Canada coach Jesse Marsch says Bayern Munich winger Alphonso Davies is available for the first-leg of Canada’s and South Africa’s first-ever World Cup knockout meeting in Los Angeles. Canada plays South Africa in a Sunday match in a knockout tie that both teams are reaching for the first time. Multiple reports note that Davies has been moving toward a return during the tournament and makes his first media appearance in Los Angeles, indicating that his recovery is on track for the clash. Marsch is described as treating Davies’s potential involvement as a key factor for Canada’s performance, framing his return as an added boost at a decisive stage. The Guardian adds that Davies is aiming to address an injury issue linked to a previous date at the same stadium in March, when a “wound” opened. Coverage also highlights the broader stakes for Canada and South Africa, with South Africa similarly set to make its debut appearance in the World Cup knockout rounds. The focus remains on whether Davies can feature and how his presence may affect Canada’s approach in the opening match of the tie.
Alphonso Davies returns as Canada prepare for historic World Cup knockout vs South Africa
Canada coach Jesse Marsch says Bayern Munich winger Alphonso Davies is available for the first-leg of Canada’s and South Africa’s first-ever World Cup knockout meeting in Los Angeles. Canada plays Sou...
- Canada faces South Africa in the first knockout tie for both nations at the World Cup.
- The match is played in Los Angeles on Sunday in the first leg of the two-sided knockout tie.
- Canada coach Jesse Marsch says Alphonso Davies is available and expects his return to be important for the team.
- Davies makes his first media appearance in Los Angeles and indicates a planned return for the match.
- Reports link Davies’s return to recovery from an injury issue involving an earlier stadium-related incident in March.
Los Angeles date offers Bayern Munich player the chance to heal a wound which opened at this same stadium last MarchThe decoy days are over – apparently. Alphonso Davies made his first media appearance of this World Cup in Los Angeles on Saturday lunchtime and promised the opening last-32 game of the tournament would be the stage for his long-awaited return.For Canada, who face fellow knockout newcomers South Africa here in a Sunday matinee, it could not come at a more crucial time. For his head coach, Jesse Marsch, who had used Davies’s fitness as an apparent ruse to distract his Swiss counterparts in Vancouver this week, it’s opportune too. That gimmick didn’t work. Les Rouges suffered a first defeat of their own World Cup and were sent down south. Continue reading...
4 hours agoCanada coach Jesse Marsch is banking on the "X-factor" of returning superstar Alphonso Davies to elevate his team as they face South Africa in both sides' first-ever World Cup knockout tie in Los Angeles.
5 hours agoCanada coach Jesse Marsch is banking on the "X-factor" of returning superstar Alphonso Davies to elevate his team as they face South Africa in both sides' first-ever World Cup knockout tie in Los Angeles on Sunday.South Africa have also never reached the World Cup knockouts previously.
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