Eustaquio delivered for Canada in stoppage time. Stephen Eustaquio breaks the 0-0 tie in stoppage time to send Canada into the round of 16.
Canada set the tone on the first day of the round of 16 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, defeating South Africa 1-0 to advance to the next round. for the first time in its history.
However, Monday will be more eventful: three matches will take place.
Canada fans may have to stay up late if they want to find out the name of the country’s opponent in the round of 16, as the Netherlands and Morocco will face each other starting at 9 p.m.
Slightly less challenging bouts will take place earlier in the day, while Brazil and Japan, as well as Germany and Paraguay, will cross swords.
Here Match schedule for Monday 29 June 2026 at the World Cup.
- Brazil-Japan: 13:00.
- Germany-Paraguay: 16:30.
- Netherlands-Morocco: 21:00.
The Netherlands and Morocco fight against Canada
This will be a rematch between the Netherlands and Morocco, both teams having already met at the World Cup. In the USA in 1994, the Dutch won the group stage (2-1).
But the Atlas Lions are no longer the same. African champions on the green (Senegal’s decision challenged at the Court of Arbitration for Sport) at the start of the year, they now want to confirm their surprise fourth place finish achieved in 2022 in Qatar.
Coach Mohamed Ouahbi, a mainstay of training at the Rabat school who led the U20s to the World Cup title last year, can rely on very high-level players such as Achraf Hakimi, the two-time reigning European champion with PSG, or even Brahim Diaz, who plays for Real Madrid.
And in Ismael Saibary, a three-time group stage scorer, he has a revelation at the highest level. Bayern Munich already wants the PSV Eindhoven striker.
“As I said before the World Cup, Morocco has entered a new phase: the phase of self-confidence,” assured Ouahby after the 4-2 victory over Haiti. “We are entering a stage where we have to believe in the possibility of winning the title and make that our goal.”
Hakimi, for his part, appears unfazed by the lawsuit against him. Accused of raping a young woman in 2023, he appealed to the Court of Cassation after French courts confirmed his transfer to trial on June 19.
This was stated by a 27-year-old man.
Brobby’s Nugget
The Netherlands, as at every World Cup, have ambitions to play a leading role after losing three finals (1974, 1978 and 2010).
Quarter-finalists in 2022, they finished top of their group ahead of Japan and Sweden with a successful attack, as evidenced by their ten goals scored. And all this without the best scorer in the history of selection, Memphis Depay, who has been limited to the role of replacing Ronald Koeman since the start of the tournament.
But the coach found his new talent in Brian Brobbey. The Sunderland striker scored twice in the match with Sweden (5-1) and scored one of the three goals against Tunisia (3-1).
“Important matches are approaching,” greeted defender Jan Paul van Heck, scorer of the third goal against Tunisia. “This is what all teams want to play at the World Cup, ours is ready for this meeting” against Morocco, he said.
“I don’t think Morocco will play like Tunisia, with eleven behind, we will have to control the ball and not make mistakes,” added the 26-year-old, who was just transferred from Brighton to Tottenham for almost €60 million.
The match will also be reminiscent of a derby in the Netherlands, where there is a large Moroccan community and where several internationals were born and will be reunited with former teammates.
Left-back Noussair Mazraoui, a native of Leiderdrop, played for a long time with Frenkie de Jong and Ryan Gravenberch at Ajax Amsterdam.
Hakimi, who had already met his PSG captain, Brazilian Marquinhos, during the opening match, spoke with Donyell Malen at Borussia Dortmund.
According to Agence France-Presse.