NationalMatches Men's National Team vs Morocco
December 01, 2022 | Kickoff: 10:00AM ET
[2022-12] FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™
Men's National Team

Men's National Team

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Morocco

Morocco

Al Thumama, Qatar | Al Thumama Stadium

Attendance: 43102

  • 85'

    Yahya Jabrane
    Achraf Hakimi

  • Steven Vitória

    84'

  • David Wotherspoon
    David Junior Hoilett

    76'
  • 76'

    Jawad El Yamiq
    Azzedine Ounahi

  • 76'

    Abderrazak Hamdallah
    Hakim Ziyech

  • Richie Laryea
    Jonathan Osorio

    65'
  • 65'

    Selim Amallah
    Abdelhamid Sabiri

  • 65'

    Zakaria Aboukhlal
    Sofiane Boufal

  • Ismaël Koné
    Samuel Adekugbe

    60'

  • Jonathan David
    Cyle Larin

    60'

  • Atiba Hutchinson
    Mark-Anthony Kaye

    60'

  • Samuel Adekugbe

    45+2'
  • 40'

    Nayef Aguerd

  • Jonathan Osorio

    26'
  • 23'

    Youssef En-Nesyri

  • David Junior Hoilett

    7'
  • 4'

    Hakim Ziyech

Timeline

Men's National Team
  • KO

    KO

  • 4 ' | Hakim Ziyech

  • 7 ' | David Junior Hoilett

  • 23 ' | Youssef En-Nesyri

  • 26 ' | Jonathan Osorio

  • 40 ' | Nayef Aguerd

  • 45+2 ' | Samuel Adekugbe

  • HT

    HT

  • 60 ' | Atiba Hutchinson - Mark-Anthony Kaye

  • 60 ' | Jonathan David - Cyle Larin

  • 60 ' | Ismaël Koné - Samuel Adekugbe

  • 65 ' | Zakaria Aboukhlal - Sofiane Boufal

  • 65 ' | Selim Amallah - Abdelhamid Sabiri

  • 65 ' | Richie Laryea - Jonathan Osorio

  • 76 ' | Abderrazak Hamdallah - Hakim Ziyech

  • 76 ' | Jawad El Yamiq - Azzedine Ounahi

  • 76 ' | David Wotherspoon - David Junior Hoilett

  • 84 ' | Steven Vitória

  • 85 ' | Yahya Jabrane - Achraf Hakimi

  • FT

    FT

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Morocco

Match Report

Canada Soccer’s Men’s National Team lost 2:1 to Morocco in its third group-stage match at the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar. The match was Canada’s last game at the tournament, marking the end of their return to the World Cup after a 36-year hiatus.
Morocco drew first blood in the game with two goals, one from Hakim Ziyech in the 4’ minute followed by En-Nesyri’s counterattacking strike in the 23’ minute. Canada got one back when a Sam Adekugbe cross resulted in a Nayef Aguerd own goal. Canada spent the entire second-half searching for its equalizer, dominating possession and creating goal-scoring chances, but ran out of time before it could level the game.
Despite Canada’s shaky start, the team continued to fight their way back into the match. A close chance saw Cyle Larin skip past a Moroccan midfielder before curling in a low ball for Tajon Buchanan. Buchanan slid into the six-yard box, trying to get on the end of the cross, but he couldn’t direct his shot into the net.
But the half-chance was a sign of things to come.
In the 40’ minute, Buchanan played a short pass to Sam Adekugbe who took on Hakimi down the wing. After beating his defender, Adekugbe drilled in a low shot that took a deflection off Aguerd and directed the ball past the Moroccan keeper.
The second half was more of the same from Canada. The team continued to fight its way back into the game. Canada fired warning shots in the first 15 minutes of the second half. A Canadian corner in the 70th minute saw substitute Atiba Hutchinson direct a power header that struck the bar and bounced down on the goal line. It took goal-line technology to rule the close chance as no goal.
As Canada pushed to find its equalizer, Morocco awaited its opportunity to hit on the counterattack, but Canada’s defence was not troubled. On multiple occasions, Hutchinson played deeper in the midfield to break up Morocco’s play. The likes of Kamal Miller, Steven Vitoria and Alistair Johnston stepped up as a unit to shut down Morocco’s attack in the second half.
Although this loss marks the end of Canada’s experience at the World Cup, the team will return in 2026 when the tournament heads to North America.
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Starting 11

