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The home team’s first team were eliminated, knocked out by a brace from the Moroccan midfielder. Rahimi trio in stoppage time. Hakimi and his teammates now await the winner of the France-Paraguay match on the pitch at 11pm in Philadelphia.
Canada-Morocco, live
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The first round of 16 will be played indoors in Houston, so weather conditions will not have an impact. This is the Canucks’ first eighth World Cup, while Mohamed Ouahby’s team reached the semi-finals four years ago, losing to France, which they can now find again in the quarter-finals. The Atlas Lions start as favorites. “Preparing for Morocco is like a terrible and bloody nightmare,” said Canadian coach Jesse Marsh. “We know everyone will reject us, we have to turn these negativity into opportunities.” The precedents are favorable for Morocco: 3 wins and a draw. In the 1/8 finals, Canada eliminated South Africa with a score of 1:0, and the Moroccans beat the Netherlands on penalties.
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