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Marsch's 'Canadian heroes' deliver defining win
After Canada beat South Africa to win their first-ever FIFA World Cup knockout match and advance to the round of 16, coach Jesse Marsch didn't hesitate to call his players "Canadian heroes."
Football Daily | Canada see off South Africa but fail to quench our endless World Cup thirst
Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Following the bumper end to the record-breaking group stage in which a whopping 16 Geopolitics World Cup matches were completed over 54 hours, Football Daily has now gone – at the time of writing – nearly 36 hours with just one single GWC match for company and is now experiencing acute withdrawal symptoms; a miserable glimpse into our post-GWC future in which “colleagues”, “families” and “the growing pile of crockery in the sink” will eventually have to be acknowledged and addressed with all the gusto of Steve Bruce at a press conference.Steve Clarke awayI have this dread That we will not Get to Anything for ten Years; you have Done itAt least Steve Clarke walked willingly through the door marked Do One, unlike Marcelo Bielsa, who hasn’t resigned and is waiting for the Uruguayan federation to oust him via the catapult marked Haz Uno” – JJ Zucal.So, England face the Democratic Republic of Congo in Atlanta on Wednesday. Are the locals going to be confused by not knowing if the Congolese team are Democrats or Republicans?” – George Paterson.While I appreciate Football Daily’s desire to crowbar puns into everything, I’d like to point out that Christian Fuchs ushered himself through the door marked Do One [in the Steve Clarke style? – FD Ed]. The fans and board were happy with him, so I can’t imagine why he opted to leave the beautiful surroundings of Newport” – Dave Lloyd.In defence of football, I rebuked a chatbot for stating ‘soccer’ was used widely in the UK from 1883. It then admitted it was the public schools and upper class who used the term. A minority with big mouths. A bit like Infantino or Trump!” – Alex Cameron.This is an extract from our daily football email … Football Daily. To get the full version, just visit this page and follow the instructions. Continue reading...
O Canada! The knockouts begin with a win for Marsch’s men: World Cup Daily – podcast
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Mark Langdon and Jonathan Wilson as the knockout stages commence with a late, late winner for Canada over South AfricaRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts and join the conversation on email.On the podcast today: the biggest moment in Canadian men’s football history as they make the round of 16 thanks to a very late winner against South Africa. They’ll be rewarded with a game against either Netherlands or Morocco. Continue reading...
Canada into last 16 with late winner against South Africa
Stephen Eustaquio scores a dramatic winner in the second minute of injury time as co-hosts Canada beat South Africa to move into the last 16 of the World Cup for the first time.
Eustaquio scores in injury-time to take Canada through to the last 16
Stephen Eustaquio scores the only goal of the match against South Africa as Canada progresses to the last 16 of the 2026 World Cup.