Here is a look at the newspaper player ratings for the South Africa Bafana vs the Canada MNT for their World Cup Round of 32 clash. The Canadians won thanks to a last minute goal, ending Bafana’s World Cup dreams.
L’Equipe player ratings South Africa vs Canada football
No player on either side got a rating of more than 7/10, and Canada (average rating of 5.4) were marginally better than South Africa (5.1/10) in French newspaper L’Equipe’s eyes.
Diario AS paper player ratings SA vs Canada Soccer World Cup
Spanish newspaper AS liked Mbokazi’s performance in central defence for Bafana. Despite the win, none of the Canadian starters managed a 3 star performance in AS’ player ratings.
Ole Argentina Sports Newspaper player ratings RSA vs Canada Round of 32
Corriere della Sera Italian paper ratings SA 0-1 Canada
Happy for Canada, but absolutely pedestrian, mediocre game. Not really worthy of a WC knockout match.