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Morocco beat Canada 3-0 to reach World Cup quarter-finals
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Morocco beat Canada 3-0 to reach World Cup quarter-finals
05 Jul 2026 03:21AM HOUSTON, July 4 : Azzedine Ounahi scored twice as Morocco beat Canada 3-0 in the World Cup last 16 on Saturday, ending the record run of the co-hosts in the tournament and advancing to the quarter-finals for a second time in a row. • Morocco took the lead on 50 minutes from a well-worked free-kick routine as Achraf Hakimi played a low pass from the right-hand side to Ounahi, who side-footed into the bottom corner of the net from 25 yards.• Ounahi added a second on 82 minutes when a four-on-two break led to Brahim Diaz teeing the midfielder up to fire into the top corner.• Morocco added a late third via another lightning break as substitute Soufiane Rahimi crowned a convincing performance. • Morocco lost striker Ismael Saibari, who has three goals in the tournament, to a
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