Canada vs Morocco 2022 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage

Canada

40': Nayef Aguerd (OG)

FT
1 - 2

Morocco

4': Hakim Ziyech
23': Youssef En-Nesyri

Morocco beat Canada to top World Cup Group F

Canada v Morocco Youssef En-Nesyri goal celeb [1296x729]

Two first-half goals set Morocco on their way to top spot in World Cup Group F but they had to hold on for a 2-1 win over Canada.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
4': Goal! Canada 0, Morocco 1. Hakim Ziyech (Morocco) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
7': Junior Hoilett (Canada) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
23': Goal! Canada 0, Morocco 2. Youssef En-Nesyri (Morocco) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi with a through ball.
26': Jonathan Osorio (Canada) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
40': Own Goal by Nayef Aguerd, Morocco. Canada 1, Morocco 2.
45'+2': Samuel Adekugbe (Canada) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+6': First Half ends, Canada 1, Morocco 2.
60': Substitution, Canada. Jonathan David replaces Cyle Larin.
60': Substitution, Canada. Atiba Hutchinson replaces Mark-Anthony Kaye.
61': Substitution, Canada. Ismaël Koné replaces Samuel Adekugbe.
65': Substitution, Morocco. Zakaria Aboukhlal replaces Sofiane Boufal.
65': Substitution, Morocco. Selim Amallah replaces Abdelhamid Sabiri.
65': Substitution, Canada. Richie Laryea replaces Jonathan Osorio.
76': Substitution, Canada. David Wotherspoon replaces Junior Hoilett.
76': Substitution, Morocco. Abderrazak Hamdallah replaces Hakim Ziyech.
77': Substitution, Morocco. Jawad El Yamiq replaces Azzedine Ounahi.
84': Steven Vitória (Canada) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85': Substitution, Morocco. Yahya Jabrane replaces Achraf Hakimi.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup

Venue: Al Thumama Stadium
Location: Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 43,102

FIFA World Cup Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+3	Morocco	3	7	0
+3	Croatia	3	5	0
-1	Belgium	3	4	1
-5	Canada	3	0	3

Full Table

Statistics

MAR		CAN
14	Fouls	14
0	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	4
2	Corner Kicks	6
0	Saves	0
41.2	Possession	58.8
6	SHOTS	5
2	ON GOAL	0
0.3	On Target %	0.0
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
295	Accurate Passes	453
373	Passes	524
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
1	Accurate Crosses	4
8	Crosses	19
0.1	Cross %	0.2
56	Long Balls	41
26	Accurate Long Balls	19
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
2	Blocked Shots	1
16	Effective Tackles	8
23	Tackles	13
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
12	Interceptions	7
20	Effective Clearances	9
20	Clearances	9

Line-Ups

Canada (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
18	Milan Borjan (GK)
4	Kamal Miller
5	Steven Vitória
3	Sam Adekugbe
2	Alistair Johnston
14	Mark-Anthony Kaye
21	Jonathan Osorio
11	Tajon Buchanan
19	Alphonso Davies
17	Cyle Larin
10	Junior Hoilett

Substitutes:

Atiba Hutchinson, Ike Ugbo, Liam Millar, Derek Cornelius, Dayne St. Clair, James Pantemis, Jonathan David, Liam Fraser, Samuel Piette, Joel Waterman, Richie Laryea, Ismaël Koné, David Wotherspoon, Lucas Cavallini.

Morocco (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Yassine Bounou (GK)
6	Romain Saïss
5	Nayef Aguerd
3	Noussair Mazraoui
2	Achraf Hakimi
4	Sofyan Amrabat
11	Abdelhamid Sabiri
8	Azzedine Ounahi
19	Youssef En-Nesyri
17	Sofiane Boufal
7	Hakim Ziyech

Substitutes:

Selim Amallah, Jawad El Yamiq, Walid Cheddira, Monir El Kajoui, Achraf Dari, Badr Benoun, Abderrazak Hamdallah, Anass Zaroury, Reda Tagnaouti, Bilal El Khannouss, Zakaria Aboukhlal, Ilias Chair, Yahya Jabrane, Abde Ezzalzouli, Yahya Attiyat Allah.