Updated : Jun 28, 2026 23:42 IST
Alphonso Davies has been recovering from a left hamstring injury picked up in Bayern Munich’s Champions League semifinal second leg with Paris Saint-Germain last month. | Photo Credit: REUTERS
Alphonso Davies has been recovering from a left hamstring injury picked up in Bayern Munich’s Champions League semifinal second leg with Paris Saint-Germain last month. | Photo Credit: REUTERS
Welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the South Africa vs Canada FIFA World Cup 2026 round of 32 match being played at the Los Angeles Stadium.
South Africa qualified as the runner-up from Group A, while Canada finished second in Group B to earn automatic qualification into the second round.
Match overview:
Venue: SoFi Stadium (Los Angeles Stadium), Los Angeles
Kick-off time: 12 noon local time, June 28 (12:30 a.m. IST, June 29)
Referee: Joao Pinheiro
South Africa vs Canada head-to-head record
This will be the first-ever meeting between Canada and South Africa in the FIFA World Cup. They have only faced each other once before, in an international friendly in 2007 with South Africa winning the game 2-0.
Confirmed line-ups: Canada
Crepeau (GK); Johnston, Cornelius, Bombito, Laryea; Eustaquio, Millar, Saliba, Ahmed; David, Oluwaseyi, Buchanan
Confirmed line-ups: South Africa
R. Williams (GK), Mudau, Okon, Mbokazi, Modiba; Sithole, Mokoena; Maseko, Mofokeng, Appollis, Makgopa
Match preview
The second round of the FIFA World Cup 2026 will begin in Los Angeles when co-host Canada takes on South Africa on Sunday.
The Bafana Bafana ended a 16-year wait, returning to the tournament as an underdog, and beat South Korea to secure its spot in the final 32. Canada, on the other hand, romped to a 6-0 win over Qatar after a 1-1 draw with Bosnia and Herzegovina to enter the second round.
Though Canada enters this contest as a favourite, the last time the two teams met, it was South Africa which had the last laugh with a 2-0 win, courtesy of a brace by Teko Modise in 2007.
Published on Jun 28, 2026
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