FIFA World Cup: Morocco advance to the quarterfinals!

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Morocco’s Brahim Diaz leads AFCON 2025 goalscoring charts. Image: CAF Online

Morocco are the first African team advance to the quarterfinals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup following their convincing win over Canada

By
Ernest Makhaya
05-07-26 10:05
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Morocco’s Brahim Diaz leads AFCON 2025 goalscoring charts. Image: CAF Online

Morocco are through to the quarterfinals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup following their 3-0 win over co-hosts Canada at Houston Stadium on Saturday

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After a tense first half, Morocco upped the ante immediately after the restart with Azzedine Ounahi opening the scoring in the 50th minute

Canada then tried to take the game to Morocco but the African team was having none of it as they defended with all they had

At the same time, Morocco did not just sit back and soak up the pressure but they also attacked in patches

Ounahi then doubled the lead in the 82nd minute, and thus, putting the game beyond Canada’s reach

There was still time for Morocco to get a third goal, and it came through Soufiane Rahimi who sent the crowd wild with his strike

Brahim Diaz provided two assists on the night as he proved once again that he is Morocco’s most influential attacker

Now, the win means Morocco will face France in the quarterfinals of this year’s FIFA World Cup next week Thursday

France advanced with a narrow 1-0 win over Paraguay on the night, thanks to Kylian Mbappe’s 70th minute penalty

Mbappe, with his seventh of the tournament, took his overall FIFA World Cup goalscoring tally to 19

He is one goal behind Lionel Messi who has netted a record extending 20 FIFA World Cup goals in 30 matches

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