South Africa vs Canada Key Stats: FIFA World Cup 2026
by Trystan Pugh ·
Below you can find key stats for South Africa vs Canada. From historical trends to player milestones, we have you covered for every match at FIFA World Cup 2026 in USA, Canada & Mexico!
- The only previous meeting between the teams was a 2-0 victory for South Africa in a November 2007 friendly in Durban.
- Both South Africa and Canada are featuring in a knockout round match at the World Cup for the first time.
- South Africa’s only World Cup meetings with Concacaf opposition have both come against Mexico: a 1–1 draw in the 2010 group stage and a 2–0 defeat in the opening match of the 2026 finals.
- South Africa are aiming to win successive World Cup matches for the first time.
- South Africa have lost only three of their last 11 World Cup matches (W3 D5).
- The 1-0 victory over Korea Republic was South Africa’s first clean sheet at the FIFA World Cup since a 1-0 win over Slovenia in 2002 and just their second overall.
- South Africa have scored in nine of their last 11 World Cup matches.
- None of South Africa’s 12 World Cup matches have finished goalless.
- Canada’s only other World Cup match against an African team was a 1-2 defeat to Morocco in the group stage at Qatar 2022.
- Canada have won only one of their nine World Cup matches (D1 L7).
- Canada have scored in their last five successive fixtures at the World Cup – their longest goalscoring streak.
- Canada’s total of eight goals scored at the 2026 finals is their highest tally in a World Cup edition – beating the two they recorded in 2022.
- None of Canada’s nine World Cup matches have finished goalless.
- South Africa’s Mbekezeli Mbozaki and Canada’s Joel Waterman are current club colleagues at MLS side Chicago Fire.
- Three Canada squad members – Mathieu Choinière, Stephen Eustáquio and Jacob Shaffelburg – play their club football in Los Angeles with LAFC, whose BMO Stadium is only a few miles away from the venue for this fixture.
