Sunday , 16 August 2026

South Africa vs Canada, Worldcup 2026 LAST 32

FIFA World Cup · 2026
South Africa
0 – 1
Full Time
Canada
Sun 28 Jun 2026 · 19:00 UTC SoFi Stadium 69,237 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 90+2' Stephen Eustaquio
Y 54' Nathan-Dylan Saliba
Y 67' Niko Sigur

Overview

Match Preview

South Africa vs Canada — Worldcup at SoFi Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Joao Pedro Pinheiro
  • Assistant 1 Bruno Jesus (Portugal)
  • Assistant 2 Luciano Maia
12 games this season 🟨 1.5/game ⚽ 6.3 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curaçao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
South Africa 1 games · Avg 1.0 goals Canada
Last 5 meetings
2026-06-28 South Africa 0–1 Canada

Recent Form

South Africa
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Jun Canada H 0–1 L
25 Jun South Korea H 1–0 W
18 Jun Czechia A 1–1 D
11 Jun Mexico A 0–2 L
Canada
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Jun South Africa A 1–0 W
24 Jun Switzerland A 1–2 L
18 Jun Qatar H 6–0 W
12 Jun Bosnia-Herzegovina H 1–1 D
01 Dec Morocco H 1–2 L
27 Nov Croatia A 1–4 L

Season Stats

South Africa Canada
#2 Position #6
4 Points 4
3 Played 3
1 / 1 / 1 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 1
2 Scored 8
3 Conceded 3
-1 GD +5
1.33 PPG 1.33
33% Win % 33%

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
South Africa this season
40% Clean Sheets
Canada this season

South Africa are 2nd (4 pts). Canada are 6th (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

South Africa
0-15
–/2
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/1
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Canada
0-15
–/–
16-30
2/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/3
61-75
1/–
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Canada
Jonathan David 3 G
Cyle Larin 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds SoFi Stadium will turn into a battlefield for South Africa and Canada.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-4-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 15' Teboho Mokoena has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
  • 25' Canada is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 30' Thapelo Maseko has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 4 appearances.
  • 35' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His South Africa side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 45' Evidence Makgopa is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Canada tonight.
  • 46' A change in the South Africa ranks — Relebohile Mofokeng exits the field as Teboho Mokoena enters on 46.
  • 51' Canada fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 54' Controversy at the stadium! Nathan-Dylan Saliba argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 59' Canada ring the changes. Moise Bombito has done his job and it is now time for Luc De Fougerolles to step up.
  • 64' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering South Africa that had 4 games and scored 2 goals.
  • 67' The referee calls foul for Niko Sigur. He receives a card.
  • 70' It is a substitution in Canada team. Tani Oluwaseyi is replaced by Promise Akinpelu on 70 minute.
  • 75' Alphonso Davies has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tajon Buchanan on 75 minute.
  • 80' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 85' It looks like no one’s ball. Canada is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 90' Stephen Eustaquio needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 3 Red cards this season.
  • The final score is 0-1.

Lineups

South Africa Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hugo Broos

Canada Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jesse Marsch

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.58 South Africa xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.3 Canada xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 71% + Under — clean sheet likely 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
South Africa22% Draw31% Canada47%
Actual: Canada win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes33% 0% No67%
Avg goals/match: 1.88
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 82%
18%
± 1.5 56%
44%
± 2.5 29%
71%
± 3.5 13%
87%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

South Africa or Draw
53%
Draw or Canada
78%
South Africa or Canada
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
South Africa11% Draw55% Canada34%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
17.6%
0 – 2
12.4%
1 – 1
12.3%
1 – 0
7.5%
1 – 2
7.4%
0 – 3
5.3%
1 – 3
3.3%
2 – 1
3.2%
2 – 0
2.3%
2 – 2
2.2%
0 – 4
1.8%

Asian Handicap — South Africa

Handicap South Africa covers Push Canada covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 96%
-1.5 4% — 96%
-1 4% 11% 85%
-0.5 15% — 85%
+0.5 47% — 53%
+1 47% 27% 26%
+1.5 74% — 26%
+2 74% 16% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

South Africa keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Canada keeps clean sheet
56% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.