Morocco beat Canada 3-0 in the World Cup last‑16 in Houston to reach the quarter-finals, Azzedine Ounahi scoring twice while Brahim Diaz provided two assists. Morocco won despite having only five efforts on goal, the fewest by a team who won a World Cup knockout match on record, and the first half was the first in World Cup history with more yellow cards than shots. Captain Achraf Hakimi was a constant threat, Canada’s injured Alphonso Davies was confined to the bench, and manager Jesse Marsch said Morocco “were bending a little bit but they didn't break.” Morocco remain unbeaten at this World Cup and across their last 34 matches in all competitions, a run that includes a disputed 2026 Africa Cup of Nations final result. This victory is Morocco’s second successive men’s World Cup quarter-final appearance and brings their total World Cup knockout wins to four, matching the combined tally of all other African nations; one more win would equal their 2022 semi-final haul.
