South Africa vs Canada live updates: Co-hosts denied penalty in first 2026 World Cup knockout game

That’s a tidy move from South Africa against the press.

They drop the pivot between the centre-backs and bait Canada’s right side — Buchanan and Johnston — to press, then set the ball back and hit into the space that Johnston vacated.

Then the switch is on to the far side, and really more should have been made in terms of a chance, to match the quality of the approach play.

Besides that, it’s been a bit of a flat start to the second half.