Canada grabbed a late winner to secure a 1-nil victory over South Africa in the opening game of the World Cup round of 32 last night
The co-hosts scored in stoppage-time in Los Angeles – their first ever goal in the knockout stages of the tournament.
Jesse Marsch’s side will next face either the Netherlands or Morocco for a place in the quarter-finals.
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The Round of 32 continues tonight with three more places in the last 16 up for grabs.
At 6pm, five-time champions Brazil take on Japan in Houston.
Brazil topped Group C after back-to-back 3-nil wins, while Japan are bidding to win a World Cup knockout match for the first time.
Germany face Paraguay from 9.30pm – Julian Nagelsmann’s side are favourites despite their surprise defeat to Ecuador in the group stage
Then at 2am Irish time, the Netherlands meet Morocco.
The Dutch topped Group F, but Morocco have already shown they can trouble the tournament’s biggest teams after holding Brazil to a draw in the group stage.
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