Canada Wins First World Cup Knockout Match 1-0 Over
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- Canada beat South Africa 1-0 on Stephen Eustáquio's 92nd-minute volley at SoFi Stadium, recording the country's first-ever FIFA World Cup knockout-stage win
- Jesse Marsch was overheard on the broadcast telling his players they were "Canadian heroes" and that "this sport has a big future because of you guys"
- Canada played in Inglewood, Calif. instead of Vancouver after a 2-1 group-stage loss to Switzerland condemned the team to second place in Group B
- SoFi Stadium hosted more than 69,000 fans, with Canada supporters well represented despite the neutral-site location
- Canada advances to the round of 16 to face the winner of Netherlands–Morocco; Marsch called the next match "a free hit"
- Marsch took the Canada job in May 2024 after coming close to coaching the U.S. in 2024, and Canada opened this World Cup with a 1-1 draw against Bosnia-Herzegovina, the U.S.'s round-of-32 opponent
Why it matters: Canada's first-ever World Cup knockout win marks a milestone for a program playing only its second men's World Cup, and Marsch's side now gets a high-profile round-of-16 test against either Morocco or the Netherlands — while simultaneously determining which side of the knockout bracket Bosnia-Herzegovina, Canada's group-stage opponent and the U.S.'s next foe, lands on.
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