🚨 Canada seal first-ever round of 16 berth with late win over South Africa | OneFootball

Quotes from Jesse Marsch in the wake of Canada's historic result.

Not only the match-winner, but Stephen Eustáquio was ever-present for Canada all afternoon.

What a performance from the LAFC and former FC Porto midfielder.

FULL TIME: SOUTH AFRICA 0-1 CANADA

Canada have done it! They've reached the round of 16 for the first time!

GOAL!! SOUTH AFRICA 0-1 CANADA

BUT WILL WE?!!?

Canada breaks the deadlock in the first minute of added time!!!!

It's a long-range hit from Eustáquio that beats Williams low into the far corner!!

Have they done it?!!?!?

We'll have five minutes of added time before a guaranteed 30 minutes of extra-time, with Canada out of substitutions.

CHANCE!

Oswin Appollis tests Crépeau from range, but the MLS-based shot-stopper saves comfortably.

CLOSE AGAIN!

Canada are purring now, with Jonathan David testing Williams from close range.

CHANCE!

Promise David comes close for Canada just moments after Davies comes on, and the Bayern man was at the centre of the attacking move!

Nearly an instant impact!

Alphonso Davies comes onto the pitch for Canada as the co-host aims to push his country into the round of 16.

He receives a huge ovation from the traveling support.

DENIED AGAIN!

South Africa, once again, defend for their lives to deny Canada!

A big save from Williams to stop Oluwaseyi is followed up by a last-man clearance by Mbekezeli Mbokazi to deny Jonathan David an open goal tap-in!

And we're back in action for the second half.

As a dead-ball expert, there's every chance that Eustáquio will put at least one other opportunity on a platter for Canada.

Here's a look back at the best chance of the afternoon.

Will we have a breakthrough to avoid extra time and possible penalties?

Bored at the break? We've got you covered with two more bits from The Athletic.

HALF-TIME

South Africa 0-0 Canada

Jesse Marsch is remonstrating with match official João Pedro Silva Pinheiro before heading down the tunnel.

Should this have been awarded? Let us know in the comments below.

VAR SAYS NO

No penalty after VAR reviews the incident, with Laryea deemed to have initiated the contact.

We play on into added time.

SHOUTS FOR A PENALTY!

VAR is reviewing after Richie Laryea was possibly brought down in the box by Khuliso Mudau.

HOW'S THAT NOT GONE IN?!!?

Canada come agonizingly close to breaking the deadlock in the 44th minute!

Moïse Bombito wins his header after meeting the in-swinging corner, but a goal-line clearance denies the OGC Nice defender before a second block and a clearance spares South Africa just before the break!

Williams distributes brilliantly to set South Africa on the counter, but their eventual corner comes to nothing.

Ten minutes plus stoppage until halftime.

CHANCE!

Canada tests Williams again, this time from a tight-angled effort by Tani Oluwaseyi, but the Bafana Bafana shot-stopper comfortably collects.

Water on board, tactical adjustments made, and we're back underway.

The first hydration break is now underway ⏳

CHANCE!

Oh, Canada!

Derek Cornelius has a golden opportunity to open the scoring inside 6 yards after being left unmarked in the box, but his headed effort on the end of Eustáquio's in-swinging freekick is fluffed right at Williams.

Some lovely football by South Africa in the build-up, but Canada snuffs it out and then instantly springs on the counter, but they cannot capitalise on it.

Stephen Eustáquio is the first for Canada to have a crack at goal just moments later, but his strike from outside of the box can only harmlessly float over Ronwen Williams's goal.

CHANCE!

The first effort of the afternoon falls to South Africa, with a tame curling effort on goal from Teboho Mokoena palmed away by Maxime Crépeau.

KICK OFF

And we're up and running in the Round of 32.

Here's your friendly reminder that neither South Africa or Canada have ever advanced past the first round of the knockout stages, let alone ever gotten past the group stage.

One way or another, we'll have a historic result this afternoon in Los Angeles.

We're ten minutes away from the first Round of 32 clash at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

As always, we'll have walk-outs, anthems, and then we're underway in Los Angeles.

What's at stake tonight for Canada? A first-ever competitive win against an African side in their first-ever knockout stage clash.

For reading on the South Africa perspective, The Athletic has you covered once again.

Curious about how some of the data experts predict the knockout stages to go down, here's this from our friends at Opta.

Some reading ahead of kick-off, thanks to The Athletic.

It is a historic clash for the two countries, who are both playing in their first-ever World Cup knockout clash.

Who will make even more history and become the first side to progress to the round of 16?

It's a hard one to call with the pair finishing second in their groups with four points.

Canada are also without home advantage for the first time but there should still be plenty of fans in attendance. Will that be a factor?

And here's the co-hosts, who have Alphonso Davies on the bench and possibly ready for his first minutes of the tournament.

With an hour to go until kick off, the teams are in.

Let's start with Bafana Bafana...

Hello and welcome to our coverage of today's World Cup round of 32 clash between South Africa and Canada in Los Angeles.