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INGLEWOOD, Calif. — After Canada beat South Africa to win their first-ever FIFA World Cup knockout match and advance to the round of 16 on Sunday, coach Jesse Marsch didn't hesitate to call his players «Canadian heroes.»
HOUSTON: A bullish Marquinhos warned Brazil were improving all the time ahead of their World Cup last-32 clash with a dangerous Japan side on Monday. Japan defeated Carlo Ancelotti’s men 3-2 at home in October in a friendly for a historic first victory over the South Americans. Coupled with a 1-0 win over England at Wembley, Japan came into the World Cup in North America as dark horses. Japan and Brazil meet in Houston with a place in the last 16 at stake, and Paris Saint-Germain defender Marquinhos struck a confident tone. The 32-year-old, who was among several defenders missing from the friendly defeat, said they had taken lessons from that night. “I think that really was a learning experience for us,” he said. “Everything that we’ve been through in the last few years brought us to this point, to this present moment, in the World Cup, and everything is a learning experience. “It’s really a test, and our coach really saw what he needed to see.” He added: “I think since then, we have grown quite a bit. “We have changed a lot as a squad. “We have done a lot of adjustments and in the last few games I think we have grown as a team as well.” Marquinhos praised the experienced Italian Ancelotti, a serial winner at club level, for bringing stability and tactical nous. Brazil, chasing a record-extending sixth World Cup crown, were held 1-1 by Morocco in their opening game at the World Cup before beating Haiti and Scotland, both 3-0. They appear to be growing into the tournament, having faced a severe test against Morocco, and Marquinhos said: “There’s always a lot of pride playing for the national team. “But we were not coming together at first, (until) the adjustments that our coach made. “He’s an intelligent coach.
LOS ANGELES, United States: Stephen Eustaquio’s stoppage-time winner fired Canada to a 1-0 win over South Africa on Sunday in the first match of the World Cup knockout rounds, as the co-hosts advance to the last 16 for the first time in their history. With both sides making their first-ever appearance in the knockout phase, the game appeared to be heading for extra time, before Eustaquio broke South African hearts with a clinical hit from just outside the area. Canada — playing in Los Angeles despite being co-hosts, after failing to win their group — will now face the Netherlands or Morocco in Houston in the last 16 on July 4, as South Africa’s World Cup adventure comes to an end. Before the game, coach Jesse Marsch had talked up the “X-factor” of Canada’s star Alphonso Davies, available again after a hamstring injury. But the Bayern Munich wing-back, who was yet to appear at this World Cup, remained glaringly absent from the starting line-up. Still, Canada began on the front foot, racking up chances against South Africa’s low block. In the 22nd minute, a pinpoint Eustaquio free-kick found Derek Cornelius wide open on the six-yard line. The Canada center-back utterly mistimed his headed effort. South Africa threatened sporadically on the counter.
INGLEWOOD, California: Canada beat South Africa 1-0 thanks to a stoppage-time strike by Stephen Eustaquio from distance on Sunday (Jun 28) to reach the World Cup last 16 for the first time in their history.
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Stephen Eustáquio scored in the second minute of second-half stoppage time, and Canada beat South Africa 1-0 on Sunday for its first knockout match victory in a World Cup and a first-ever appearance in the round of 16.
After all the subterfuge, after all the sleepless nights and marathon planning sessions, Jesse Marsch looked at his roster before the most important game of their lives — before the first men’s World Cup knockout game in Canada’s history — and went with his runners. In every position, he took the fastest man he had. He went for lungs, and he went for legs.
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 28 : Scotland captain Andy Robertson paid tribute to departing manager Steve Clarke on Sunday, thanking him for transforming the team's fortunes a day after the 62-year-old stepped down following the country's World Cup exit.
RENTON, Washington, June 28 : Belgium recovered from a slow start at the World Cup to top their group, though their dubious prize is a clash with Senegal in the Round of 32 on Wednesday and defender Zeno Debast said on Sunday they had not been expecting to face the African side.