Morocco overpower Haiti to reach World Cup knockouts in six‑goal thriller

Morocco sealed their place in the World Cup last 16 with a 4-2 victory over Haiti, a high‑octane contest in which the Atlas Lions’ attacking control and defensive resilience ultimately proved too much for their spirited opponents.

• Morocco will play with . , on .
• Haiti will play with . , on .

Morocco

• Yassine Bounou (5.2)
• Achraf Hakimi Mouh (7.6)
• Redouane Halhal (6.7)
• Chadi Riad Dnanou (6.7)
• Anass Salah-Eddine (6.2)
• Neil El Aynaoui (6.7)
• Sofyan Amrabat (6.9)
• Brahim Abdelkader Díaz (6.5)
• Ismael Saibari Ben El Basra (7.3)
• Bilal El Khannouss (8.9)
• Ayoub El Kaabi (6.2)

Haiti

Substitutions:

Morocco

• Ismael Saibari Ben El Basra (Soufiane Rahimi, 70)
• Brahim Abdelkader Díaz (Azzedine Ounahi, 70)
• Ayoub El Kaabi (Gessime Yassine, 70)
• Neil El Aynaoui (Samir El Mourabet, 83)
• Anass Salah-Eddine (Noussair Mazraoui, 83)

Haiti

• Wilson Isidor (Louicius Don Deedson, 67)
• Ruben Fritzner Providence (Duckens Moses Nazon, 67)
• Danley Jean-Jacques (Dominique Celidor Simon, 80)
• Jean-Kévin Duverne (Carlens Jean Fedlaire Ruby Arcus, 80)
• Lenny Joseph (Frantzdy Pierrot, 83)

Ball possession:

Walid Regragui’s side dominated possession – 70% to Haiti’s 30% – and rained in 22 shots, 11 of them on target, as they recovered from moments of discomfort to secure top spot in Match Round 3 and underline their credentials as serious contenders in the knockout phase.

Passes:

Haiti, who managed just five efforts with only one on target, threatened intermittently on the counter and capitalised on Moroccan lapses to keep the scoreline respectable, but were largely pinned back by a technically superior and relentlessly driven Moroccan team.

Defense:

### Morocco’s attack in full flow

Face-to-face:

From the outset, Morocco imposed a suffocating rhythm. Their structure with the ball, anchored by the metronomic passing of Chadi Riad Dnanou and the creativity of Bilal El Khannouss and Achraf Hakimi, kept Haiti penned into their own half for long spells.

Fouls:

Yellow cards:

• Johny Placide (Haiti) at 79 minute
• Duckens Moses Nazon (Haiti) at 79 minute
• Josué Casimir (Haiti) at 90 minute

The last five games (including this match):

• Morocco –
• Haiti –

Top 5 World Cup scorers:

1. Hassan Khalid Hassan Al Haydos (1, )
2. Soufiane Rahimi (1, )
3. Ermin Mahmić (1, )
4. Gessime Yassine (1, )
5. Ismael Saibari Ben El Basra (1, )

Line-ups:

Next games:

• Morocco will play with . , on .
• Haiti will play with . , on .