Star scorers, titanic matchups and the pressure of World Cup ‘crunch time’

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — In many ways, Canada’s 1-0 win over South Africa on Sunday was the perfect curtain-raiser for the first-ever World Cup round of 32. Both teams were making their World Cup knockout-round debuts. Canada, ranked No. 32 by FIFA, cautiously expected to be here. South Africa, at 54, w...

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