FIFA World Cup

FT Thursday, December 1, 2022
Morocco WDWDW 2
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Canada LDWLL 1
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MAR202
CAN101
Al Thumama Stadium · 43,102 att. · FS1

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

MAR leads series 1-0

Lineups

CAN · 4-4-1-1

  1. 18Milan BorjanG
  2. 4Kamal MillerCD-L
  3. 5Steven VitóriaCD-R
  4. 3Sam AdekugbeLB
  5. 2Alistair JohnstonRB
  6. 14Mark-Anthony KayeCM-L
  7. 21Jonathan OsorioCM-R
  8. 11Tajon BuchananLM
  9. 19Alphonso DaviesRM
  10. 17Cyle LarinF
  11. 10Junior HoilettRCF

MAR · 4-3-3

  1. 1Yassine BounouG
  2. 6Romain SaïssCD-L
  3. 5Nayef AguerdCD-R
  4. 3Noussair MazraouiLB
  5. 2Achraf HakimiRB
  6. 4Sofyan AmrabatCM
  7. 11Abdelhamid SabiriLM
  8. 8Azzedine OunahiRM
  9. 19Youssef En-NesyriF
  10. 17Sofiane BoufalLF
  11. 7Hakim ZiyechRF

Timeline

  1. 4' Goal! Canada 0, Morocco 1. Hakim Ziyech (Morocco) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  2. 7' Junior Hoilett (Canada) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 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.
  4. 26' Jonathan Osorio (Canada) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 40' Own Goal by Nayef Aguerd, Morocco. Canada 1, Morocco 2.
  6. 45'+2' Samuel Adekugbe (Canada) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 60' Substitution, Canada. Jonathan David replaces Cyle Larin.
  8. 60' Substitution, Canada. Atiba Hutchinson replaces Mark-Anthony Kaye.
  9. 61' Substitution, Canada. Ismaël Koné replaces Samuel Adekugbe.
  10. 65' Substitution, Morocco. Zakaria Aboukhlal replaces Sofiane Boufal.
  11. 65' Substitution, Morocco. Selim Amallah replaces Abdelhamid Sabiri.
  12. 65' Substitution, Canada. Richie Laryea replaces Jonathan Osorio.
  13. 76' Substitution, Canada. David Wotherspoon replaces Junior Hoilett.
  14. 76' Substitution, Morocco. Abderrazak Hamdallah replaces Hakim Ziyech.
  15. 77' Substitution, Morocco. Jawad El Yamiq replaces Azzedine Ounahi.
  16. 84' Steven Vitória (Canada) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 85' Substitution, Morocco. Yahya Jabrane replaces Achraf Hakimi.

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