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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

July 4, 2026 By BeatzHive Editorial 2 min read

Morocco Beat Co-Hosts Canada 3-0 to Reach 2026 World Cup Quarter-Finals

Morocco stormed into the quarter-finals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup with a 3-0 win over co-hosts Canada in Houston, according to reports. A second-half brace from Azzedine Ounahi and a stoppage-time strike from Soufiane Rahimi ended the Canadians’ memorable campaign and made them the first of the three host nations to exit the tournament.

Ounahi Brace Powers Morocco Into Quarter-Finals

Canada began the game as the sharper side and could easily have gone in front early on. Jonathan David and Tani Oluwaseyi were both played through on goal in the opening stages, only for Morocco goalkeeper Bono to produce crucial stops that kept the score level.

The opening half grew tense and combative, with tempers flaring on both sides and the referee showing seven yellow cards. Morocco offered little going forward before the interval but emerged transformed after the restart. Five minutes into the second half, Achraf Hakimi pulled the ball back from a rehearsed free-kick routine, and Ounahi steered a composed finish past Maxime Crepeau from the edge of the box.

Chasing an equaliser, Canada committed players forward and paid the price. Ounahi grabbed his second with eight minutes remaining, rounding off a swift counterattack. Rahimi then rattled the crossbar with a looping header before finally getting his goal in added time, sliding the ball beneath Crepeau to seal an emphatic result.

Morocco Chases History While Canada Celebrates Progress

The Atlas Lions now stand one victory away from repeating their extraordinary run to the semi-finals at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, a feat that made them a source of pride across Africa and beyond. France or Paraguay await in the last eight, and Moroccan supporters will believe their team can go at least as far as they did four years ago.

For Canada, elimination stings, but the tournament still represents a landmark for the men’s programme. Reports note the co-hosts collected their first-ever World Cup point, first win, first passage out of the group stage and first knockout victory — milestones that suggest a growing footballing nation, even in defeat.

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