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Scotland vs Morocco Official Lineups, FIFA World Cup Group C, Friday, 19 June 2026

Scotland vs Morocco Official Lineups, FIFA World Cup Group C, Friday, 19 June 2026

Here are the official starting lineups for the Scotland vs Morocco match in Group C of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, scheduled for Friday, June 19, 2026, at Boston Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Scotland is looking to capitalize on its initial 1-0 victory against Haiti, while Morocco, which reached the semifinals at the 2022 World Cup, is eager to claim its first win after a draw with Brazil.  Group C features Brazil, Morocco, Haiti, and Scotland.

 

FIFA Ranking 

As they head into the match, Morocco holds the No. 7 spot, whereas Scotland is positioned at No. 42.

19-06-2026 22:00
Matchday 2

 

✅    3 Serie A players called up for the  🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿  Scotland National team for the World Cup 2026:

  • Bologna midfielder Lewis Ferguson
  •  Napoli midfielder Scott McTominay
  • Torino forward Che Adams

✅    1 Serie A players called up for  🇲🇦   Morocco National team for the World Cup 2026:

  • AS Roma midfielder Neil El Aynaoui

 

 

👉   Click here for  Full 2026 World Cup Squad Lists – Confirmed rosters for all 48 teams.

👉  Click here for  2026 World Cup Group Stage Standings.

 

 
Knockout
 
Possible knockout

Scotland starting lineup: Angus Gunn, Grant Hanley, Jack Hendry, Kieran Tierney, Scott McTominay, Andy Robertson, Nathan Patterson, Lewis Ferguson, John McGinn, Ché Adams, Ryan Christie.

Substitutes: Findlay Curtis, Liam Kelly, Aaron Hickey, John Souttar, Ben Gannon-Doak, Tyler Fletcher, George Hirst, Kenny McLean, Craig Gordon, Lawrence Shankland, Scott McKenna, Lyndon Dykes, Anthony Ralston, Dominic Hyam, Ross Stewart.

Morocco starting lineup: Yassine Bounou, Noussair Mazraoui, Issa Diop, Achraf Hakimi, Chadi Riad, Neil El Aynaoui, Azzedine Ounahi, Bilal El Khannouss, Ayyoub Bouaddi, Brahim Díaz, Ismael Saibari.

Substitutes: Redouane Halhal, Samir El Mourabet, Sofyan Amrabat, Munir El Kajoui, Anass Salah-Eddine, Amine Sbaï, Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti, Chemsdine Talbi, Ayoub El Kaabi, Gessime Yassine, Zakaria El Ouahdi, Marwane Saadane, Soufiane Rahimi, Ayoube Amaimouni-Echghouyab, Youssef Belammari.

Scotland
Morocco

Starting lineups

1
Angus Gunn
Goalkeeper
3
Andrew Robertson
Defender
5
Grant Hanley
Defender
13
Jack Hendry
Defender
6
Kieran Tierney
Defender
60'
22
Nathan Patterson
Defender
89'
7
John McGinn
Midfielder
89'
19
Lewis Ferguson
Midfielder
11
Ryan Christie
Midfielder
71'
4
Scott McTominay
Midfielder
10
Ché Adams
Attacker
71'
1
Yassine Bounou
Goalkeeper
2
Achraf Hakimi
Defender
18
Chadi Riad
Defender
14
Issa Diop
Defender
3
Noussair Mazraoui
6
Ayyoub Bouaddi
Midfielder
8
Azzedine Ounahi
Midfielder
90'
23
Bilal El Khannouss
Midfielder
84'
10
Brahim Díaz
Midfielder
84'
11
Ismael Saibari
Midfielder
84'
24
Neil El Aynaoui
Midfielder

Substitutes

12
Liam Kelly
Goalkeeper
15
John Souttar
Defender
25
Findlay Curtis
Attacker
21
Craig Gordon
Goalkeeper
20
Lawrence Shankland
26
Scott McKenna
Defender
8
Tyler Fletcher
Midfielder
16
Dominic Hyam
Defender
2
Aaron Hickey
Defender
18
George Hirst
Attacker
17
Ben Gannon-Doak
Attacker
60'
23
Kenny McLean
Midfielder
71'
9
Lyndon Dykes
Attacker
71'
24
Anthony Ralston
Defender
89'
14
Ross Stewart
Attacker
89'
4
Sofyan Amrabat
Midfielder
26
Anass Salah-Eddine
20
Ayoub El Kaabi
Attacker
13
Zakaria El Ouahdi
16
Gessime Yassine
Midfielder
22
Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti
12
Munir El Kajoui
Goalkeeper
25
Redouane Halhal
Defender
19
Youssef Belammari
Midfielder
17
Amine Sbaï
Midfielder
5
Marwane Saadane
Midfielder
7
Chemsdine Talbi
Midfielder
84'
21
Ayoube Amaimouni-Echghouyab
84'
9
Soufiane Rahimi
Attacker
84'
15
Samir El Mourabet
Midfielder
90'

