The Moroccan national team secured a ticket to the quarter-finals of the 2026 World Cup, after achieving a huge and well-deserved victory over the host of the tournament, the Canadian national team, with a score of 3-0, in the confrontation that brought them together in the Round of 16 competitions, making the Atlas Lions the first to qualify for the quarter-finals of the World Cup.
The Moroccan national team imposed a clear advantage after the end of the first half with a goalless draw, and the offensive explosion began with the start of the second half, Azzedine Ounahi opened the scoring in the 50 minute after a pass from Hakimi, giving the Atlas Lions a deserved advantage.
The Moroccan national team continued to dominate the course of the match, before Azzedine Onahhi returned and added the second goal in the 82 minute, this time after an assist from Diaz, putting the match practically within the team’s reach. Moroccan.
In stoppage time, Sofian Rahimi concluded the goal festival by scoring the third goal at the 90+8 minute, taking advantage of a pass by Diaz, to confirm the superiority of the Atlas Lions and give them a historic victory by three clean goals.
With this victory, the Moroccan team continues to write history, maintaining the representation of the Arabs and the African continent in the tournament, after it was the first African team to reach the semi-finals. The World Cup in the last edition, to continue his dream of repeating that achievement and perhaps surpassing it in the 2026 World Cup.
The Atlas Lions are waiting in the quarter-finals for the winner of the upcoming confrontation between France and Paraguay, which will be held shortly, to determine Morocco’s competitor in the search for a new global achievement.