Morocco and Canada meet this afternoon in Houston – with a place in the World Cup quarter-finals at stake. Get all the team news here.
Morocco will be hoping to build on their dramatic penalty shootout win over the Netherlands when they face World Cup host Canada in the last eight. The African champions have looked strong so far in their quest to repeat their Qatar 2022 semi-final feat.
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Soon the match starts, you can follow it in our Live service.
Canada has shown promise at times, but the questions remain whether they can really measure up to the best. Two wins in four games – against South Africa and Qatar – have taken them here, but this will be a completely different calibre.
Here are the confirmed line-ups before kick-off at 18:00 BST.
Canada lineup
Jesse Marsch has made three changes from the team that beat South Africa. Niko Sigur, Lucas De Fougerolles and Ali Ahmed come in, while Derek Cornelius, Nathan Saliba and Liam Millar go down to the bench.
Canada (XI): Crépeau – Johnston, De Fougerolles, Bombito, Laryea – Sigur, Eustáquio, Oluwaseyi, Buchanan, Ahmed – J. David
Substitutes: St. Clair, Goodman, Jones, Waterman, Cornelius, Davies, Choinière, Millar, Shaffelburg, Osorio, Saliba, Larin, P. David, Nelson
Morocco line-up
Morocco coach Mohamed Ouahbi makes only one change to the defence – Redouane Halhal replaces Chadi Riad.
Morocco (XI): Bounou – Hakimi, Diop, Halhal, Mazraoui – Bouaddi, Ounahi, El Aynaoui – El Khannouss, Saibari, Díaz
Substitutes: El Kajoui, Tagnaouti, Saadane, El Ouahdi, Riad, Belammari, Salah Eddine, Amrabat, Talbi, El Mourabet, Yassine, Rahimi, Sbai, El Kaabi, Amaimouni
How to watch the match
Kick-off: Saturday 4 July at 18:00 BST
Location: NRG Stadium, Houston
TV (UK): ITV1
Streaming: ITVX or Sky Go
Key figures
- Canada is in the World Cup finals for the first time in its history
- Canada has scored in six games in a row – across all competitions
- Canada had 100 pressure situations in the final third in the first half against South Africa – the highest in a World Cup match since data collection began in 2010
- Canada have kept a clean sheet in two of their last three World Cup matches
- Morocco are unbeaten in their last nine matches across all competitions
- The Atlas Lions have progressed from the group stage of two World Cups in a row for the first time
- Morocco completed 801 passes against the Netherlands – only the second team (after Spain) with over 800 in a World Cup match since modern data collection
- Morocco have conceded just two goals in four games at the 2026 World Cup
- Morocco won 2-1 against Canada in the 2022 World Cup
- The Atlas Lions have never lost to Canada at the senior level
History speaks for Morocco – but Canada has already proven that they can surprise. This will be a game worth watching.
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