 

Scotland   Scotland World Cup 2026 Squad:

  • Goalkeepers: Craig Gordon (Hearts), Angus Gunn (Nottingham Forest), Liam Kelly (Rangers).
  • Defenders: Grant Hanley (Hibernian), Jack Hendry (Al-Etiffaq), Aaron Hickey (Brentford), Dom Hyam (Wrexham), Scott McKenna (Dinamo Zagreb), Nathan Patterson (Everton), Anthony Ralston (Celtic), Andy Robertson (Liverpool), John Souttar (Rangers), Kieran Tierney (Celtic).
  • Midfielders: Ryan Christie (Bournemouth), Finlay Curtis (Kilmarnock), Lewis Ferguson (Bologna), Ben Gannon-Doak (Bournemouth), Tyler Fletcher (Manchester United), John McGinn (Aston Villa), Kenny McLean (Norwich), Scott McTominay (Napoli).
  • Forwards: Che Adams (Torino), Lyndon Dykes (Charlton Athletic), George Hirst (Ipswich), Lawrence Shankland (Hearts), Ross Stewart (Southampton)
Morocco   Morocco World Cup 2026 Squad:
  • Goalkeepers: Yassine Bounou (Al Hilal), Munir El Kajoui (RS Berkane), Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti (AS FAR)
  • Defenders: Noussair Mazraoui (Manchester United), Anass Salah-Eddine (PSV Eindhoven), Youssef Belammari (Al Ahly), Nayef Aguerd (Olympique de Marseille), Chadi Riad (Crystal Palace), Issa Diop (Fulham), Redouane Halhal (Mechelen), Achraf Hakimi (PSG), Zakaria El Ouahdi (Genk)
  • Midfielders: Samir El Mourabet (Strasbourg), Ayyoub Bouaddi (Lille), Neil El Aynaoui (AS Roma), Sofyan Amrabat (Real Betis), Azzedine Ounahi (Girone), Bilal El Khannouss (Stuttgart), Ismael Saibari (PSV Eindhoven)
  • Forwards: Abdessamad Ezzalzouli (Real Betis), Chemsdine Talbi (Sunderland), Soufiane Rahimi (Al Ain), Ayoub El Kaabi (Olympiacos), Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid), Yassine Gessime (Strasbourg), Ayoube Amaimouni (Eintracht Frankfurt)

 

 

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Sports Events 365 2026 FIFA World Cup – Group C
Matchday 2

  🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿   Scotland – Morocco    🇲🇦

Date: Friday, June 19, 2026
Time: 3:00 PM EDT
Location: Gillette Stadium
Boston, MA

Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev UZB
Assistant Referee 1: Andrey Tsapenko UZB
Assistant Referee 2: Timur Gaynullin UZB
Fourth Official: Adham Makhadmeh JOR
Reserve AR: Mohammed Al-Kalaf JOR

Mexico vs South Republic Official Lineups, Thursday, 18 June 2026, World Cup Group A

Mexico vs South Republic Official Lineups, Thursday, 18 June 2026, World Cup Group A

Here are the official lineups for Mexico and South Korea in the highly anticipated Group A match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The game is set to be held at Guadalajara Stadium (Estadio Akron) in Guadalajara, Mexico. Both teams enter this match with victories from their opening games, making it a crucial clash to secure the top spot in the group.

 

FIFA RANKING

Mexico is ranked 13th, and South Korea is ranked 22nd in the latest FIFA Men’s World Rankings.

👉   2 Serie A players called up for  🇲🇽  the Mexico National team:
  • AC Milan Santiago Gimenez.
  • Genoa defender Johan Vasquez.

✅    Serie A players called up for  🇰🇷  the Korea Republic National team World Cup 2026:

  • None

👉   Click here for  Full 2026 World Cup Squad Lists – Confirmed rosters for all 48 teams.

👉  Click here for  2026 World Cup Group Stage Standings.

 
Knockout
 
Possible knockout

 

Mexico official lineup: Raúl Rangel, Jorge Sánchez, Edson Álvarez, Johan Vásquez, Jesús Gallardo; Luis Romo, Érik Lira, Brian Gutiérrez; Roberto Alvarado, Raúl Jiménez, Julián Quiñones

Substitutes: C. Acevedo, F. Ochoa, I. Reyes, A. Fidalgo, O. Pineda, G. Mora, L. Chavez, A. Vega, Santiago Gimenez, A. Gonzalez, O. Vargas, G. Martinez, C. Huerta

