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59% Ball Possession CANADA and 41% Ball Possession MOROCCO

         Canada  1 – 2  Morocco 

40′ Nayef Aguerd (own goal)          4′ Hakim Ziyech
.                                                                              23′ Youssef En-Nesyri

🏆👉 Morocco won the FIFA World Cup Group F on Thursday 1 December 2022 at the Al Thumama Stadium in Al Thumama, Qatar.   Morocco qualified to the Round of 16 and will  face the second of Group G, which sees Spain, Costa Rica, Japan and Germany in the running. Great performance by Amrabat, a real bulwark in the defensive phase and the first point of support in every offensive proposition from Morocco. Heartfelt victory for Morocco and a great revelation of the World Cup reaching the knockout stage for the first time in 36 years.   The offensive quality of the Canada team grows to the point of touching the post from a corner, but there’s nothing to do, they close the group with zero points.  A sour end for Canada.

•  Italian Serie A players called up in this game

🇨🇦 Canada:  None
🇲🇦 Morocco:  Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina) played all 90 minutes
Abdelhamid Sabiri (Sampdoria) played until the 65th minute and was replaced by Selim Amallah
Walid Cheddira (Bari) listed as a substitute

🏆 👉 Congratulations to Serie A and Serie B* players with Morocco for the qualification to the Round of 16

✅ Sofyan Amrabat (@ACFFiorentinaEN )
✅ Abdelhamid Sabiri (@sampdoria_en )
✅ Walid Cheddira (@sscalciobari) *@SerieA_EN https://t.co/2rEWEFTjDG

— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) December 1, 2022

Photo via twitter.com/fifaworldcup

Morocco opened the score in the 4th minute. Hakim Ziyech defeated Canada goalkeeper with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.

Another look at the play that gifted Morocco an early goal vs Canada 👀🇲🇦 pic.twitter.com/ebXhoLXN6i

— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) December 1, 2022

Canda are conceding another goal. Morocco lead with a 2-0 in the 23rd minute. Youssef En-Nesyri scored with a right-footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Achraf Hakimi.

What a run by En-Nesyri for Morocco’s second goal of the day 🇲🇦 pic.twitter.com/cqf8l9wDTs

— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) December 1, 2022

Morocco fans are LOUD 🇲🇦 pic.twitter.com/vSrVKGM71W

— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) December 1, 2022

Oops… an own goal by Nayef Aguerd in the 40th minute shortened the distance for Canada.

With the help of a deflection, Canada takes one back 🇨🇦 pic.twitter.com/rOZxviVUNy

— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) December 1, 2022

50 #CANMNT Caps for the boss 👔#WeCAN pic.twitter.com/kj969stqVP

— Canada Soccer (@CanadaSoccerEN) December 1, 2022

✅   Stats before the game. Morocco have never lost in their three previous meetings with Canada in all competitions (W2 D1), most recently a 4-0 friendly win in October 2016. This will be Morocco’s fifth meeting against a non-European team at the World Cup; so far the Lions of the Atlas have lost all their previous games against these national teams (Peru, Saudi Arabia, Brazil and Iran). Canada are eliminated from this World Cup having suffered two defeats in their first two games; in addition, it has lost all five matches in the competition, only El Salvador (6) has played more games losing every time in the tournament. The one against Belgium was Morocco’s third World Cup victory in 18 games played (D6 L9). All successes have come against European internationals (Portugal in 1986 and Scotland in 1998). This will be Canada’s first meeting against an African national team since October 2016, in which they lost to Morocco 4-0 in Marrakech and Hakim Ziyech scored twice. Canada’s only previous match against an African national team in official competition is against Cameroon in the Confederations Cup in 2001 (0-2 loss).

Photo via twitter.com/CanadaSoccerEN

📺 Click the video to watch Canada 1 – 2 Morocco highlights on Thursday 1 December 2022

A result which saw Morocco reach the #FIFAWorldCup knockout stage for the first time in 36 years 👏

See highlights from their 2-1 win over Canada on FIFA+ 👇

— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) December 1, 2022

Oh Canada! 🇨🇦

One more time, but not the last time. #WeCAN pic.twitter.com/e3Br5wvV36

— Canada Soccer (@CanadaSoccerEN) December 1, 2022

Photo via twitter.com/EnMaroc

🏆 👉 Result 🇨🇦 Canada 1 – 2 Morocco 🇲🇦

⚽️ Goals: 4′ Hakim Ziyech (M), 23′ Youssef En-Nesyri (M), 40′ Nayef Aguerd (own goal)

✍ Ball Possession: 59% @CanadaSoccerEN and 41% @EnMaroc

✅ https://t.co/ELlq7l6bLW@SerieASitdown @TheCalcioGuys https://t.co/8wnqvXqDcJ

— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) December 1, 2022

Photo via twitter.com/EnMaroc

FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
Group F

🇨🇦  Canada 1 – 2 Morocco 🇲🇦
Thursday 1 December 2022
Al Thumama Stadium
Al Thumama, Qatar

18:00 (Local time)

Referee: Raphael Claus (BRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Rodrigo Figueiredo (BRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Danilo Simon (BRA)
Fourth Official: Yoshimi Yamashita (JPN)
Reserve Assistant Referee: Michael Orue (PER)
Video Assistant Referee: Julio Bascuñan (CHI)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Juan Martinez (ESP)
Offside Video Assistant Referee: Roberto Diaz Perez Del Palomar (ESP)
Support Video Assistant Referee: Leodan Gonzalez (URU)
Standby Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Pau Cebrian Devis (ESP)

Goals: 4′ Hakim Ziyech (M), 23′ Youssef En-Nesyri (M), 40′ Nayef Aguerd (own goal)

Official lineups – formations – tabellino: