The Canadian national team is the first CONCACAF representative since 2014 to win a World Cup playoff match

Thanks to Eishtakiu's goal, the Canadian national team defeated South Africa in the 1/16 finals of the 2026 World Cup - 1:0. Canada became the first representative of CONCACAF (countries of North and Central America and the Caribbean) 3 in 2014 to win a World Cup play-off match.