South Africa vs Canada Head-to-Head — FIFA World Cup 2026
⚽ Round of 32
Match Report
Match Events ?
54'Nathan-Dylan Saliba Canada
67'Niko Sigur Canada
90'Stephen Eustaquio Canada
Match Statistics ?
South Africa
Canada
58%
Possession
42%
1
Shots on Target
7
6
Total Shots
12
1
Corners
4
10
Fouls
16
0.13
xG
1.32
Player Ratings ?
Starting Lineups ?
South Africa
1G
20D
21D
14D
6D
4M
13M
12M
10M
7M
17F
Canada
16G
2D
15D
13D
22D
17M
25M
7M
11M
10F
12F
Predictions
Match Prediction ?
Favoured: No clear favourite
Expected: Tight game — likely a one-goal margin
Confidence: Low
South Africa 21%Draw 25%Canada 54%
xG: 0.88Expected goalsxG: 1.57
South Africa vs Canada looks like a balanced matchup based on our pre-tournament model. There is no clear favourite from our model data, so this fixture is better treated as a tight game. This prediction should be used as general match context rather than a guaranteed outcome.
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Win Probability (Market) ?
No odds data available
Model Rating Edge ?
Slight Edge
Canada stronger
South Africa: 1373 (#40) · Canada: 1466 (#30)
H2H Record ?
1–0–0
South Africa leads
Avg 2.0 goals/game · 1 meetings
South Africa
Canada
#2
Position ?
#2
4
Points ?
4
1W 1D 1L
Record ?
1W 1D 1L
2
Goals For ?
8
3
Goals Against ?
3
-1
Goal Diff
+5
#60
FIFA Rank ?
#30
0.0%
Win Prob ?
0.1%
L W D L
Form ?
L W L W D
Head-to-Head History
Previous World Cup Meetings
No previous meetings found in our data.
Last 1 Meetings (All Competitions)
20 Nov 2007FriendlySouth Africa2–0Canada
💡 Betting Angles
Key Angles for this Match
Both teams scoring regularly — South Africa and Canada both conceding in tournament matches. BTTS looks likely.
Injuries & Absences
South Africa — Injuries
T. Mokoena
Injury
T. Zwane
Injury
Canada — Injuries
A. Jones
Injury
I. Koné
Injury