Morocco vs Paraguay, 2026 International Friendly
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Morocco are hosting Paraguay
at Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens, France, starting on
. The match is a part of the International Friendly.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Redouane Halhal (Morocco).
- 2': Gabriel Ávalos (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Gessime Yassine (Morocco).
- 11': Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Júnior Alonso.
- 14': Attempt missed. Gessime Yassine (Morocco) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Issa Diop following a corner.
- 14': Foul by Redouane Halhal (Morocco).
- 14': Julio Enciso (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Chemsdine Talbi (Morocco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 15': Foul by Diego Gómez (Paraguay).
- 21': Attempt saved. Juan José Cáceres (Paraguay) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Yassine Bounou (Morocco). Assisted by Julio Enciso with a cross.
- 21': Attempt saved. Damián Bobadilla (Paraguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Yassine Bounou (Morocco).
- 23': Foul by Neil El Aynaoui (Morocco).
- 23': Julio Enciso (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 24': Neil El Aynaoui (Morocco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 24': Offside, Paraguay. Julio Enciso is caught offside.
- 26': Foul by Diego Gómez (Paraguay).
- 26': Samir El Mourabet (Morocco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 26': Diego Gómez (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 28': Offside, Paraguay. Gabriel Ávalos is caught offside.
- 29': Foul by Damián Bobadilla (Paraguay).
- 29': Redouane Halhal (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Achraf Hakimi (Morocco).
- 34': Julio Enciso (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 36': Foul by Redouane Halhal (Morocco).
- 36': Gabriel Ávalos (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card.
- 37': Redouane Halhal (Morocco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Attempt missed. Diego Gómez (Paraguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Ávalos with a headed pass.
- 40': Foul by Gabriel Ávalos (Paraguay).
- 40': Redouane Halhal (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Attempt saved. Soufiane Rahimi (Morocco) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top right corner by Orlando Gill (Paraguay). Assisted by Gessime Yassine.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Morocco 0, Paraguay 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Morocco 0, Paraguay 0.
- 46': Foul by Achraf Hakimi (Morocco).
- 46': Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 48': Goal! Morocco 1, Paraguay 0. Bilal El Khannouss (Morocco) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi with a cross.
- 50': Attempt missed. Damián Bobadilla (Paraguay) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Júnior Alonso.
- 53': Goal! Morocco 2, Paraguay 0. Neil El Aynaoui (Morocco) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi with a cross following a fast break.
- 56': Substitution, Paraguay. Maurício Magalhães Prado replaces Braian Ojeda.
- 59': Attempt saved. Julio Enciso (Paraguay) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Yassine Bounou (Morocco).
- 60': Attempt saved. Gessime Yassine (Morocco) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Orlando Gill (Paraguay). Assisted by Redouane Halhal.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Damián Bobadilla.
- 65': Attempt missed. Gessime Yassine (Morocco) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
- 66': Substitution, Morocco. Brahim Díaz replaces Bilal El Khannouss.
- 66': Substitution, Morocco. Ayoub El Kaabi replaces Soufiane Rahimi.
- 66': Substitution, Morocco. Zakaria El Ouahdi replaces Achraf Hakimi.
- 67': Substitution, Morocco. Amine Adli replaces Gessime Yassine.
- 69': Substitution, Paraguay. Gustavo Caballero replaces Miguel Almirón.
- 69': Substitution, Paraguay. Antonio Sanabria replaces Gabriel Ávalos.
- 70': Attempt saved. Julio Enciso (Paraguay) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Yassine Bounou (Morocco). Assisted by Damián Bobadilla.
- 70': Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by Yassine Bounou.
- 70': Attempt saved. Gustavo Gómez (Paraguay) header from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Yassine Bounou (Morocco). Assisted by Diego Gómez with a cross.
- 71': Foul by Juan José Cáceres (Paraguay).
- 71': Samir El Mourabet (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by Zakaria El Ouahdi.
- 72': Foul by Omar Alderete (Paraguay).
- 72': Yassine Bounou (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Juan José Cáceres (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card.
- 73': Issa Diop (Morocco) is shown the yellow card.
- 74': Attempt missed. Julio Enciso (Paraguay) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Diego Gómez.
- 76': Foul by Damián Bobadilla (Paraguay).
- 76': Samir El Mourabet (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by Redouane Halhal.
- 78': Attempt saved. Gustavo Gómez (Paraguay) header from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner by Yassine Bounou (Morocco). Assisted by Maurício Magalhães Prado with a cross.
- 82': Substitution, Morocco. Abde Ezzalzouli replaces Chemsdine Talbi.
- 82': Substitution, Morocco. Souffian El Karouani replaces Anass Salah-Eddine.
- 82': Substitution, Morocco. Mohamed Hrimat replaces Samir El Mourabet.
- 84': Foul by Neil El Aynaoui (Morocco).
- 84': Julio Enciso (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Offside, Paraguay. Omar Alderete is caught offside.
- 85': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Omar Alderete (Paraguay) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 86': VAR Decision: No Goal Morocco 2-0 Paraguay.
- 88': Goal! Morocco 2, Paraguay 1. Gustavo Caballero (Paraguay) header from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Juan José Cáceres with a cross.
- 88': Brahim Díaz (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Gustavo Gómez (Paraguay).
- 89': Abde Ezzalzouli (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Juan José Cáceres (Paraguay).
- 90': Gustavo Velázquez (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Ayoub El Kaabi (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Gustavo Gómez (Paraguay).
- 90'+1': Gustavo Gómez (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Ayoub El Kaabi (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Omar Alderete (Paraguay).
- 90'+3': Omar Alderete (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Offside, Morocco. Ayoub El Kaabi is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Delay in match because of an injury Redouane Halhal (Morocco).
- 90'+6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Morocco 2, Paraguay 1.
- 0': Match ends, Morocco 2, Paraguay 1.
Statistics
PAR |
MAR![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 8 |
| 6 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 2 | Saves | 6 |
| 38.2 | Possession | 61.8 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 283 | Accurate Passes | 517 |
| 350 | Passes | 587 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 14 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 36 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 16 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 17 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Location: Lens, France
Attendance: 38,000
Venue: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Location: Lens, France
Attendance: 38,000
Line-Ups
Morocco (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yassine Bounou (GK) |
| 25 | Redouane Halal |
| 5 | Issa Diop |
| 26 | Anass Salah-Eddine |
| 2 | Achraf Hakimi |
| 23 | Bilal El Khannouss |
| 28 | Samir El Mourabet |
| 24 | Neil El Aynaoui |
| 9 | Soufiane Rahimi |
| 7 | Chemsdine Talbi |
| 16 | Gessime Yassine |
Paraguay (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Orlando Gil (GK) |
| 3 | Omar Alderete |
| 15 | Gustavo Gómez |
| 6 | Júnior Alonso |
| 4 | Juan Cáceres |
| 20 | Braian Ojeda |
| 16 | Damián Bobadilla |
| 10 | Miguel Almirón |
| 8 | Diego Gómez |
| 19 | Julio Enciso |
| 21 | Gabriel Ávalos |
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