FIFA World Cup

FT Saturday, July 4, 2026
Morocco DDWWW 3
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Canada DDWLW 0
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NRG Stadium · 68,777 att. · FOX

Match Report

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Morocco send Canada crashing out of World Cup

Azzedine Ounahi scored twice in the second half as Morocco beat co-hosts Canada 3-0 in Houston to book their place in the World Cup quarterfinals.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
24
4
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
1
Corner Kicks
11
3
Saves
1
55.3
Possession
44.7
5
SHOTS
10
4
ON GOAL
3
0.8
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
388
Accurate Passes
272
473
Passes
359
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
8
5
Crosses
30
0.2
Cross %
0.3
51
Long Balls
31
17
Accurate Long Balls
12
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
0
Blocked Shots
3
9
Effective Tackles
9
13
Tackles
18
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
9
Interceptions
5
47
Effective Clearances
10
47
Clearances
10

Highlights

01:22 Jones: Canada had a good World Cup despite defeat vs. Morocco Watch on ESPN 00:53 Burley: Morocco's quality was too much for Canada Watch on ESPN 00:34 Ounahi's Morocco opener sparks scenes in Casablanca Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

MAR leads series 2-0

Lineups

CAN · 4-4-2

  1. 16Maxime CrépeauG
  2. 4Luc de FougerollesCD-L
  3. 15Moïse BombitoCD-R
  4. 22Richie LaryeaLB
  5. 2Alistair JohnstonRB
  6. 7Stephen EustáquioCM-L
  7. 23Niko SigurCM-R
  8. 20Ali AhmedLM
  9. 17Tajon BuchananRM
  10. 12Tani OluwaseyiCF-L
  11. 10Jonathan DavidCF-R

MAR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Yassine BounouG
  2. 25Redouane HalhalCD-L
  3. 14Issa DiopCD-R
  4. 3Noussair MazraouiLB
  5. 2Achraf HakimiRB
  6. 8Azzedine OunahiAM
  7. 24Neil El AynaouiLM
  8. 6Ayyoub BouaddiRM
  9. 11Ismael SaibariF
  10. 23Bilal El KhannoussAM-L
  11. 10Brahim DíazAM-R

Timeline

  1. 20' Redouane Halhal (Morocco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 21' Delay in match because of an injury Ismael Saibari (Morocco).
  3. 21'
  4. 22' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  5. 22'
  6. 22' Substitution, Morocco. Soufiane Rahimi replaces Ismael Saibari because of an injury.
  7. 24' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  8. 24'
  9. 27' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  10. 27'
  11. 40' Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 40' Richie Laryea (Canada) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 43' Jonathan David (Canada) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 45' Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 45'+6' Bilal El Khannouss (Morocco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 49' Luc De Fougerolles (Canada) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 50' Goal! Canada 0, Morocco 1. Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi following a set piece situation.
  18. 63' Substitution, Morocco. Chemsdine Talbi replaces Bilal El Khannouss.
  19. 63' Substitution, Morocco. Sofyan Amrabat replaces Ayyoub Bouaddi.
  20. 63' Substitution, Canada. Cyle Larin replaces Tani Oluwaseyi.
  21. 67' Cyle Larin (Canada) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  22. 68' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  23. 68'
  24. 71' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  25. 71'
  26. 78' Substitution, Canada. Promise David replaces Ali Ahmed.
  27. 78' Substitution, Canada. Jacob Shaffelburg replaces Richie Laryea.
  28. 82' Goal! Canada 0, Morocco 2. Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Brahim Díaz following a fast break.
  29. 87' Substitution, Morocco. Marwane Saadane replaces Issa Diop.
  30. 87' Substitution, Morocco. Samir El Mourabet replaces Azzedine Ounahi.
  31. 87' Substitution, Canada. Jonathan Osorio replaces Niko Sigur.
  32. 87' Substitution, Canada. Jayden Nelson replaces Tajon Buchanan.
  33. 88' Delay in match because of an injury Promise David (Canada).
  34. 88' Delay in match because of an injury Yassine Bounou (Morocco).
  35. 89' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  36. 89'
  37. 90'+8' Goal! Canada 0, Morocco 3. Soufiane Rahimi (Morocco) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brahim Díaz following a fast break.

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