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WHO: Canada vs Morocco
What: FIFA World Cup 2026 – Section 16
ThatLocation: Houston Stadium, Texas, US
When: Saturday, July 4, noon (17:00 GMT)
How to follow: We will have all the construction Al Jazeera Sport from 14:00 GMT before we start our live commentary.
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The Round of 16 begins on Saturday when World Cup champions Canada face Morocco in Houston, Texas.
It’s a historic day for Canadian soccer, as the men’s team gets to play in the round of 16 for the first time in their history, as a victory too late in South Africa.
But in order to extend the dream, Canada faces a big challenge against Morocco, who surprised the Netherlands on penalties to sell their ticket for this round.
The African champions, runners-up in the last edition, are unbeaten in this year’s tournament and will be tough with every game.
Al Jazeera tells you all about Canada vs Morocco:
How did Canada and Morocco get to the Round of 16?
Canada finished second in Group B with four points, earning a win Qatar and a draw with Bosnia and Herzegovina. They lost to Switzerland in the final group stage. The Canadians beat South Africa 1-0 in the round of 32.
Morocco was second in Group C with seven points, having won against Scotland and Haitiand Hold Brazil to pull. In the Round of 32, they scored a late goal to force the game into extra time before defeating the Netherlands 3-2 in a thrilling shootout.
Can Canada win the Moroccan test to extend the dream run?
Canada is bottom of the last 16 games, 24 places below world number 6 Morocco in the FIFA rankings. But after breaking numerous records in the tournament – including securing their first World Cup point and winning their first match – their campaign is a success.
“Preparing for Morocco is like a nightmare,” coach Jesse Marsch said. “(But) we want to be here and we expect to be here. So we know that everyone will write to us, and there is an opportunity.”
For Morocco, the game against Canada is another challenge that they are looking forward to this summer in North America. Four years after Spain and Portugal became the first Arab and African countries to reach the semifinals, Morocco has arrived with big ambitions and high hopes.
“If things go wrong, we will go home,” said Morocco’s manager, Mohamed Ouahbi. “We have to make sure we have all the weapons and we’re using the weapons in our military to be as effective as possible.”
Canada will be keeping an eye on Morocco’s talismanic Ismael Saibari, a three-goal scorer and Bayern Munich signing who also scored 16 goals.
Canada vs Morocco Prediction
The Opta supercomputer gives Morocco a 52.7% chance of winning in regulation time, while Canada is at 21.7%.
The model estimates a 25.6 percent chance of the game going to overtime.
Canada vs Morocco: Kick-off time, telecast
- CanadaRDS, TSN, Crave (1pm, Eastern Daylight Time)
- Morocco: beIN SPORTS (6pm, Moroccan Standard Time)
- USA: FOX, FOX One, Telemundo App, Telemundo Network, Peacock (1pm, Eastern Daylight Time)
To view the TV schedule for your country, visit the FIFA TV schedule Here.
Who will the winners face in the quarterfinals?
The winners of the Canada vs Morocco match will face either France or Paraguay in the quarterfinals in Boston on Thursday.
Canada vs Morocco: head to head
The two teams have met four times, with Morocco winning three times, while one match ended in a draw.
Canada is winless against Morocco, who won 2-1 in their last meeting, a group game at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Canada vs Morocco: Team news
Ismael Kone is out with a broken leg. Alphonso Davies played his first minutes in the last game as a substitute in the 75th minute and could start against Morocco.
No casualties were reported at the Moroccan camp.
A predicted Canadian line
( 4-4-2 ): Crepeau (goaler); Johnston, Bombito, Cornelius, Laryea; Buchanan, Saliba, Eustace, Millar; Wassey, David
The predicted line of Morocco
( 4-2-3-1 ): Bono (goalkeeper); Hakimi, Diop, Riad, Mazraoui; Bouaddi, El Aynaoui; Diaz, Ounahi, El Khannouss, Saibari
