during-the-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/20\/canadas-kone-undergoes-surgery-for-two-fractures-in-his-leg-sustained-during-the-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada&#8217;s Kone undergoes surgery for two fractures in his leg sustained during the World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) \u2014 Canadian midfielder <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Ismael Kone<\/span> He fractured the tibia and fibula in his left leg and underwent surgery. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">world cup<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Kone, 24, who is completing his first season with Italian club Sassuolo, was injured in the 51st minute of Thursday&#8217;s game when he was tackled from behind by Asim Madibo. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">6-0 victory over Qatar<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>The Canadian Soccer Association announced Friday that Kone underwent surgery on Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>Madibo received a red card. After the game, he apologized directly to coach Kone.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You can&#8217;t imagine how grateful I am to everyone who has reached out and prayed,&#8221; Kone wrote on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To my brothers in Canada, I have transitioned into assistant coach to support you from the sidelines. I wanted you to know that I love you with all my heart and that our brotherhood means everything to me,&#8221; he added. \u201cWhat you guys did yesterday will stay with me forever. I will be back soon and we will continue to make more memories together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP World Cup: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/fifa-world-cup<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/kone-broken-leg-world-cup-666485d7a4f283a2ee9e3c666bc0b9d5\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) \u2014 Canadian midfielder Ismael Kone He fractured the tibia and fibula in his left leg and underwent surgery. world cup. 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