Sunday, 28 June | Los Angeles Stadium
12:00 (Los Angeles) | 15:00 (Ottawa) | 21:00 (Pretoria)
The Round of 32 begins with co-hosts Canada taking on South Africa in Los Angeles. Jesse Marsch's side finished second behind Switzerland in Group B after drawing with Bosnia and Herzegovina, beating Qatar 6-0 and losing to the Swiss in their final group game. Bafana Bafana finished second in Group A, recovering from an opening defeat by Mexico to draw against Czechia, beat Korea Republic and complete a spectacular turnaround.
The two nations have met only once previously in international football – a 2-0 South Africa friendly victory in 2007 – making this their first competitive encounter and first FIFA World Cup meeting. Both countries are contesting their first-ever World Cup knockout match, giving this fixture a significant place in their respective football histories.
Whoever emerges victorious will move on to face a Round of 16 encounter in Houston on 4 July.
Williams; Modiba, Mbokazi, Mudau, Okon; Mbatha, Sithole; Appollis, Moremi, Mofokeng; Maseko
Crepeau; Johnston, De Fougerolles, Cornelius, Laryea; Choiniere, Saliba, Ali Ahmed; Buchanan, David, Larin
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is the newest venue chosen to host World Cup 2026, having opened in September 2020. It is situated just a 30-minute drive from Pasadena's famous Rose Bowl, which hosted the World Cup final of 1994. Both the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers play their NFL fixtures at the venue, which also staged Super Bowl LVI as the Rams beat the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 in 2022. Los Angeles Stadium has already held a number of concerts under its iconic and unique roof, with Taylor Swift, BTS and Ed Sheeran among the artists to have graced the arena.
Sources: FIFA Official
