South Africa 0-1 Canada: Eustaquio strikes late to send Bafana home

Stephen Eustaquio struck successful stoppage clip to manus Canada a 1-0 triumph implicit South Africa arsenic Bafana Bafana crashed retired of the 2026 World Cup astatine the Round of 32.

South Africa 0-1 Canada: What conscionable happened? 

With the crippled seemingly headed to other clip successful Los Angeles connected Sunday, Bafana thought they had done capable to gain 30 much minutes but Eustaquio struck from the borderline of the container past Ronwen Williams to triumph it for Canada and nonstop Hugo Broos’ men home.

South Africa had survived a fig of attacks from Canada and with 5 much minutes added on, they looked connected people for other clip until Eustaquio popped up with a saccharine onslaught successful the 3rd infinitesimal of stoppage time.

The large talking point: Bafana crumble astatine the death

South Africa survived 3 unsafe moments from Canada successful the opening half, the archetypal successful the 16^th minute erstwhile Tanitoluwa Oluwaseyi recovered Jonathan David with a clever done shot from the country of the box, but Mbekezeli Mbokazi’s speedy involution kept the scores 0-0.

Just 5 minutes later, Canada should person gone up erstwhile from a corner, Derek Cornelius got a escaped header but someway failed to bushed Williams successful the Bafana extremity from adjacent range.

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By now, David was giving South Africa problems with his question portion Canada’s precocious property could not let Broos’ men retired of their half, forcing them to walk backwards oregon sideways.

Canada’s 3rd large accidental would get successful the 43^rd minute erstwhile Moise Bombito thought helium had headed location from a country with Williams beaten but Aubrey Modiba made a goal-line clearance portion the Bafana goalkeeper was determination to support retired Oluwaseyi’s effort from the follow-up.

After surviving the archetypal half, Broos opted to bring successful an other assemblage successful midfield with Thalente Mbatha introduced for Relebohile Mofokeng for the 2nd half.

However, Canada inactive had the large opportunities, forcing South Africa into long-range shots similar Oswin Appollis’ 62^nd minute effort that went wide.

That was aft Williams had denied Oluwaseyi against the tally of play earlier Mbokazi made a important clearance to support the shot from going in.

South Africa’s problems accrued erstwhile Canada introduced Bayern Munich prima Alfonso Davies, who troubled them with his incisive passes and runs successful unsafe zones.

However, Bafana seemed to person weathered the tempest until successful stoppage clip erstwhile a transverse from wide was headed retired by Ime Okon and the shot fell kindly to Eustaquio who struck from the borderline of the container past Williams to nonstop the co-hosts into the Round of 16.

The bigger picture: Bafana permission with heads held high

It was a historical tally for South Africa, reaching the World Cup knockout circular for the archetypal time, but were fto down by deficiency of attraction successful a cardinal moment.

They will, however, permission with their heads held high, having not been fixed a accidental of getting this acold erstwhile they mislaid their opening match.