Statistical Canvas: Canada vs Morocco World Cup 2026 Stats

The Canada vs Morocco result stats make this fascinating. Canada had more shots, corners, final-third entries and penalty-area entries. Morocco had the better finishing, the better goalkeeper performance and the cleaner defensive protection once ahead. The scoreboard was built on efficiency, not volume.

The dashboard explains the knockout twist. Canada pushed the ball into dangerous zones and won the corner count 11-1, but Morocco protected the box with 47 clearances and finished at a level Canada could not match. Canada had 10 shots. Morocco had five. The difference was that Morocco put four on target and scored three.

Lineups And Match Events

🇨🇦 Canada | 4-4-2

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16

M. Crépeau

4.5

2

A. Johnston

5.8

15

M. Bombito

5.6

4

L. de Fougerolles

6.0

22

R. Laryea

6.1

17

T. Buchanan

6.4

23

N. Sigur

5.8

7

S. Eustáquio

7.0

20

A. Ahmed

7.1

10

J. David

6.2

12

T. Oluwaseyi

6.9

11

I. Saibari

6.6

23

B. El Khannouss

6.5

8

A. Ounahi

8.3

10

B. Díaz

6.6

24

N. El Aynaoui

6.8

6

A. Bouaddi

6.7

3

N. Mazraoui

6.9

14

I. Diop

7.4

25

R. Halhal

6.9

2

A. Hakimi

6.9

1

Y. Bounou

8.2

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🇲🇦 Morocco | 4-2-3-1

Bench

Canada Bench

9

Cyle Larin

62’ 6.4

14

Jacob Shaffelburg

78’ 6.5

21

Jonathan Osorio

86’ 6.4

24

Promise David

78’ 6.6

8

Jayden Nelson

86’ 6.7

Unused: Dayne St. Clair, Alfie Jones, Joel Waterman, Mathieu Choinière, Liam Millar, Derek Cornelius, Owen Goodman, Alphonso Davies, Nathan Saliba.

Morocco Bench

Sofyan Amrabat

62’ 6.5

4

Marwane Saâdane

86’ 6.6

15

Chemsdine Talbi

62’ 6.9

7

Soufiane Rahimi

21’ 7.7

9

Samir El Mourabet

86’ 6.7

27

Unused: Munir El Kajoui, Zakaria El Ouahdi, Gessime Yassine, Amine Sbaï, Chadi Riad, Youssef Belammari, Ayoub El Kaabi, Ayoube Amaimouni, Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti, Anass Salah-Eddine.

Player ratings (0–10) based on match data

Goal

Sub in

Own goal

Sub out

Yellow card

Injured

Red card

Suspended

2 yellow cards

Assist

The Opening Gambit: Canada Had Territory, Morocco Had The Trap

Canada’s 4-4-2 gave them enough width, running power and attacking volume to make the game feel competitive for long stretches. They finished with 57 final-third entries, 42 penalty-area entries, 30 crosses and 11 corners. On territory alone, Canada did not play like a side beaten by three.

Morocco’s 4-2-3-1 gave them a different route. They were calmer in possession, sharper in transition and more decisive when chances arrived. Morocco had fewer shots, fewer corners and fewer penalty-area entries, but their attacking actions had teeth. Their first breakthrough came five minutes after half-time through Azzedine Ounahi.

The early match tension came from that contrast. Canada kept knocking at the box. Morocco kept clearing, recovering and waiting for the cleaner punch. Once the first goal arrived, the game started tilting toward the side with the colder finishing nerve.

The Catalyst: Ounahi Turned Control Into Damage

The decisive player was Azzedine Ounahi. His first goal in the 50th minute gave Morocco the scoreboard leverage. His second in the 82nd minute turned a live knockout tie into a Moroccan command post. With an 8.3 rating, two goals and a huge influence between the lines, Ounahi became the match’s central figure.

Morocco’s other decisive detail was defensive survival. Canada generated volume, but Morocco absorbed it. Y. Bounou’s 8.2 rating mattered because Canada did put three shots on target. The clean sheet was not empty decoration. It was part of the match’s architecture.

Then came the final cut. Soufiane Rahimi scored in stoppage time, sealing the 3-0 result and giving Morocco a scoreline that looked comfortable even though the statistical story was more complicated.

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“Canada brought the volume. Morocco brought the blade.”

The Bitter End And Ripple Effects

The closing phase was brutal for Canada. They had already chased the match after Ounahi’s opener, but the second goal in the 82nd minute changed the emotional weather. Canada’s changes added energy, with Cyle Larin, Jacob Shaffelburg, Jonathan Osorio, Promise David and Jayden Nelson all entering, but the equalizer never came.

Morocco’s bench also mattered. Rahimi came on early and eventually scored the third, while Sofyan Amrabat and Chemsdine Talbi helped Morocco steady the midfield after the hour. The final minutes were not about protecting a narrow edge. They became about Morocco turning the knife once Canada had to open the pitch.

For Morocco, this was a knockout result with a dangerous message: they can win without dominating every volume stat. For Canada, the exit will sting because the territorial numbers gave them a route into the match. For the wider tournament picture, follow TMJ’s World Cup 2026 results tracker and World Cup 2026 knockout bracket.

TMJ Verdict: Morocco Were Ruthless Where Canada Were Wasteful

Canada 0-3 Morocco was not a simple domination by territory, but it was a clear domination of decisive moments. Canada produced the pressure. Morocco produced the finishing.

Ounahi’s double broke the match open, Bounou guarded the clean sheet, and Rahimi gave Morocco the final punctuation mark.

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Last updated: 5 July 2026. This article was prepared from the supplied Canada 0-3 Morocco result, scoreboard details, lineup and event list, bench list and team-stat graphics. Venue, formations, goalscorers, card, substitution and statistical data are based on the supplied match information. Attendance and referee details were not supplied in the provided match graphics.

• FIFA: World Cup 2026 Tournament Hub
• TMJ: World Cup 2026 Results Tracker
• TMJ: World Cup 2026 Knockout Bracket