Published on: 04/07/2026 - 16:30 Last updated: 05/07/2026 - 12:06

On Saturday, Morocco defeated Canada 3-0 in the 2026 World Cup final, to advance to the next round. Ezzedine Ounahi scored two goals, while Sofiane Rahimi scored the third and final goal. The “Lions” battalion is the first team to obtain a pass visa to the next round of the tournament.

On Saturday, Morocco achieved a landslide victory over Canada, by three goals to zero, to advance to the quarter-finals of the 2026 World Cup. The “Lions” battalion is considered the first team to obtain a pass to the next round of the tournament.

Onahi scored twice for Canada

The three Moroccan goals were scored by Azzedine Ounahi, who scored the Canadian net twice in both halves, then Sofiane Rahimi, who returned the ball in the second half, scoring the final goal, in an interview during which Real Madrid star Ibrahim Diaz excelled with two decisive passes. While Ismail Al-Sibari was forced to leave the field due to his injury, but Sufyan Rahimi was able to disturb the Canadian defense a lot and perform the task properly.

Diaz has the most assists

Diaz raised his tally of assists to four in the current edition, and became the highest number of assists for African players in the history of World Cup finals.

This is the second time in a row that Morocco has reached the quarter-finals in its seventh participation, after the last edition in Qatar when it finished fourth. It is also the third victory for Morocco in the current edition, compared to two draws, and the eighth in 28 matches in the finals, compared to 9 draws and 11 defeats.

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Bad first half for the Atlas Lions

Morocco played a bad first half, because the American coach of the Canadian national team, Jesse Marsh, came in with a plan that mixed up Wehbe’s cards, and the Atlas Lions found it very difficult to pass through the sides towards Maxime Crepeau’s goal.

The Canadian team exerted terrible pressure on Morocco in the first half with the necessary physical aggression, with the match referee forced to issue the yellow card on many occasions. However, it was difficult to continue the second half at the same pace.

The first half witnessed more yellow cards than offensive opportunities (6 to 5), for the first time in a first half in the history of the World Cup since 1966.

Canadian pressure declined and the Moroccan attack exploded

Over time, the Canadian pressure decreased, allowing the Moroccan team to organize its operations more and be more effective in front of Marsh's goal. He succeeded in scoring two goals from only six attempts in the match, including one in the first half.

Morocco ended Canada's adventure, which achieved two unprecedented achievements in its participation in the World Cup: its first victory and reaching the qualifying rounds for the first time, but it paid the price for wasting the many opportunities that came before it in the first half.

Morocco will play in the quarter-finals on Thursday in Boston with Paraguay or France, who will meet later in Philadelphia.

Back to the most prominent moments of the confrontation:

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Well deserved qualification

Congratulations to the Moroccan national team for qualifying for the quarter-finals

An interesting interview that witnessed two different stages

The match ended with Morocco winning 3-0

Third goal

Goal kick for Morocco

A mistake for Canada, not far from the outskirts of operations

Corner for Canada

The Canadian goalkeeper came to Bono's operations area during the corner, but without danger to Morocco

Goal kick for Canada

8 minutes of stoppage time

A mistake by Morocco in the operations area in front of Bono

The ball is in the Moroccan Operations box and Mazraoui kicks the ball away

Onahi's goals reminded us of his style with Spain's Girona

Onahi, with his performance in the second half and scoring two goals, saved the first half of the match

Interference from Bono. The Moroccan goalkeeper fell to the ground

And the exit of the people and the entry of the marabouts

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