Azzedine Ounahi scored twice to help fire Morocco to a 3-0 win over Canada in the World Cup Round of 16 as The Atlas Lions became the first African nation to reach the quarterfinals more than once.
It is Morocco’s second consecutive appearance in the last eight after becoming the first African team to reach the semifinals in 2022.
Canada dominated the opening stages but neither team was able to break through on Saturday until the Moroccans scored in the 50th minute. Ounahi received a free kick from Achraf Hakimi and fired a right-footed shot through traffic from outside the box into the bottom right corner.
Ounahi made it 2-0 with a right-footed shot from the middle of the box after a pass from Brahim Díaz aftr a quick counterattack in the 82nd minute.
Soufiane Rahimi – who came on for injured forward Ismael Saibari after just 22 minutes – added the third in the final minute of stoppage time.
It is Morocco’s second consecutive appearance in the last eight after becoming the first African team to reach the semifinals in 2022.
Canada dominated the opening stages but neither team was able to break through on Saturday until the Moroccans scored in the 50th minute. Ounahi received a free kick from Achraf Hakimi and fired a right-footed shot through traffic from outside the box into the bottom right corner.
Ounahi made it 2-0 with a right-footed shot from the middle of the box after a pass from Brahim Díaz aftr a quick counterattack in the 82nd minute.
Soufiane Rahimi – who came on for injured forward Ismael Saibari after just 22 minutes – added the third in the final minute of stoppage time.
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