Morocco wins Group F and advances past group play for the first time since 1986 with 2-1 win over Canada; Croatia bounces Belgium in scoreless draw
DOHA, Qatar — Morocco advanced to the last 16 at the World Cup for just the second time after clinging on for a 2-1 win over Canada on Thursday.
Canada, which will co-host the next World Cup in 2026 with the United States and Mexico, had already been eliminated before the Morocco game. It ultimately lost all three of its games in Qatar, matching its three defeats at its only other World Cup appearance in 1986. Morocco has now won as many games at this World Cup as in all of its previous appearances at the tournament combined and is on course for its best performance at the tournament. The North African country’s only major international soccer title came at the 1976 African Cup of Nations.
Canada got one back when Sam Adekugbe’s cross deflected off the right foot of Aguerd and in via another touch off goalkeeper Yassine Bounou’s right glove. The ball reached Romelu Lukaku right in front of goal with seconds remaining. Score, and he’d send Belgium into the round of 16 of the World Cup.Belgium and its aging generation of players were eliminated from the tournament Thursday after a 0-0 draw with Croatia, which advanced as the second-place team in Group F behind Morocco.
“I thought moved very well, got in great situations, and what was missing was the finish. It was the difference between hitting the post and going in, and hitting the post and going out.”
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