South Africa's only previous meeting with Canada ended in a win and a notable red card

[p]While not taking anything away from co-hosts [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/canada/x4toKORL/"]Canada[/a], it is about as gentle a fixture as the side could have expected, especially as it will be played in the Unites States. [/p][p]It will certainly be no easy ride, but viewed as winnable within the team and following their victory over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/south-korea/K6Gs7P6G/"]South Korea[/a] to book their knockout place, there will be confidence they can keep advancing in the competition.[/p][embed guid="de019b8b-06dc-4d02-a638-55002e088485" url="https://x.com/BafanaBafana/status/2070068925845414320?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]They have met Canada only once before, in a friendly international in Durban in 2007 that was won 2-0 by Bafana.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/modise-teko/dfbwASxR/"]Teko Modise[/a] scored both goals that day, the second from the penalty spot, as a home-based side under coach Carlos Alberto Perreira took the victory.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/stalteri-paul/IisINf8E/"]Paul Stalteri[/a], who is an assistant coach with the current Canadian team, was sent off in that match having also given away the penalty, so has bitter memories of facing [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/south-africa/W2ijYvlr/"]South Africa[/a].[/p][embed guid="f1579146-d22c-4cd0-bfbc-a1da059275c4" url="https://x.com/FIFAWorldCup/status/2069989012530761970?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]It is likely to be a much tougher assignment this time round, but coach Hugo Broos says they will stick to their game-plan.[/p][p][b]“I’m very proud of the performance of my team (against South Korea), and I think we gave an answer to all those big mouths of the last weeks that thought that we had to change something,” B[/b]roos said. [/p][p][b]“We just did what we did. We just did what I wanted to do and this is the result.”[/b][/p][p][b]“I just know that the players will be ready again and try to achieve the third round (last-16). It should be even more historic. But those players are chasing those things. [/b][/p][p][b]“Those players want to prove to everyone and to show that they are a good team. So we will see next Sunday if we can go further.”[/b][/p]