FIFA World Cup

Canada vs Morocco, 2022 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage

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Canada
  • 40': Nayef Aguerd (OG)
FT
1 - 2
Morocco
  • 4': Hakim Ziyech
  • 23': Youssef En-Nesyri

Morocco beat Canada to top World Cup Group F

Two first-half goals set Morocco on their way to top spot in World Cup Group F but they had to hold on for a 2-1 win over Canada.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Mark-Anthony Kaye (Canada) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alphonso Davies.
  • 4': Goal! Canada 0, Morocco 1. Hakim Ziyech (Morocco) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 6': Offside, Canada. Alphonso Davies tries a through ball, but Cyle Larin is caught offside.
  • 7': Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Foul by Junior Hoilett (Canada).
  • 7': Junior Hoilett (Canada) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Abdelhamid Sabiri (Morocco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 9': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Mark-Anthony Kaye.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Sofiane Boufal (Morocco) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 10': Foul by Cyle Larin (Canada).
  • 10': Sofiane Boufal (Morocco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 14': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Alistair Johnston.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Tajon Buchanan (Canada) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Cyle Larin with a cross following a fast break.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Hakim Ziyech (Morocco) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sofiane Boufal.
  • 17': Offside, Morocco. Yassine Bounou tries a through ball, but Youssef En-Nesyri is caught offside.
  • 20': Foul by Sofiane Boufal (Morocco).
  • 20': Mark-Anthony Kaye (Canada) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Goal! Canada 0, Morocco 2. Youssef En-Nesyri (Morocco) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi with a through ball.
  • 26': Abdelhamid Sabiri (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Jonathan Osorio (Canada).
  • 26': Jonathan Osorio (Canada) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 28': Foul by Cyle Larin (Canada).
  • 28': Noussair Mazraoui (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Mark-Anthony Kaye (Canada).
  • 30': Foul by Sofiane Boufal (Morocco).
  • 30': Steven Vitória (Canada) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Offside, Morocco. Azzedine Ounahi tries a through ball, but Youssef En-Nesyri is caught offside.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Abdelhamid Sabiri (Morocco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sofiane Boufal.
  • 33': Foul by Sofiane Boufal (Morocco).
  • 33': Junior Hoilett (Canada) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Steven Vitória (Canada).
  • 39': Youssef En-Nesyri (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Offside, Morocco. Azzedine Ounahi tries a through ball, but Sofiane Boufal is caught offside.
  • 40': Own Goal by Nayef Aguerd, Morocco. Canada 1, Morocco 2.
  • 41': Corner, Canada. Conceded by Achraf Hakimi.
  • 43': Foul by Alistair Johnston (Canada).
  • 43': Sofiane Boufal (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Youssef En-Nesyri (Morocco).
  • 43': Steven Vitória (Canada) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Samuel Adekugbe (Canada).
  • 45'+2': Samuel Adekugbe (Canada) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+3': Offside, Morocco. Youssef En-Nesyri tries a through ball, but Nayef Aguerd is caught offside.
  • 45'+5': Foul by Steven Vitória (Canada).
  • 45'+5': Sofiane Boufal (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, Canada 1, Morocco 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Canada 1, Morocco 2.
  • 46': Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Tajon Buchanan (Canada).
  • 47': Foul by Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco).
  • 47': Kamal Miller (Canada) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Sofiane Boufal (Morocco).
  • 51': Jonathan Osorio (Canada) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Alistair Johnston (Canada).
  • 54': Sofiane Boufal (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Alphonso Davies (Canada) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 55': Foul by Hakim Ziyech (Morocco).
  • 56': Foul by Sofiane Boufal (Morocco).
  • 56': Junior Hoilett (Canada) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Alphonso Davies (Canada) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Junior Hoilett with a cross.
  • 60': Substitution, Canada. Jonathan David replaces Cyle Larin.
  • 60': Substitution, Canada. Atiba Hutchinson replaces Mark-Anthony Kaye.
  • 61': Substitution, Canada. Ismaël Koné replaces Samuel Adekugbe.
  • 65': Substitution, Morocco. Zakaria Aboukhlal replaces Sofiane Boufal.
  • 65': Substitution, Morocco. Selim Amallah replaces Abdelhamid Sabiri.
  • 65': Substitution, Canada. Richie Laryea replaces Jonathan Osorio.
  • 66': Offside, Canada. Junior Hoilett tries a through ball, but Alphonso Davies is caught offside.
  • 68': Offside, Canada. Kamal Miller tries a through ball, but Junior Hoilett is caught offside.
  • 70': Foul by Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco).
  • 70': Tajon Buchanan (Canada) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 71': Corner, Canada. Conceded by Romain Saïss.
  • 71': Atiba Hutchinson (Canada) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Junior Hoilett with a cross following a corner.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Alistair Johnston (Canada) header from very close range is just a bit too high following a corner.
  • 74': Corner, Canada. Conceded by Noussair Mazraoui.
  • 75': Corner, Canada. Conceded by Sofyan Amrabat.
  • 76': Substitution, Canada. David Wotherspoon replaces Junior Hoilett.
  • 76': Substitution, Morocco. Abderrazak Hamdallah replaces Hakim Ziyech.
  • 77': Substitution, Morocco. Jawad El Yamiq replaces Azzedine Ounahi.
  • 78': David Wotherspoon (Canada) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 78': Foul by Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco).
  • 82': Corner, Canada. Conceded by Noussair Mazraoui.
  • 84': Foul by Tajon Buchanan (Canada).
  • 84': Jawad El Yamiq (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Abderrazak Hamdallah (Morocco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 84': Foul by Steven Vitória (Canada).
  • 84': Steven Vitória (Canada) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Substitution, Morocco. Yahya Jabrane replaces Achraf Hakimi.
  • 87': Foul by Zakaria Aboukhlal (Morocco).
  • 87': Richie Laryea (Canada) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Atiba Hutchinson (Canada) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Foul by Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco).
  • 88': Foul by Tajon Buchanan (Canada).
  • 88': Youssef En-Nesyri (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Abderrazak Hamdallah (Morocco).
  • 89': Ismaël Koné (Canada) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Abderrazak Hamdallah (Morocco).
  • 90': Jonathan David (Canada) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Canada. Conceded by Youssef En-Nesyri.
  • 90'+2': Offside, Canada. Milan Borjan tries a through ball, but Richie Laryea is caught offside.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Canada 1, Morocco 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Canada 1, Morocco 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Canada 1, Morocco 2.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 14
0 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 4
2 Corner Kicks 6
0 Saves 0
41.2 Possession 58.8
6 SHOTS 5
2 ON GOAL 0
0.3 On Target % 0.0
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
295 Accurate Passes 453
373 Passes 524
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 4
8 Crosses 19
0.1 Cross % 0.2
56 Long Balls 41
26 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 1
16 Effective Tackles 8
23 Tackles 13
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
12 Interceptions 7
20 Effective Clearances 9
20 Clearances 9

