South Africa - 0: Canada - 1 (Eustaquio) California: Another incident happened in the middle of so many incidents of the World Cup (Football World Cup 2026). Canada advanced to the Round of 16 (Round of 16) or pre-quarter finals of the World Cup 2026 by scoring a late goal against South Africa. Canada captain Stephen Eustaquio's goal took them to a tougher stage.
The Canada vs South Africa match was dominated by Canada's attack from the start. South Africa's defense has to be praised, the way they resisted all Canadian attacks for 90 minutes, the 'Bafana Bafana' deserve praise. Ronwen Williams, South Africa's goalkeeper, kept the whole match very well.
Canada took a total of 14 shots in the entire match. Shots on goal? 7 o'clock All of them are quickly saved by Ronwen.
Only the last one could not. Apart from him, South Africa had nothing to say. Only two shots on goal in the whole match.
As a result of the 0-0 match till 90 minutes, it was thought that maybe the match will go to extra time. But luck seems to favor the brave. Stephen Eustaquio, the captain of the team, put Canada ahead by scoring a quick shot at the end of 90+2 minutes.
With this goal, Canada's captain also scored the first goal in the World Cup match. As a result, South Africa was eliminated from the World Cup. Ronwen Williams' brilliant performance didn't work.
This is the first time in the 96-year history of the World Cup that the first knock out stage is the Round of 32 instead of the Round of 16. Canada made history by winning that match. Brazil will enter the field at 10:30 tonight.
Their opponent in this match is Japan. Neymar-Vinicius will go to the round of 16 if they win today.