{"id":3218,"date":"2026-06-28T22:14:51","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T22:14:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=3218"},"modified":"2026-06-28T22:14:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T22:14:51","slug":"canada-score-late-winner-to-advance-to-last-16-at-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=3218","title":{"rendered":"Canada score late winner to advance to last 16 at World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div><div><ul><li>Summary<\/li><\/ul><\/div><div><\/div><\/div><div>INGLEWOOD, California, June 28 (Reuters) &#8211; Stephen Eustaquio hammered home a rasping strike from the edge of the penalty area in \u200bthe 92nd minute to give Canada a 1-0 victory over South Africa on Sunday, propelling the co-hosts into the World Cup \u200clast 16 for the first time in their history.<\/div><div>Eustaquio received the ball on the edge of the South Africa penalty area and hammered it past diving goalkeeper Ronwen Williams in a thrilling conclusion to the first knockout-round match of the World Cup.<\/div><div>South Africa, who had seemed content to play for extra time and a possible penalty shootout, made a few \u200bfurious but unsuccessful attempts to level before the final whistle as the sun broke through the clouds at Los Angeles Stadium.<\/div><div>Canada will next \u200bface either the Netherlands or Morocco on July 4 in Houston for a place in the quarter-finals.<\/div><div>&#8220;We just kept \u2060believing, we kept pushing and I think we couldn\u2019t have imagined it any other way,&#8221; Eustaquio said.<\/div><div>&#8220;It was an amazing goal. When I shot it, \u200bI felt everybody shot it with me. Everybody put a little bit of power on it, and it went to the back of the net, so \u200bI\u2019m very happy.&#8221;<\/div><div>Canada coach Jesse Marsch said his team had chances throughout the match but were not &#8220;lethal enough&#8221;.<\/div><div>&#8220;And then it falls to Steph and I just hope he&#8217;ll put it on frame and give it a chance and he buries it,&#8221; Marsch said.<\/div><div>&#8220;The hard work from these guys, the character &#8211; they&#8217;re Canadian heroes. That&#8217;s what I told them at \u200bthe end. They are now Canadian heroes. I&#8217;m so happy for them.&#8221;<\/div><h2>TENSE MATCH IN LA<\/h2><div>Chances were scarce in a cagey first half, with little to \u200bseparate the sides, who were both playing in the knockout rounds for the first time.<\/div><div>Canada&#8217;s best opening came just before halftime when a corner sparked a scramble in the \u200cSouth Africa \u2060box, Moise Bombito sending a header goalward that was cleared off the line by Aubrey Modiba before Tajon Buchanan&#8217;s close-range effort struck Williams in the chest.<\/div><div>Moments later, Richie Laryea went down in the area, prompting Canadian appeals for a penalty, but the decision not to award a spot kick stood after a VAR review, prompting loud boos from Canada&#8217;s red-clad army of supporters, who dominated the stands.<\/div><div>Marsch continued to protest as the teams left the field at halftime, \u200bwith Bombito appearing to urge him away \u200bfrom the referee.<\/div><div>Frustration for Canada \u2060only grew early in the second half as South Africa appeared in no rush to press the issue.<\/div><div>Canada had another chance just before the second half hydration break when Tani Oluwaseyi&#8217;s shot hit the keeper and Jonathan David was \u200bunable to head the ricochet home thanks to an excellent defensive effort by Mbekezeli Mbokazi to clear the \u200bball.<\/div><div>But Eustaquio&#8217;s strike deep \u2060in stoppage time ended Canada&#8217;s frustration and sent their supporters who packed the stands into raptures.<\/div><div>Having advanced from the group stage for the first time in three World Cup appearances, the co-hosts had to play their first game outside Canada at this year&#8217;s World Cup on Sunday, with only three days&#8217; rest after a \u2060disappointing 2-1 defeat \u200bby Switzerland in their final group-stage match on Wednesday.<\/div><div>South Africa can hold their heads high \u200bafter reaching the knockouts for the first time at their fourth attempt, but will be disappointed with their tame exit.<\/div><div>One question for the team is what is next for 74-year-old coach Hugo \u200bBroos.<\/div><div>&#8220;I will see in the next days what I will do for the future,&#8221; he said.<\/div><div>&#8220;For sure, this is my last World Cup.&#8221;<\/div><div><address><div><div><noscript>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" alt=\"Rory Carroll\" class=\"wp-image-1858\" src=\"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4c4835bb5998561bd87157f3b4b63572.avif\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/noscript><\/div><div>Rory Carroll<\/div><\/div><div><ul><li><span><div><svg><title>Email<\/title><\/svg><\/div><\/span><\/li><li><span><div><svg><title>X<\/title><\/svg><\/div><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/address><\/div><\/div><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=3216\">Russia\u2019s Putin acknowledges fuel shortages, task force set up to ensure supplies<\/a><\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=3214\">Ukraine hits two Russian oil refineries overnight<\/a><\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=3213\">Russian attacks kills four in Ukraine, local officials say<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stephen Eustaquio hammered home a rasping strike from the edge of the penalty area in \u200bthe 92nd minute to give Canada a 1-0 victory over South Africa on Sunday, propelling the co-hosts into the World Cup \u200clast 16 for the first time in their history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3217,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[205,62,206],"class_list":["post-3218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-canada-world-cup-soccer","tag-soccer","tag-south-africa-world-cup-soccer"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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