Eustaquio's stoppage-time strike sends Canada into World Cup last 16
Create us preferred on Google Canada's Stephen Eustaquio celebrates scoring their first aim with teammates. — Reuters/Document Stephen Eustaquio
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Eustaquio's stoppage-time strike sends Canada into World Cup last 16
Create us preferred on Google Canada's Stephen Eustaquio celebrates scoring their first aim with teammates. — Reuters/Document Stephen Eustaquio hammered home a rasping strike from the border of the penalty sector in the 92nd minute to provide Canada a 1-0 victory over South Africa on Sunday, propelling the co-hosts into the World Cup last 16 for the first time in their history.
Eustaquio received the ball on the border of the South Africa penalty sector and powered it previous diving goalkeeper Ronwen Williams in a thrilling conclusion to the first knockout-round fit of the World Cup.
South Africa, who had had seemed content to play for extra time and a possible penalty shootout, made a few furious still unsuccessful attempts to grade before the ultimate whistle as the sun broke through the clouds at Los Angeles Stadium.
Canada will next confront either the Netherlands or Morocco on July 4 in Houston for a location in the quarter-finals.
"We just kept believing, we kept pushing and I think we couldn’t have imagined it any other way," Eustaquio said.
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