Stephen Eustaquio scored in the second minute of second-half stoppage to give Canada a 1-0 victory over South Africa in a ​round of 32 match on Monday (June 29, 2026) in Inglewood, Calif.

Eustaquio took advantage of ‌a poorly headed clearance and ripped a shot from just ​outside of the box to the lower left ⁠corner.

FIFA World Cup 2026 | Canada vs South Africa match highlights

Canada advanced to the round of 16 in Houston on Saturday against the winner between Morocco and the Netherlands.

The Canadians dominated play, taking 12 of 18 shots and seven of the eight on goal.

Canadian captain and ‌Bayern Munich defender Alphonso Davies entered in the 75th for his ‌first ⁠appearance since injuring his hamstring on May 6. ⁠He immediately set up Promise David for a shot just outside the left post.

South Africa avoided several near-goals through the first 45 minutes and defended a Canadian ​break past the hour mark. ‌Ronwen Williams came off his line to stop a shot by Tani Oluwaseyi. The ball popped toward the goal where Canada’s Jonathan David was ready for the tap-in, but Mbekezeli Mbokazi arrived ‌for the clearance.

Both sides appeared in their first World ​Cup knockout match.

The opening minutes were at a frenetic pace worthy of a hydration break, but the best ⁠chances of the half came via Canada’s set pieces with the most dangerous coming in the 44th.

Moise Bombito had his header off ‌a corner blocked on the line by midfielder Teboho Mokoena and with the ensuing rebound try by Tajon Buchanan, Williams made the save guarding the right post.

A few minutes later in stoppage time, Canada’s Richie Laryea went down in the box on a challenge by Khuliso Mudau. The call of no penalty on the ‌field was upheld by a review.

Earlier in the 17th minute, Jonathan David scoffed ​a volley right of the goal off a Canadian corner and soon after, Williams denied Derek Cornelius’ header from another ⁠corner.

Not surprisingly, Canada at the half led in attempts (8-3) and shots ⁠on target (4-1).

Canadians filled the majority of the stadium, a consolation for Canada losing their final Group B match to ‌Switzerland to cost them a home match in Vancouver.

Canada got a break when South Africa defeated South Korea to clinch ​second in Group A because an estimated 300,000 Koreans live in and around Los Angeles.

Croatia earned a spot in the World Cup knockout round, getting goals from Nikola Vlašic and Luka Sucic to beat Ghana 2-1 early Sunday (June 28, 2026)

Ghana had already clinched a spot in the round of 32 for the first time since 2010.

Croatia vs Ghana FIFA World Cup match highlights

Vlašic headed home Luka Modric’s corner in the 83rd minute to score the winner and put Croatia back in contention after it finished third in 2022. The win means Croatia finished second behind England in Group L, with Ghana third.

Sucic scored in the 31st minute for Croatia on an absolute rocket from outside the box for his second career international goal.

Derrick Luckassen scored the equalizer that — after a brief review — sent thousands of fans wearing yellow into a frenzy. Luckassen, brother of the Netherlands’ Brian Brobbey, found the bottom right corner in the 73rd minute to make it 1-1 and the first of the five group stage games in Philadelphia where both teams scored.

Ghana goalie Benjamin Asare briefly kept it a tie game on a diving stop off the top of his hand that sent the ball over the net but failed only a minute later to stop Vlašic.

Vlašic wagged his tongue and ran toward his teammates with outstretched arms in celebration.

Sucic helped Croatia take a 1-0 lead into halftime in a game where a couple of near misses prevented it from building a more comfortable lead. Nikola Vlašic bonked one of the posts earlier in the half, and Modric’s cross on a free kick into the box was headed over the bar by Marin Pongracic.

Ghana seemed poised to tie the game late in the half when Antoine Semenyo beat his man and fired a shot that slid across the Kentucky bluegrass and went just wide of the left post.

Semenyo was one of the few prominent attackers in this tournament to go without a goal in the first three games. He finished third in the Premier League with 17 goals last season and was one of Manchester City’s best players after it bought him from Bournemouth, yet couldn’t connect in the World up against Panama, England and even Croatia’s backline.

Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland have dazzled in the World Cup where every game has seemed like a showcase for the tournament’s top stars.

The good news for Semenyo is, there’s at least one more shot for him to bust through for Ghana.