Canada’s Historic Knockout Bid

Winnipieg News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jun 28, 2026 · 1m

Canada’s men’s soccer team is rewriting history by reaching the World Cup knockout stage for the first time, facing South Africa in a high-stakes win-or-go-home match in Los Angeles. Star winger Alphonso Davies, sidelined by injury through the group stage, is finally cleared to play — though he’ll start on the bench as coach Jesse Marsch strategically used him as a decoy earlier. Davies is eager to return, especially in a familiar stadium, and the lineup also features Moïse Bombito’s debut, Tani Oluwaseyi partnering Jonathan David up front, and captain Stephen Eustáquio back in the starting…