Match Summary · Canada · World Cup · Football · International · World Cup · Canada · Morocco · Azzedine Ounahi · Achraf Hakimi · Brahim Diaz
| Metric | Canada | Morocco |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 44% | 56% |
| Shots | 10 | 5 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 4 |
| Shots off target | 3 | 1 |
| Corners | 11 | 1 |
| Fouls | 23 | 14 |
| Yellow cards | 4 | 4 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Offsides | 2 | 3 |
| Goalkeeper saves | 1 | 3 |
Marsch's quote landed like a promise - and then came the reality check. The score was still 0-0 at half-time, but the second-half highlights belonged to Morocco: Ounahi broke it open at 49'22'', with Hakimi providing the assist, and the midfielder doubled his tally at 81'24'', this time fed by Diaz.
So what did Canada have to show for the pressure? The stats in the match summary told a blunt story: 10 shots, only 3 on target, and no goals. The other number that screamed disruption was discipline - Canada committed 23 fouls, and both teams finished with 4 cards in a stop-start contest refereed by Michael Oliver.
And the interview question hanging over the whole summary: where was Alphonso Davies? Canada listed him among the substitutes, but he never came off the bench as Morocco closed it out - Rahimi made it 0-3 at 90'00'', again assisted by Diaz.
Our pre-match analysis called this one correctly. These picks were backed before kick-off and landed after the final result.
1X2: Away @1.85
Pre-match pick: The strategist’s main pick is Morocco to win and