Surgeons had to repair the tibia and fibula bones in the player's lower left leg in Vancouver, the site of Canada's 6-0 trashing of the 2022 FIFA World Cup host.

"Last night, Ismael Kone underwent successful surgery to repair a lower limb fracture," a Canada Soccer statement read.

"He is expected to make a full recovery but will miss the remainder of FIFA World Cup 2026."

Kone was injured in the 51st minute of the Group B clash.

Qatar midfielder Assim Madibo attempted a tackle, but his right foot brought Kone to the ground. Medical staff immediately came on to the pitch as Kone was in visible discomfort with a disjointed limb before being taken from the field on a stretcher moments later.

Sitting up on the stretcher, Kone gave a thumbs-up sign to the fans while sucking on a green whistle to ease his obvious pain.

After the match, Canada coach Jesse Marsch said he "could hear the bone snap".

Marsch described the scene at the hospital.

"By the time we got to him, he'd already had some drugs to help sedate him a little bit," Marsch said.

"He was being prepared to go into the operation room. But he was in really good spirits and he was adamant that he's going to be fine.

"[The surgery] took about an hour and a half and they had three surgeons. I think what happened is the surgeons watched it on TV and they saw what happened and they knew right away, and so they brought their top three surgeons to the hospital immediately to take care of him.

"So by the time he got there, the surgeons were there and they were ready and then we just had to communicate with our medical team and make sure that the surgery was the best option that we thought.

"But I could see by meeting them and hearing what they had to say about the situation that they he was in really good hands. So the surgery they said went really well."

A video review of the play resulted in Madibo being shown a red card, Qatar's second of the game, leaving the team with nine players to finish the match. Madibo later apologised to Kone.

Canada plays next Thursday (AEST) against Switzerland in Vancouver in a match that will determine the winner of Group B.