Mexico
Korea Republic

Starting lineups

1
Raúl Rangel
Goalkeeper
23
Jesús Gallardo
Defender
5
Johan Vásquez
Defender
2
Jorge Sánchez
Defender
26
Brian Gutiérrez
Midfielder
71'
4
Edson Álvarez
Midfielder
6
Erik Lira
Midfielder
7
Luis Romo
Midfielder
71'
25
Roberto Alvarado
Midfielder
80'
16
Julián Quiñones
84'
9
Raúl Jiménez
Attacker
80'
1
Seung-gyu Kim
Goalkeeper
2
Han-beom Lee
Defender
4
Min-jae Kim
Defender
15
Moon-hwan Kim
Defender
71'
22
Young-woo Seol
Defender
71'
3
Gi-hyuk Lee
Midfielder
7
Heung-min Son
Midfielder
57'
6
In-beom Hwang
Midfielder
10
Jae-sung Lee
Midfielder
57'
19
Kang-In Lee
Midfielder
8
Seung-Ho Paik
Midfielder
77'

Substitutes

13
Guillermo Ochoa
Goalkeeper
20
Mateo Chávez
Midfielder
8
Álvaro Fidalgo
Midfielder
24
Luis Chávez
Midfielder
14
Armando González
12
Carlos Acevedo
Goalkeeper
10
Alexis Vega
Attacker
22
Guillermo Martínez
19
Gilberto Mora
Midfielder
17
Orbelín Pineda
Midfielder
71'
18
Obed Vargas
Midfielder
71'
11
Santiago Giménez
80'
15
Israel Reyes
Defender
80'
21
César Huerta
Attacker
84'
5
Tae-hyeon Kim
Defender
12
Bum-keun Song
Goalkeeper
21
Hyeon-woo Jo
Goalkeeper
17
Jun-ho Bae
Midfielder
16
Jin-seob Park
Midfielder
24
Jin-gyu Kim
Midfielder
13
Tae-seok Lee
Defender
14
Wi-je Cho
Defender
23
Jens Castrop
Midfielder
26
Dong-gyeong Lee
Midfielder
18
Hyeon-gyu Oh
Attacker
57'
11
Hee-chan Hwang
Midfielder
57'
20
Hyun-jun Yang
Attacker
71'
25
Ji-sung Eom
Attacker
71'
9
Gue-sung Cho
Attacker
77'
Mexico    Mexico National World Cup 2026 Squad:
  • Goalkeepers: Raul Rangel (Guadalajara), Guillermo Ochoa (AEL Limassol), Carlos Acevedo (Santos Laguna)
  • Defenders: Jorge Sanchez (PAOK), Israel Reyes (Club America), Cesar Montes (Lokomotiv Moscow), Johan Vasquez (Genoa), Jesus Gallardo (Toluca), Mateo Chavez (AZ)
  • Midfielders: Erik Lira (Cruz Azul), Orbelin Pineda (AEK Athens), Alvaro Fidalgo (Real Betis), Roberto Alvarado, Brian Gutierrez, Luis Romo (Guadalajara), Edson Alvarez (West Ham), Obed Vargas (Atletico Madrid), Gilberto Mora (Tijuana), Luis Chavez (Dynamo Moscow)
  • Forwards: Cesar Huerta (Anderlecht), Alexis Vega (Toluca), Julian Quinones (Al-Qadsiah), Guillermo Martinez (UNAM), Armando Gonzalez (Guadalajara), Santiago Gimenez (AC Milan), Raul Jimenez (Fulham)
Korea Republic   Korea Republic World Cup 2026 Squad: 
  • Goalkeepers: Song Bumkeun (Jeonbuk), Jo Hyeonwoo (Ulsan), Kim Seung-gyu (FC Tokyo)
  • Defenders: Jens Castrop (Borussia Monchengladbach), Lee Hanbeom (Midtjylland), Park Jinseob (Zhejiang FC), Lee Kihyuk (Gangwon), Kim Minjae (Bayern Munich), Kim Moonhwan (Daejeon), Kim Taehyeon (Kashima Antlers), Lee Taeseok (Austria Wien), Seol Youngwoo (Crvena Zvezda), Cho Yumin (Sharjah)
  • Midfielders: Lee Donggyeong (Ulsan), Hwang Heechan (Wolves), Yang Hyunjun (Celtic), Hwang Inbeom (Feyenoord), Lee Jaesung (FSV Mainz), Kim Jingyu (Jeonbuk), Eom Jisung (Swansea), Bae Junho (Stoke), Lee Kangin (PSG), Paik Seungho (Birmingham)
  • Forwards: Cho Guesung (Midtjylland), Son Heungmin (LAFC), Oh Hyeongyu (Besiktas)

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Sports Events 365World Cup Group A Matchday 2

🇲🇽  Mexico – South Korea Republic  🇰🇷

Date: Thursday, June 18, 2026
Time: 6:00 PM PT / 9:00 PM ET (Local time is 7:00 PM CST)
Stadium: Estadio Guadalajara (Estadio Akron)
Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico

Referee: Gustavo Tejera URU
Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Barreiro URU
Assistant Referee 2: Nicolas Taran URU
Fourth Official: Andres Rojas COL
Reserve AR: Alexander Guzman COL