Uncharted territory as debutants meet in Los Angeles
South Africa and Canada both enter their first-ever World Cup knockout match with a place in the Round of 16 against the Netherlands or Morocco at stake.
South Africa reach the Round of 32 following a vital 1-0 victory over South Korea in their final group game. Manager Hugo Broos is set to make history in Los Angeles, becoming the oldest head coach to ever take charge of a World Cup knockout fixture. Bafana Bafana have shown defensive resilience but struggled for fluency, netting just twice in three matches so far.
Canada, led by Jesse Marsch, qualified as Group B runners-up despite a 2-1 defeat to Switzerland in their last outing. That result followed a dominant 6-0 win over Qatar and a 1-1 draw with Bosnia & Herzegovina. While they missed out on a home tie in Vancouver, the co-hosts arrive in California having already surpassed their previous tournament record of six consecutive World Cup defeats.
Goals scored and conceded.
Per-game averages at this tournament — updates as the games are played.
Both teams across every game at this tournament.
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Every tournament game combined — South Africa 4 games, Canada 5 games.
South AfricaCanadaPast meetings.
Their recent form.
The road to the final.
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