Canada plays South Africa in the opening World Cup knockout match at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, with the winner advancing to the round of 16.Canada is the heavy favorite but carries injuries to Alphonso Davies, Moïse Bombito and Ismaël Koné, forcing coach Jesse Marsch to make late lineup decisions while relying on attackers Jonathan David and Cyle Larin.South Africa reached the knockout round after a 1-0 upset of South Korea, plans to defend and counterattack behind
Thapelo Maseko, and will try to upset higher-ranked Canada.