Morocco quarter finals

Co-hosts Canada became the first host nation to be eliminated from the 2026 FIFA World Cup after a ruthless Morocco produced a clinical second-half display to secure a 3-0 victory in Houston and book a place in the quarter-finals.

Canada came flying out of the blocks and had the better of the early exchanges but couldn't make their pressure tell. The North Africans found it tough to get a foothold in the match with Yassine Bounou in the Morocco goal denying both Jonathan David and Tani Oluwaseyi in one-on-one situations within 11 minutes. As the first half intensified, Seven yellows were shown by the officials, and the game came to boiling point in the 40th minute as captain Achraf Hakimi pushed Richie Laryea after both had been chasing down a long ball.