Edition 47  //  Mon 29 Jun 2026  //  06:14 EST/ Front Page / Live
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Today’s Issue

Football / Scores / Standings / Briefs

Section A

Canada pulls off a 90+2 heist in Toronto. Saliba and Sigur book cautions. Eustaquio walks off with the prize.

Section B

Five morning fixtures cleared on opening day. Croatia and France flex. Spain grinds. DR Congo edges a tight one.

On the Wire

Cabo Verde fixture pushed to 19:30 EST. Mid-week weather watch from Soldier Field. Injury update after the break.

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Lead StoryMatch W05  /  Group B  /  KO 17:00 EST

Canada
Edges
South Africa.

Stephen Eustaquio hammered a 90+2 winner past Williams to steal the opener from South Africa in Toronto. Two cautions, eighty eight minutes of patience, then one swing of the left boot.

#By the Numbers#Bookings#Stoppage Time#Set Pieces
Final WhistleFT  /  W05

RSA  (H)

0

Mokoena 72′

FT

90+2′

Eustaquio Goal

CAN  (A)

1

Eustaquio 90+2′

Shots

12

ON 4 / OFF 8

Possession

44%

RSA

xG

0.86

CAN 0.97

Fouls

11

RSA 4 / CAN 7

Corners

7

CAN 5

Cards

3

Y - 3

Byline  /  Match Note

Filed from BMO Field on stoppage time. A draw looked the safe read. A flicked pass off a corner kick turned it the other way.

01

The Match Report

Filed By

P. Sport Desk

Venue

BMO Field

Attendance

27 412

outh Africa held shape for ninety minutes and then gave it back in the ninety third. Canada, the road side, refused the tidy 0 - 0 read and won a corner kick that altered the morning.

he visitors pinched the middle of the park and let their full backs throw. Sigur and Saliba, both booked before the hour, played the rest of the match on a yellow edge and kept their heads.

oach’s note: the set piece routine has been practised all tournament. Williams got down to the first one. The second one, off the rebound, sat up kindly for Eustaquio.

Pull Quote  /  90+2′

“It wasn’t pretty. We didn’t need pretty. We needed one swing.”

— Canada bench, post-match

02

The Running Order

  1. 17′

    Kick-off

    EVENT
  2. 29′

    Spies booking appeal, waved on

    EVENT
  3. 44′

    Mokoena strike off target

    EVENT
  4. 54′

    Saliba (CAN) Yellow Card - tactical foul

    BOOKING
  5. 67′

    Sigur (CAN) Yellow Card - late challenge

    BOOKING
  6. 72′

    Mokoena (RSA) Goal ruled - offside in build

    EVENT
  7. 85′

    Canada double substitution - Kone on for Cavallini

    EVENT
  8. 90+2′

    Eustaquio (CAN) GOAL - corner kick rebound, left foot

    GOAL

Bookings

2

CAN 2  -  RSA 0

Substitutions

7

CAN 4  -  RSA 3

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Starting Eleven

RSA  -  South Africa4 - 2 - 3 - 1
1GKWilliams
2RBModise
14CBDe Reuck
4CBValente
6LBMokoena
8DMSpies
15DMFleurs
19RMZwane
10AMTau
11LMMaseko
9FWLepasa
CAN  -  Canada4 - 4 - 2
18GKCrepeau
2RBJohnston
5CBSaliba
4CBSigur
12LBLaryea
8CMKone
15CMEustaquio
7CMOluwaseyi
22RMDavies
17FWDavid
10FWCavallini
02

Morning Fixture Feed

Filter //
W01  /  GROUP AFT

CRO

Croatia

2 - 1FULL TIME

COL

Colombia

29 / 06MetLife Stadium, NJ
W02  /  GROUP BFT

COD

DR Congo

1 - 0FULL TIME

EGY

Egypt

29 / 06Toyota Stadium, TX
W03  /  GROUP CFT

FRA

France

3 - 0FULL TIME

SEN

Senegal

29 / 06Levi's Stadium, CA
W04  /  GROUP DFT

NZL

New Zealand

0 - 1FULL TIME

ESP

Spain

29 / 06BC Place, Vancouver
W05  /  GROUP BFT

RSA

South Africa

0 - 1FULL TIME

CAN

Canada

29 / 06BMO Field, Toronto
W06  /  GROUP AKO 19:30

CPV

Cabo Verde

VSTIPPING OFF

TBD

TBD

30 / 06Soldier Field, IL