# Knockouts Begin with Canada vs South Africa | Day 18 Preview | Morning Cupdate, Presented by The Home Depot

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Podcast: [Men In Blazers](https://stenobird.com/podcast/men-in-blazers-171816)
Published: 2026-06-28T12:00:00+00:00
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Canada takes on South Africa in the tournament’s first knockout game. This is Morning Cupdate, brought to you by The Home Depot. In today’s show, we reflect on the final group stages fixtures of the tournament: Algeria vs Austria ends in a thrilling 3-3 draw, Lionel Messi breaks yet another record, and DR Congo make history. Then we look forward to the first game of the knockouts: Canada vs South Africa. Betty takes on Sam Mewis in Morning Cupdate vs The Night Cup, and we look back on all our favorite stories from the group stage. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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