Eustáquio's Canada face Morocco in the last 16 Saturday

Round of 16: Canada face Morocco Saturday evening

Your team is two hours from a World Cup quarterfinal. Canada play Morocco in the last 16 on Saturday evening, 7pm ET (1) (4). Jesse Marsch's side got here through Stephen Eustáquio's stoppage-time volley against South Africa, and now they face a Morocco team that dumped the Netherlands out of the group stage (2). The bookmakers have it tight. One expert riding a 25–15 run backs a draw in this one (1).

Ouahbi: the world respects Morocco now

Morocco coach Mohamed Ouahbi says his team has earned something they never used to get, genuine respect. "I felt a lot of love and respect for the Lions of the Atlas," Ouahbi said ahead of the match, noting how opponents now treat them differently (3). They beat the Netherlands. They are not the underdog story anymore.

Fan reactions

The round of 32 daily thread on r/soccer was buzzing with the South Africa result still fresh, Eustáquio's name kept coming up. Canada supporters seem to be treating this Morocco match like a free shot, the kind of game where pressure sits on the other bench. Join the conversation here.