World Cup 2026
06:56 AM | 25 Jun 2026
Morocco eliminates Haiti... and reserves its seat in the 32nd round
Fady Mahouly
The Moroccan national team achieved an exciting victory over Haiti by four goals to two, in the match that was held at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in the third and final round of the group stage.
Moroccan goalkeeper Yassine Bounou opened the scoring for Haiti with an own goal, giving Haiti a 1-0 lead in the 10th minute.
Morocco waited until the 39th minute to equalize through Achraf Hakimi, taking advantage of Haitian goalkeeper Placidi's attempt to clear a cross from the left side, before Hakimi put the ball into the net.
But Haiti came back and took the lead again in the 43rd minute, with a goal scored by Wilson Isidore with a powerful shot from outside the penalty area.
In the first minute of stoppage time in the first half, Ismail Saibari brought Morocco back into the match by scoring the equalizing goal, after a pass from Achraf Hakimi.
In the second half, Sofiane Rahimi gave the Moroccan national team the lead in the 78th minute, after the ball reached him inside the penalty area and went into the goal.
Before the end of the match, Yassin Jassim completed the Atlas Lions' four goals in the 89th minute, after a pass from Sufyan Rahimi.