Canada vs Morocco: Result, Stats & Predictions (World Cup 2026)
Morocco eliminated co-host Canada 3-0 in the Round of 16, with Azzedine Ounahi's brace and a Brahim Diaz assist record sealing the result.
5 July 2026
Result
Morocco beat co-host Canada 3-0 in Houston to reach the World Cup quarter-finals. Azzedine Ounahi struck twice in the second half, converting a knockdown from an Achraf Hakimi free-kick before adding a second from a Brahim Diaz pass in the 82nd minute. Soufiane Rahimi completed the scoring in stoppage time, also assisted by Diaz. Eight yellow cards were shown across a bad-tempered, 38-foul contest. Canada's historic home run ends in the last 16.
What it means for Last Man Standing pools
Canada carried real pool momentum as co-hosts riding a home crowd, and plenty of players still had them alive as a "safe" home pick heading into the knockouts. This was the result that ended a run rather than started one — anyone holding Canada back for a late save just lost it. Morocco, by contrast, has quietly been clearing out survivors all tournament as the classic dark-horse pick, and backing them here would have kept a pool alive deep into July.
Pre-match forecasts
Pre-match markets made Morocco clear favourites, with forecasts putting them around 55% to win outright inside 90 minutes, a draw close to 28%, and Canada near 17%. Canada's underdog value reflected genuine belief in their attack after a tournament run that had surprised most forecasters, but the consensus still expected Morocco's experience to tell in a knockout match. The result matched the pre-match expectation comfortably — Morocco controlled the game as forecast, with Canada unable to turn home advantage into the upset some had backed.
Standout stats
Brahim Diaz became the first African player to register four assists in a single World Cup — the most by any African player in the tournament's history — according to match data reported by ESPN. Azzedine Ounahi's brace made him the first Moroccan to score twice in a World Cup match since Salaheddine Bassir's double against Scotland in 1998, a 28-year gap. Canada's exit also means every co-host nation was eliminated before the final, the first time in this expanded 48-team format that a host has gone out in the round of 16. The eight yellow cards and 38 fouls made it the most heavily officiated match of the knockout rounds so far.
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