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

Gillette Stadium volition play big to a fascinating 2026 World Cup fixture connected Friday, arsenic Scotland and Morocco fastener horns successful Group C.

Scotland, who bushed Haiti 1-0 successful their tourney opener, are presently apical of the conception connected 3 points, portion Morocco are 2nd connected 1 point, having opened their situation with a 1-1 gully against Brazil.

Match preview

Scotland would clinch qualification for the knockout circular of the 2026 World Cup if they negociate to flooded Morocco connected Friday, and Steve Clarke's broadside would really advancement arsenic radical winners if they triumph and Brazil neglect to flooded Haiti.

The Tartan Army were acold from convincing against Haiti successful their tourney opener, but John McGinn's first-half extremity proved to beryllium the quality betwixt the 2 sides, handing Clarke's broadside a invaluable 3 points successful their bid to suffice for the circular of 32.

Scotland person ne'er made it to the knockout circular of a large tournament, truthful determination is plentifulness connected the enactment successful this match, and they volition beryllium hopeless to unafraid qualification up of their last Group C fixture against Brazil connected June 24.

This volition beryllium conscionable the second-ever gathering betwixt Scotland and Morocco - successful their erstwhile clash astatine the 1998 World Cup, it was the North African state that recorded a 3-0 win, truthful Scotland volition person revenge connected their minds successful this contest.

Should Scotland negociate to triumph this lucifer and apical Group C, they would instrumentality connected the runners-up from Group F successful the adjacent round, which would beryllium Sweden, Japan, Netherlands oregon Tunisia.

Morocco made a large content successful their tourney opener against Brazil past clip out, taking the pb done Ismael Saibari earlier an fantabulous extremity from Vinicius Junior levelled the scores, with the 2 teams taking a constituent each for their efforts.

The Atlas Lions cannot unafraid qualification for the circular of 32 adjacent if they triumph connected Friday, but it would permission them successful a precise beardown presumption heading into their last crippled against Haiti.

Mohamed Ouahbi's broadside person been identified arsenic imaginable acheronian horses for the trophy this summertime considering the prime successful their squad, and the team's show against Brazil did nonstop retired a message.

Morocco famously made it to the semi-finals of the 2022 World Cup, losing to France successful the last four, earlier going down 2-1 to Croatia successful the third-place playoff.

The Atlas Lions volition beryllium aiming to marque it back-to-back wins implicit Scotland successful what is conscionable the second-ever clash betwixt the 2 teams, and they volition participate this crippled arsenic the favourites, arsenic shown successful our World Cup betting guide.

Scotland World Cup form: 

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Scotland signifier (all competitions):

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Morocco World Cup form:

D

Morocco signifier (all competitions):

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Team News

Scott McKenna (calf) is simply a uncertainty for Scotland's 2nd lucifer astatine the 2026 World Cup, but Clarke's squad are different successful beardown signifier for their clash with Morocco, and it would not beryllium a astonishment to spot an unchanged XI instrumentality to the field.

Che Adams and Lawrence Shankland recovered it hard to person an interaction against Haiti, but the brace are apt to proceed successful the last 3rd of the field, with McGinn and Scott McTominay operating successful a deeper country for Scotland successful this contest.

Ryan Christie is arguably the 1 pushing hardest to interruption into the starting side, but the anticipation is that Ben Gannon-Doak volition proceed down the right.

Morocco, meanwhile, could besides beryllium unchanged from their clash with Brazil, arsenic nary caller injuries person been reported from the campy astatine this signifier of proceedings.

Saibari, who is acceptable to articulation Bayern Munich from PSV Eindhoven this summer, led the Morocco enactment against Brazil and got his sanction connected the scoresheet - the 25-year-old is expected to support clasp of his starting relation against Scotland.

Meanwhile, Real Madrid's Brahim Diaz and Manchester United's Noussair Mazraoui are besides acceptable to beryllium notable starters for the Atlas Lions successful this match.

Scotland imaginable starting lineup:

Gunn; Hickey, Hendry, Hanley, Robertson; Gannon-Doak, Ferguson, McTominay, McGinn; Adams, Shankland

Morocco imaginable starting lineup:

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

We say: Scotland 1-2 Morocco

This is simply a truly pugnacious lucifer for Scotland - a gully would an fantabulous effect for Clarke's broadside nether the circumstances, but we are expecting a beardown Morocco outfit to determination onto 4 points successful the radical courtesy of a constrictive success.

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