South Africa face Canada within the first knockout sport of the 2026 World Cup, which serves as an historic event for each groups.
Co-hosts Canada missed out on the possibility to play a knockout sport on dwelling soil as they failed to win Group B, which means they face Bafana Bafana in Los Angeles.
However this will likely be a event to recollect for Jesse Marsch’s aspect and for South Africa, as they every get set to play within the knockout rounds of the World Cup for the primary time.
A final-16 tie with the Netherlands or Morocco awaits the winner, and 101GreatGoals has the total group information as each of those groups goal to interrupt new floor once more.
South Africa group information
Thalente Mbatha drops to the bench for South Africa of their solely change from their 1-0 win over South Korea that sealed a spot within the knockouts. Teboho Mokoena replaces him in midfield.
South Africa: Williams; Mudau, Okon, Mbokazi, Modiba; Mokoena, Sithole; Maseko, Mokofeng, Appollis; Makgopa.
South Africa substitutes: Chaine, Goss, Matuludi, Ndamane, Kabini, Sibisi, Makhanya, Cross, Mbatha, Adams, Moremi, Foster, Rayners, Sebelebele.
Canada group information
Jesse Marsch makes 4 modifications from the aspect crushed by Switzerland of their ultimate group sport.
Moise Bombito replaces Luc de Fougerolles at centre-back, whereas captain Stephen Eustaquio is available in for Mathieu Choiniere in midfield.
Liam Millar begins on the left instead of Ali Ahmed, and Tani Oluwaseyi companions Jonathan David up entrance, coming in for Cyle Larin.
Mathieu Choinière, Ali Ahmed, Cyle Larin
Canada: Crepeau; Johnston, Bombito, Cornelius, Laryea; Buchanan, Eustaquio, Saliba, Millar; Oluwaseyi, David.
Canada substitutes: St. Clair, Goodman, Jones, De Fougerolles, Waterman, Davies, Sigur, Choiniere, Shaffelburg, Osorio, Larin, Ahmed, David, Nelson.
The place to observe South Africa v Canada: TV and on-line streams
Kick-off on Sunday is at 8pm BST (3pm ET / 12pm PT). Within the UK, dwell TV protection is on BBC One.
Streaming on an unlimited vary of gadgets is out there by means of the BBC iPlayer app and BBC Sport web site.
Stats for South Africa v Canada
- This will likely be first-ever assembly between the 2 sides on the World Cup and solely the second ever.
- The one earlier sport between them noticed South Africa run out 2-0 winners in a pleasant in 2007.
- The winner of this conflict will face both Netherlands or Morocco within the Spherical of 16.
- Each groups completed second of their World Cup group, having each picked up 4 factors.
- The win over South Korea made South Africa’s 74-year-old Hugo Broos the oldest supervisor to ever win a match at a World Cup.
