Canada advances – Canada secured its first-ever trip to the World Cup round of 16 after a stoppage-time goal lifted it past South Africa. The first round-of-16 slate begins Saturday, July 4, with two matchups already set by Monday’s results. The week’s spotlight also includes L
By the time the dust settled after Canada vs. South Africa, it wasn’t the first 90 minutes that stuck with everyone in the moment—it was what happened when the game had run out of ordinary time.
The FIFA World Cup’s round of 32 officially started with the match today between Canada and South Africa. It ended scoreless through the first 90 minutes, but Canada found a goal in stoppage time to go through. The result sent Canada to the round of 16 for the first time in World Cup history.
Germany fans are also watching another major milestone from elsewhere in the tournament. Lionel Messi broke Miroslav Klose’s World Cup goals record, a development that has drawn immediate reaction from supporters in Germany.
The round of 16 field is still far from complete. After one game, one team is through, and more will join them as the remaining matches in the round of 32 finish across the week.
Saturday, July 4 is when the round of 16 begins with two games. The first matchup will feature the winners of the Germany and Paraguay game taking on the winners of the France and Sweden matchup. The other game will put the winners of Canada vs. South Africa against the winner of the Netherlands vs. Morocco pairing.
The schedule for the round of 32 runs across June 28 through July 3, with the matchups stacked as follows:
June 28: Brazil vs. Japan at 1 p.m. ET (FOX, Telemundo).
June 28: Germany vs. Paraguay at 4:30 p.m. ET (FOX, Telemundo).
June 28: Netherlands vs. Morocco at 9 p.m. ET (FOX, Telemundo).
June 29: Ivory Coast vs. Norway at 1 p.m. ET (FOX, Telemundo).
June 29: France vs. Sweden at 5 p.m. ET (FOX, Telemundo).
June 29: Mexico vs. Ecuador at 9 p.m. ET (FOX, Telemundo).
June 30: England vs. Congo DR at 12 p.m. ET (FOX, Telemundo).
June 30: Belgium vs. Senegal at 4 p.m. ET (FS1, Telemundo).
June 30: United States vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina at 8 p.m. ET (FOX, Telemundo).
July 1: Spain vs. Austria at 3 p.m. ET (FOX, Telemundo).
July 1: Portugal vs. Croatia at 7 p.m. ET (FOX, Telemundo).
July 1: Switzerland vs. Algeria at 11 p.m. ET (FS1, Telemundo).
July 2: Australia vs. Egypt at 2 p.m. ET (FOX, Telemundo).
July 2: Argentina vs. Cape Verde at 6 p.m. ET (FOX, Telemundo).
July 2: Colombia vs. Ghana at 9:30 p.m. (Fox, Telemundo).
For now, Canada has the ticket—earned the hard way, with a goal in stoppage time after a scoreless run to the final minutes. The rest of the round-of-16 matchups will take shape as the remaining round-of-32 games conclude before the first weekend of elimination play begins on July 4.
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Messi already broke records so whatever lol. Canada still made it tho
Wait so Canada was scoreless the whole time and then just… scored at the end?? That’s crazy. Also the article says round of 32 started today? I’m confused on dates.
It says Messi broke Klose record, but I thought Klose was German so why are Germany fans “reacting” like it’s a surprise? Like Messi is supposed to do that. Canada winning feels like a fluke though if it was stoppage time.
I’m just here for the schedule part because the dates and matchups sound random like they didn’t even finish posting. Canada plays the winner of Netherlands vs Morocco right? And Germany is playing Paraguay or something? lol I can’t keep track