NEW DELHI: Morocco secured the highest spot in Group F beating already-eliminated Canada 2-1 on the Al Thumama Stadium on Thursday courtesy two first-half objectives from Hakim Ziyech and Youssef En-Nesyri.
With the win, the Moroccan workforce sealed a final 16 berth, completing on 7 issues two greater than runners-up Croatia. It is handiest the second one time Morocco have complex from the crowd levels — the primary time being within the 1986 World Cup, once they turned into the primary African nation to qualify for the knockouts.
Morocco subsequent play on Tuesday in opposition to the runners-up in Group E, which can be made up our minds afterward Thursday.
Morocco, who wanted a win or a draw of their ultimate Group F fit to succeed in the knockout rounds, capitalized on their fighters’ a couple of blunders.
Cheered on via a boisterous crowd of Moroccan lovers, midfielder Ziyech without difficulty lobbed the ball over the stranded goalkeeper to open scoring within the fourth minute.
Borjan have been positioned in an unenviable place via central defender Steven Vitoria, whose vulnerable again go pressured the goalkeeper to race Moroccan ahead Youssef En-Nesyri to the ball.
En-Nesyri remained unhealthy during the primary 1/2, doubling Morocco’s lead within the twenty third minute when he ran onto an extended ball from Achraf Hakimi and beat Borjan on the close to put up.
En-Nesyri additionally thumped a volley into the Canadian internet throughout stoppage time within the first 1/2 however that objective was once dominated offside.
With Croatia drawing with Belgium within the different Group F recreation, Morocco end first within the staff and can face the second-place finishers in Group E, which is made up of Japan, Spain, Germany and Costa Rica.
Moroccan defender Nayef Aguerd put Canada at the scoreboard with an personal objective, the primary of this World Cup, via unintentionally flicking a go via Sam Adekugbe previous his personal goalkeeper Yassine Bounou within the fortieth minute.
Canada, who’re exiting their first World Cup since 1986 and not using a win, robotically qualify for the 2026 event as co-hosts in conjunction with the United States and Mexico.
(With inputs from Reuters)
With the win, the Moroccan workforce sealed a final 16 berth, completing on 7 issues two greater than runners-up Croatia. It is handiest the second one time Morocco have complex from the crowd levels — the primary time being within the 1986 World Cup, once they turned into the primary African nation to qualify for the knockouts.
Morocco subsequent play on Tuesday in opposition to the runners-up in Group E, which can be made up our minds afterward Thursday.
Morocco, who wanted a win or a draw of their ultimate Group F fit to succeed in the knockout rounds, capitalized on their fighters’ a couple of blunders.
Cheered on via a boisterous crowd of Moroccan lovers, midfielder Ziyech without difficulty lobbed the ball over the stranded goalkeeper to open scoring within the fourth minute.
Borjan have been positioned in an unenviable place via central defender Steven Vitoria, whose vulnerable again go pressured the goalkeeper to race Moroccan ahead Youssef En-Nesyri to the ball.
En-Nesyri remained unhealthy during the primary 1/2, doubling Morocco’s lead within the twenty third minute when he ran onto an extended ball from Achraf Hakimi and beat Borjan on the close to put up.
En-Nesyri additionally thumped a volley into the Canadian internet throughout stoppage time within the first 1/2 however that objective was once dominated offside.
With Croatia drawing with Belgium within the different Group F recreation, Morocco end first within the staff and can face the second-place finishers in Group E, which is made up of Japan, Spain, Germany and Costa Rica.
Moroccan defender Nayef Aguerd put Canada at the scoreboard with an personal objective, the primary of this World Cup, via unintentionally flicking a go via Sam Adekugbe previous his personal goalkeeper Yassine Bounou within the fortieth minute.
Canada, who’re exiting their first World Cup since 1986 and not using a win, robotically qualify for the 2026 event as co-hosts in conjunction with the United States and Mexico.
(With inputs from Reuters)