Canada Reaches World Cup Knockout Stage

Canada fell to Switzerland 2-1 in Vancouver, missing the top spot in Group D but still advancing to the knockout stage of the World Cup for the first time.

The team will face South Africa in the round of 32 in Los Angeles, with star Alphonso Davies sidelined by injury.

Both nations enter the World Cup knockout stage for the first time, with a spot in the final 16 on the line.

Canada will become the first World Cup host to play a knockout match outside its own borders.