{"id":18414,"date":"2026-06-27T23:01:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T23:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=18414"},"modified":"2026-06-27T23:01:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T23:01:47","slug":"world-cup-south-africa-and-canada-face-off-in-knockout-round-debuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=18414","title":{"rendered":"World Cup: South Africa and Canada face off in knockout round debuts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The FIFA World Cup knockout rounds commence Sunday with a pair of nations that are in new territory.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=18412\">John Mozeliak eager to start search for Angels\u2019 next GM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>South Africa, second in Group A, meets Canada, second in Group B, at noon in Inglewood as the competition shifts from points based to single-elimination.<\/p>\n<p>Ending with the World Cup final July 19, the eventual champion will need to win five straight matches over the next 22 days.<\/p>\n<p>Though breaking barriers has been the theme so far for Canada and South Africa, neither is a popular pick to make it much further than they already have.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think what we did now already is a little miracle,\u201d said 74-year-old Belgian Hugo Broos, who has served as South African head coach since 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Expelled from FIFA in 1976 as a consequence of its apartheid government, South Africa returned in 1992. Through three World Cup appearances (1998, 2002, 2010), it failed to emerge from the group stage.<\/p>\n<p>Taking a rare shutout defeat in the opening match against Mexico on June 11 in Mexico City, however, Broos\u2019 group felt overwhelmed yet resilient the way he believed they would be despite losing attacking midfielder Themba Zwane to a three-game suspension that was upheld on appeal following a red card.<\/p>\n<p>Known as \u201cBafana Bafana,\u201d which translates to \u201cthe boys\u201d in Zulu, South Africa drew Czechia and held South Korea scoreless to earn a dramatic three points and close out group play clinching its historic place alongside Canada as a knockout newcomer.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Sunday\u2019s Round of 32 contest guarantees a first-ever do-or-die World Cup victory one way or the other, and a clash against Netherlands or Morocco on July 4 in Houston.<\/p>\n<p>That path could require two 15-minute periods of extra time plus a penalty-kick shootout Sunday if the contest stands all square at the end of regulation.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=18410\">NHL draft: Kings stock up with 11 players on Day 2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As one of three co-hosts for the expanded 48-team field alongside the U.S. and Mexico, Canada qualified automatically for 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Sixteen summers ago, South Africa did the same thing, welcoming 31 teams. In the midst of eight World Cups without qualification, Canada was not among them. That drought ended in 2022 when many of the players on Canada\u2019s fast and athletic roster earned a spot in Qatar.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>They went 0-6-0 in previous trips to the World Cup, including 1986, but in front of home crowds in Toronto and Vancouver the past two weeks, Canada produced a draw with Bosnia and Herzegovina, a 6-0 romp over Qatar, and a second-place securing 2-1 defeat to Switzerland in the last game of group play on the 24th.<\/p>\n<p>Unable to rally against the Swiss after sleep-walking out of the halftime break cost Canada momentum, a few days\u2019 rest and the chance for two more appearances on home soil before the competition culminates in the U.S. from the quarterfinal onwards.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe wanted to be here in Vancouver, but we still have a massive opportunity ahead of us to find a way to push for the next match and find a way to still electrify the nation even though it will be from Los Angeles,\u201d said 52-year-old American Jesse Marsch, Canada\u2019s head coach since 2024.<\/p>\n<p>A trio of current Los Angeles Football Club players, plus a blast from the past, will come in tow.<\/p>\n<p>Starting goalkeeper Maxime\u00a0Cr\u00e9peau, the injured star of LAFC\u2019s MLS Cup victory, is with Orlando City after two years in Portland.<\/p>\n<p>Midfielder Stephen Eust\u00e1quio, Canadian vice-captain, could have no more than a couple more days remaining with LAFC. Starting the first two group-stage matches and coming off the bench for the last half hour against South Korea, Eust\u00e1quio joined the Black &amp; Gold on loan from FC Porto six months ago. That deal expires June 30. LAFC has not commented on his status.<\/p>\n<p>Jacob Shaffelburg and Mathieu\u00a0Choini\u00e8re have also played\u00a0important roles and look in form coming off a hard-fought few months under LAFC head coach Marc Dos Santos.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=18408\">Cuddly pug Rosebud is a fun little lap warmer<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>FIFA WORLD CUP ROUND OF 32<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Who:<\/strong> Canada vs. South Africa<\/p>\n<p><strong>When:<\/strong> Noon Sunday<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where:<\/strong> Inglewood<\/p>\n<p><strong>TV:<\/strong> FOX, Peacock, Telemundo (Spanish)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After both squads finished second in their groups to advance for the first time, they will play kick off play in the Round of 32 on Sunday in Inglewood.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18413,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-based-on-facts-either-observed-and-verified-directly-by-the-reporter-or-reported-and-verified-from-knowledgeable-sources","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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