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup

Venue: Al Thumama Stadium
Location: Ar-Rayyan, Qatar
Attendance: 43,102

FIFA World Cup Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Netherlands 0 0 0
2 Japan 0 0 0
3 Winner Playoff Path B 0 0 0
4 Tunisia 0 0 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

CAN Canada (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
18 Milan Borjan (GK)
4 Kamal Miller
5 Steven Vitória Yellow Card
3 Sam Adekugbe Yellow Card
2 Alistair Johnston
14 Mark-Anthony Kaye
21 Jonathan Osorio Yellow Card
11 Tajon Buchanan
19 Alphonso Davies
17 Cyle Larin
10 Junior Hoilett Yellow Card
Canada Substitutes:
Atiba Hutchinson, Ike Ugbo, Liam Millar, Derek Cornelius, Dayne St. Clair, James Pantemis, Jonathan David, Liam Fraser, Samuel Piette, Joel Waterman, Richie Laryea, Ismaël Koné, David Wotherspoon, Lucas Cavallini.

MAR Morocco (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Yassine Bounou (GK)
6 Romain Saïss
5 Nayef Aguerd
3 Noussair Mazraoui
2 Achraf Hakimi
4 Sofyan Amrabat
11 Abdelhamid Sabiri
8 Azzedine Ounahi
19 Youssef En-Nesyri
17 Sofiane Boufal
7 Hakim Ziyech
Morocco Substitutes:
Selim Amallah, Jawad El Yamiq, Walid Cheddira, Munir El Kajoui, Achraf Dari, Badr Benoun, Abderrazak Hamdallah, Anass Zaroury, Reda Tagnaouti, Bilal El Khannouss, Zakaria Aboukhlal, Ilias Chair, Yahya Jabrane, Abde Ezzalzouli, Yahia Attiyat Allah.

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