Canada scores in 92nd minute to earn first World Cup knockout stage victory over South Africa

Canada entered Sunday’s Round of 32 lucifer arsenic a important favourite to beforehand to nan Round of 16 pinch a triumph complete South Africa. But it wasn't arsenic easy for nan Canadians arsenic nan likelihood mightiness person indicated.

The 2 teams entered second-half stoppage clip locked successful a 0-0 draw. But Canada managed to people nan victor successful nan 92nd minute. A transverse into nan container by nan Canadians landed straight connected nan caput of a South African defender, but nan header bounced correct to nan thorax of Canadian midfielder Stephen Eustáquio.

Canada players observe aft winning their 2026 World Cup Round of 32 lucifer against South Africa astatine Los Angeles Stadium. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP)

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Eustáquio settled nan shot onto his correct ft and past made nary mistake, ripping a changeable into nan lower-left area of nan net, past South African goalkeeper Ronwen Williams.

Canada generated nan amended chances throughout, putting 7 shots connected extremity to South Africa's 1 and holding a 1.32-0.13 separator successful expected goals, but nan Canadians couldn't break done until Eustáquio's precocious winner.

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The extremity propelled Canada to its first-ever knockout-match victory astatine a World Cup.

Canada is serving arsenic 1 of 3 co-hosts of nan 2026 World Cup, on pinch nan United States and Mexico. The Canadians played each 3 of their group matches connected location soil, but defeated South Africa astatine Los Angeles Stadium connected Sunday successful Inglewood, Calif.

Canada won a knockout shape crippled astatine nan World Cup for nan first clip ever. (Anne-Marie Sorvin/Imagn Images)

Canada was forced to play distant from location aft losing to Switzerland successful its group-stage finale, which near it 2nd successful Group B.

Canada will adjacent look nan victor of Netherlands vs. Morocco successful Houston connected July 4.

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Bosnia and Herzegovina, nan third-place squad from Group B, faces nan United States connected Wednesday, July 1, astatine San Francisco Bay Area Stadium successful Santa Clara, California. Unlike Canada, nan United States won its group.

Team USA takes connected Bosnia and Herzegovina successful nan Round of 32 connected Wednesday night. (Keith Birmingham/Pasadena Star-News)

Team USA is simply a dense favourite to conclusion Bosnia (-700 astatine DraftKings) and beforehand to nan Round of 16. Should nan United States return attraction of business, it would look nan winner of Belgium vs. Senegal connected July 6.

Canada survived its scare. Now, nan United States gets its chance to subordinate its chap North American co-host successful nan Round of 16.