Morocco defeats co-hosts Canada 3-0 in Houston, securing their spot in the 2026 World Cup quarter-finals.
A second-half brace from Azzedine Ounahi and late Soufiane Rahimi strike on the break saw the Atlas Lions overpower their opponents, who offered little going forward throughout the match.
Egypt on Friday, sent football fans around the Arab world into wild celebration when they beat Australia on penalties in their first ever World Cup knockout match.
The Pharaohs of Egypt will now face the reigning World Cup champions Argentina in the Round of 16 on Tuesday, July 7 at Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
Morocco, however, have been here before, in 1986 they became the first Arab nation to reach the knockout stages before eventually losing to West Germany, while at Qatar 2022, they captured the hearts of millions around the world with a superlative and sensational run to the semi-finals where they lost 2:0 to France.
To many, Morocco were clear favorites going into the match, and so it proved.
They will now face the winner of the match between Paraguay, being played later on Saturday.
However, only 2 of 10 African nations advance to the Round of 16 at the 2026 World Cup – Egypt and Morocco.
Algeria, South Africa, Tunisia, Ivory Coast, DR Congo, Senegal, Cape Verde, Ghana all eliminated in the group stage Round of 32.
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