Fans Rally as Canada Takes on South Africa in FIFA World Cup Knockout Stage
South Africa advanced after a 1-0 win over higher-ranked South Korea and will meet Canada, which is 22 places higher in the rankings.
- Canada faces South Africa on Sunday in Los Angeles in the first last-32 knockout fixture of the 2026 World Cup, with both teams reaching this stage for the first time.
- Bafana Bafana reached the knockout phase under 74-year-old coach Hugo Broos following a 1-0 victory over South Korea, after which Broos told AFP the team "believed in itself."
- Canada coach Jesse Marsch confirmed that team captain Alphonso Davies will make his tournament debut on Sunday after recovering from a hamstring injury, emphasizing "every moment matters."
- Preparing for the biggest match of his 38-year career, Broos stated his team will "fight for 90 minutes," though he has faced scrutiny this year over comments a South African Football Association official called "an unfortunate choice of words."
- The winner of Sunday's match will advance to a last-16 tie against either the Netherlands or Morocco, as single-elimination play continues after the field of 48 teams was trimmed to 32.
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Fans ready to rally as Canada takes on South Africa in FIFA World Cup knockout stage
Canadian soccer fans will rally behind their team today as the nation heads into its first FIFA World Cup knockout stage match, taking on South Africa in a highly anticipated showdown. Canada will face the South Africans in Los Angeles after the latter team upset South Korea 1-0 in Mexico City on Wednesday. Canada advanced to the knockout stage for the first time despite a 2-1 loss in Vancouver to Switzerland, which topped the group. So far in t…
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