Alistair Johnston
Alistair Johnston
Fullback
Samuel Adekugbe
Samuel Adekugbe
Fullback
Kamal Miller
Kamal Miller
Centre back
Steven Vitória
Steven Vitória
Centre back
David Junior Hoilett
David Junior Hoilett
Forward
Tajon Buchanan
Tajon Buchanan
Forward
Mark-Anthony Kaye
Mark-Anthony Kaye
Midfielder
Cyle Larin
Cyle Larin
Forward
Milan Borjan
Milan Borjan
Goalkeeper
Alphonso Davies
Alphonso Davies
Forward
Jonathan Osorio
Jonathan Osorio
Midfielder

Subs

Atiba Hutchinson
Atiba Hutchinson
Midfielder
Ismaël Koné
Ismaël Koné
Midfielder
Jonathan David
Jonathan David
Forward
Richie Laryea
Richie Laryea
Midfielder
David Wotherspoon
David Wotherspoon
Midfielder

Did Not Feature

Dayne St. Clair
Dayne St. Clair
Goalkeeper
Samuel Piette
Samuel Piette
Midfielder
Liam Fraser
Liam Fraser
Midfielder
Lucas Cavallini
Lucas Cavallini
Forward
Iké Ugbo
Iké Ugbo
Forward
James Pantemis
James Pantemis
Goalkeeper
Liam Millar
Liam Millar
Forward
Derek Cornelius
Derek Cornelius
Centre back
Joel Waterman
Joel Waterman
Centre back

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Match started between Men's National Team and Morocco

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Dec 01, 2022 | 4'

Men's National Team goal by Hakim Ziyech

1 - 0

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Dec 01, 2022 | 8'

Men's National Team yellow card for David Junior Hoilett

David Junior Hoilett

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Dec 01, 2022 | 23'

Morocco goal by Youssef en Nesyri

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Dec 01, 2022 | 26'

Men's National Team yellow card for Jonathan Osorio

Jonathan Osorio

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Dec 01, 2022 | 45'

Men's National Team yellow card for Samuel Adekugbe

Samuel Adekugbe

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Dec 01, 2022 | HT

Halftime

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Dec 01, 2022 | 60'

Men's National Team Substitution of Mark-Anthony Kaye by Atiba Hutchinson

Mark-Anthony Kaye

Atiba Hutchinson

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Dec 01, 2022 | 60'

Men's National Team Substitution of Cyle Larin by Jonathan David

Cyle Larin

Jonathan David

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Dec 01, 2022 | 60'

Men's National Team Substitution of Samuel Adekugbe by Ismaël Koné

Samuel Adekugbe

Ismaël Koné

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Dec 01, 2022 | 65'

Men's National Team Substitution of Sofiane Boufal by Zakaria Aboukhlal

Sofiane Boufal

Zakaria Aboukhlal

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Dec 01, 2022 | 65'

Morocco Substitution of Abdelhamid Sabiri by Selim Amallah

Abdelhamid Sabiri

Selim Amallah

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Dec 01, 2022 | 65'

Men's National Team Substitution of Jonathan Osorio by Richie Laryea

Jonathan Osorio

Richie Laryea

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Dec 01, 2022 | 76'

Morocco Substitution of Hakim Ziyech by Abderrazak Hamdallah

Hakim Ziyech

Abderrazak Hamdallah

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Dec 01, 2022 | 76'

Morocco Substitution of Azzedine Ounahi by Jawad El Yamiq

Azzedine Ounahi

Jawad El Yamiq

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Dec 01, 2022 | 76'

Men's National Team Substitution of David Junior Hoilett by David Wotherspoon

David Junior Hoilett

David Wotherspoon

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Dec 01, 2022 | 84'

Men's National Team yellow card for Steven Vitória

Steven Vitória

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Dec 01, 2022 | 85'

Morocco Substitution of Achraf Hakimi by Yahya Jabrane

Achraf Hakimi

Yahya Jabrane

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Dec 01, 2022 | FT

Match ended, final score: 1 - 2

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