Canada vs Morocco - prediction, team news, lineups | World Cup 2026

Aiming to avenge 1 of their 2022 mishaps and proceed their record-setting World Cup 2026 journey, Canada instrumentality connected Morocco astatine the NRG Stadium successful Saturday's last-16 battle.

The Canucks deservedly bushed South Africa 1-0 to acceptable up a showdown with the Atlas Lions, who defied the outright victor likelihood successful our World Cup betting guide to flooded the Netherlands connected penalties.

Match preview

Sending his location federation done successful his adopted location of California, Canada midfielder Stephen Eustaquio - who spent the 2nd fractional of past play connected indebtedness astatine Los Angeles FC from Porto - provided the 1 infinitesimal of devastating attacking prime to destruct South Africa astatine the Los Angeles Stadium.

Jesse Marsch's men were repeatedly denied by Ronwen Williams and last-ditch Bafana Bafana defending successful their last-32 clash, but with 92 minutes connected the clock, Eustaquio arrowed a good decorativeness into the acold country to spark chaotic Canucks celebrations.

Already penning a caller section of past conscionable by reaching the World Cup knockout rounds, Canada tin present proudly boast a first-ever World Cup knockout victory, which was conscionable reward for their relentless endeavour against South Africa.

Marsch's men made nary less than 100 final-third pressures successful the archetypal fractional of their last-32 lucifer - the astir of immoderate squad since 2010 - portion Eustaquio's exquisite victor saw Canada find the backmost of the nett for the sixth crippled running.

A day with either France oregon Paraguay awaits if Canada tin upset the likelihood against Morocco, though that is an incredibly large if against a broadside whom they person ne'er beaten successful elder men's football, suffering 3 defeats from their erstwhile 4 encounters.

When Morocco bushed Canada 2-1 during the radical signifier of the 2022 World Cup, the Canucks besides needed the Atlas Lions to bash their goalscoring occupation for them, arsenic Nayef Aguerd netted what proved to beryllium a consolatory ain goal.

Four years connected from their unprecedented semi-final showing, Morocco proceed to marque their lawsuit for different heavy tally successful North America, coming bully from the punishment spot yet again to dump retired the Netherlands successful the past 32.

Denied by the heroics of Bart Verbruggen successful the 120 minutes, Mohamed Ouahbi's men were acold from flawless from 12 yards, but the Netherlands were worse during a shootout that volition not unrecorded agelong successful the representation connected prime alone.

Becoming the archetypal African squad to triumph a knockout lucifer successful 2 abstracted World Cups, the Atlas Lions' progression to the past 16 was conscionable reward for a broadside who completed a staggering 801 passes against a pragmatic Netherlands team; lone Spain person besides managed much than 800 successful a World Cup crippled since information postulation began.

Morocco are besides unbeaten successful 9 consecutive matches since their 'defeat' to Senegal successful the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final, and a changeable astatine revenge against 2022 semi-final conquerors France could prevarication successful store if the Atlas Lions nonstop the archetypal co-hosts packing.

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Team News

Team quality from the Canada campy volition nary uncertainty beryllium dominated by Alphonso Davies talk, aft the Bayern Munich prima came disconnected the seat for the last 15 minutes against South Africa; his archetypal planetary quality since March 2025.

Marsch did not regularisation retired a starting relation for Davies successful the past 16 instantly aft Sunday's victory, but ever-present Richie Laryea is simply a safer enactment astatine left-back and should reprise his relation successful the starting lineup.

The Canucks person nary different fittingness concerns barring semipermanent limb absentee Ismael Kone, but Marsch faces 2 captious dilemmas; Jacob Shaffelburg vs. Liam Millar astatine near wing, and the three-way conflict betwixt Promise David, Cyle Larin and Tani Oluwaseyi to spouse Jonathan David up top.

Meanwhile, Morocco suffered a scare against the Netherlands erstwhile centre-back Chadi Riad was forcibly substituted successful the 75th minute, but the Crystal Palace antheral has made a accelerated instrumentality to afloat grooming and is expected to beryllium progressive here.

Redouane Halhal and Marwane Saadane are connected standby successful lawsuit Riad is ruled out, but Ouahbi is anticipated to person a fully-fit squad for the past 16, including Bayern Munich caller lad Ismael Saibari.

The 25-year-old's determination to the Allianz Arena was confirmed the time aft Morocco's last-32 victory; his archetypal and lone World Cup crippled without a extremity to date.

Canada imaginable starting lineup:

Crepeau; Johnston, Bombito, Cornelius, Laryea; Buchanan, Saliba, Eustaquio, Shaffelburg; David, Oluwaseyi

Morocco imaginable starting lineup:

Bono; Hakimi, Diop, Riad, Mazraoui; El Aynaoui, Bouaddi; Diaz, Ounahi, El Khannouss; Saibari

We say: Canada 1-2 Morocco

Canada pressing arsenic intensely arsenic they did against South Africa connected Saturday is surely a look for catastrophe against this Morocco outfit, who should unrecorded up to their favourites tag successful this contest.

As was the lawsuit successful 2022, a 2-1 triumph for the Atlas Lions is forecast, keeping the imagination of a first-ever African champion alive.

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