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Scotland vs Morocco, 2026 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage

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Scotland
    FT
    0 - 1
    Morocco
    • 2': Ismael Saibari

    Bayern-bound Saibari scores again as Morocco see off Scotland

    Scotland's spirited second-half rally was not enough to bring any World Cup joy as they suffered a frustrating 1-0 defeat to Morocco in Foxborough.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Goal! Scotland 0, Morocco 1. Ismael Saibari (Morocco) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Brahim Díaz with a through ball.
    • 3': Foul by Kieran Tierney (Scotland).
    • 3': Brahim Díaz (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Ché Adams.
    • 16': Foul by Lewis Ferguson (Scotland).
    • 16': Bilal El Khannouss (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Handball by John McGinn (Scotland).
    • 20': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Kieran Tierney.
    • 20': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Grant Hanley.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Ayyoub Bouaddi (Morocco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 23': Ché Adams (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 23': Foul by Issa Diop (Morocco).
    • 23': Issa Diop (Morocco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 24': Foul by Kieran Tierney (Scotland).
    • 24': Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Delay in match for a drinks break.
    • 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Neil El Aynaoui (Morocco) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Brahim Díaz.
    • 32': Lewis Ferguson (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Neil El Aynaoui (Morocco).
    • 36': Attempt missed. Bilal El Khannouss (Morocco) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Ismael Saibari.
    • 36': Delay in match because of an injury Neil El Aynaoui (Morocco).
    • 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Brahim Díaz with a cross.
    • 38': Kieran Tierney (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 38': Foul by Neil El Aynaoui (Morocco).
    • 39': Offside, Scotland. Grant Hanley is caught offside.
    • 42': Handball by Ayyoub Bouaddi (Morocco).
    • 43': John McGinn (Scotland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 43': Foul by Noussair Mazraoui (Morocco).
    • 44': Foul by John McGinn (Scotland).
    • 44': Noussair Mazraoui (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. John McGinn (Scotland) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Andy Robertson with a cross.
    • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Kieran Tierney (Scotland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ché Adams.
    • 45'+6': First Half ends, Scotland 0, Morocco 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Scotland 0, Morocco 1.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Ismael Saibari (Morocco) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bilal El Khannouss.
    • 50': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Jack Hendry.
    • 51': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Grant Hanley.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Bilal El Khannouss (Morocco) header from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top right corner by Angus Gunn (Scotland). Assisted by Achraf Hakimi with a cross.
    • 55': Foul by Lewis Ferguson (Scotland).
    • 55': Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Brahim Díaz (Morocco) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Azzedine Ounahi.
    • 59': Delay in match because of an injury Kieran Tierney (Scotland).
    • 60': Substitution, Scotland. Ben Gannon-Doak replaces Kieran Tierney because of an injury.
    • 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 62': Foul by Ben Gannon-Doak (Scotland).
    • 62': Noussair Mazraoui (Morocco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Neil El Aynaoui.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Ryan Christie (Scotland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Scott McTominay.
    • 65': Foul by Andy Robertson (Scotland).
    • 65': Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 65': Andy Robertson (Scotland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 68': Delay in match for a drinks break.
    • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 71': Substitution, Scotland. Lyndon Dykes replaces Ché Adams.
    • 71': Substitution, Scotland. Kenny McLean replaces Ryan Christie.
    • 72': Foul by Scott McTominay (Scotland).
    • 72': Brahim Díaz (Morocco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 74': Foul by Ben Gannon-Doak (Scotland).
    • 74': Yassine Bounou (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': John McGinn (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by Brahim Díaz (Morocco).
    • 84': Substitution, Morocco. Soufiane Rahimi replaces Ismael Saibari.
    • 84': Substitution, Morocco. Chemsdine Talbi replaces Bilal El Khannouss.
    • 84': Substitution, Morocco. Ayoube Amaimouni-Echghouyab replaces Brahim Díaz.
    • 84': Lewis Ferguson (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by Ayoube Amaimouni-Echghouyab (Morocco).
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Scott McTominay (Scotland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kenny McLean.
    • 85': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Chadi Riad.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Lyndon Dykes (Scotland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by John McGinn with a cross following a corner.
    • 86': Lewis Ferguson (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Soufiane Rahimi (Morocco).
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Scott McTominay (Scotland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 88': Delay in match because of an injury Yassine Bounou (Morocco).
    • 89': Substitution, Scotland. Anthony Ralston replaces Nathan Patterson.
    • 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 89': Substitution, Scotland. Ross Stewart replaces John McGinn.
    • 90': Substitution, Morocco. Samir El Mourabet replaces Azzedine Ounahi.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Chemsdine Talbi (Morocco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Samir El Mourabet.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Chemsdine Talbi (Morocco) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Samir El Mourabet following a fast break.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Ayoube Amaimouni-Echghouyab (Morocco) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Chemsdine Talbi following a fast break.
    • 90'+6': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Chadi Riad.
    • 90'+7': Foul by Anthony Ralston (Scotland).
    • 90'+7': Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Scotland 0, Morocco 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Scotland 0, Morocco 1.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 11
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    5 Corner Kicks 2
    0 Saves 1
    58.9 Possession 41.1
    12 SHOTS 6
    2 ON GOAL 0
    0.2 On Target % 0.0
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    600 Accurate Passes 388
    670 Passes 456
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 3
    10 Crosses 13
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    44 Long Balls 47
    14 Accurate Long Balls 20
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
    4 Blocked Shots 3
    6 Effective Tackles 12
    10 Tackles 20
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    5 Interceptions 9
    14 Effective Clearances 17
    14 Clearances 17

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup

    Venue: Gillette Stadium
    Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA
    Attendance: 64,146

    FIFA World Cup Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Brazil 3 +6 7
    2 Morocco 3 +3 7
    3 Scotland 3 -3 3
    4 Haiti 3 -6 0
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    SCO Scotland (4-4-1-1)

    No. Name
    1 Angus Gunn (GK)
    13 Jack Hendry
    5 Grant Hanley
    3 Andy Robertson Yellow Card
    22 Nathan Patterson
    19 Lewis Ferguson
    11 Ryan Christie
    6 Kieran Tierney
    7 John McGinn
    10 Ché Adams
    4 Scott McTominay
    Scotland Substitutes:
    Aaron Hickey, Anthony Ralston, John Souttar, Craig Gordon, Tyler Fletcher, Kenny McLean, Scott McKenna, Liam Kelly, Ben Gannon-Doak, George Hirst, Ross Stewart, Lyndon Dykes, Dominic Hyam, Lawrence Shankland, Findlay Curtis.

    MAR Morocco (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Yassine Bounou (GK)
    18 Chadi Riad
    14 Issa Diop Yellow Card
    3 Noussair Mazraoui
    2 Achraf Hakimi
    8 Azzedine Ounahi
    24 Neil El Aynaoui
    6 Ayyoub Bouaddi
    11 Ismael Saibari
    23 Bilal El Khannouss
    10 Brahim Díaz
    Morocco Substitutes:
    Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti, Ayoube Amaimouni, Amine Sbaï, Ayoub El Kaabi, Anass Salah-Eddine, Munir El Kajoui, Chemsdine Talbi, Zakaria El Ouahdi, Marwane Saadane, Samir El Mourabet, Sofyan Amrabat, Gessime Yassine, Redouane Halhal, Youssef Belammari, Soufiane Rahimi.

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