{"id":16884,"date":"2026-07-05T06:19:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T00:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/?p=16884"},"modified":"2026-07-05T06:19:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T00:49:47","slug":"morocco-3-0-canada-ounahis-brace-and-rahimis-late-strike-send-the-atlas-lions-into-the-quarter-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/morocco-3-0-canada-ounahis-brace-and-rahimis-late-strike-send-the-atlas-lions-into-the-quarter-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"Morocco 3\u20130 Canada \u2014 Ounahi&#8217;s Brace and Rahimi&#8217;s Late Strike Send the Atlas Lions Into the Quarter-Finals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Morocco are into the FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 Quarter-Finals. Azzedine Ounahi scored twice in the second half, and Soufiane Rahimi added a stoppage-time third to give the Atlas Lions a 3\u20130 victory over Canada at NRG Stadium, Houston. It was a match that Canada dominated early, and Morocco ultimately controlled \u2014 a story written in two completely different halves, and decided by a set-piece moment from a man who had nearly been sent off minutes before.<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-black ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Page Contents:<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #282fff;color:#282fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #282fff;color:#282fff\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/morocco-3-0-canada-ounahis-brace-and-rahimis-late-strike-send-the-atlas-lions-into-the-quarter-finals\/#First_Half_Canada_Dominate_Bounou_Stands_Firm\" title=\"First Half: Canada Dominate, Bounou Stands Firm\">First Half: Canada Dominate, Bounou Stands Firm<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/morocco-3-0-canada-ounahis-brace-and-rahimis-late-strike-send-the-atlas-lions-into-the-quarter-finals\/#The_Goal_That_Changed_Everything_%E2%80%94_and_the_Yellow_Card_That_Almost_Didnt\" title=\"The Goal That Changed Everything \u2014 and the Yellow Card That Almost Didn&#8217;t\">The Goal That Changed Everything \u2014 and the Yellow Card That Almost Didn&#8217;t<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/morocco-3-0-canada-ounahis-brace-and-rahimis-late-strike-send-the-atlas-lions-into-the-quarter-finals\/#Canadas_Last_Chance_%E2%80%94_Davids_Free-Kick_Over_the_Bar\" title=\"Canada&#8217;s Last Chance \u2014 David&#8217;s Free-Kick Over the Bar\">Canada&#8217;s Last Chance \u2014 David&#8217;s Free-Kick Over the Bar<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/morocco-3-0-canada-ounahis-brace-and-rahimis-late-strike-send-the-atlas-lions-into-the-quarter-finals\/#Morocco_Through_%E2%80%94_Canadas_Journey_Ends\" title=\"Morocco Through \u2014 Canada&#8217;s Journey Ends\">Morocco Through \u2014 Canada&#8217;s Journey Ends<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>Canada exists on its home continent. Their run to the Round of 16 was a genuine achievement.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><i>Morocco are into the <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\"><i>FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122<\/i><\/a><i> Quarter-Finals \u2014 stream every remaining knockout match live on ZEE 5 with the<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/myaccount\/subscription?plan-ref=0-11-7467&amp;asset-ref=0-6-4z5914493&amp;visibility=SELECTED&amp;context=FIFA\"><i> ZEE 5 FIFA Subscription <\/i><\/a><i>\u00a0Quarterly Plan at \u20b9799.<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"First_Half_Canada_Dominate_Bounou_Stands_Firm\"><\/span><b>First Half: Canada Dominate, Bounou Stands Firm<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/canada\/canada-squad\">Canada <\/a>came out with the kind of intensity that a home crowd and knockout football demands. Yassine Bounou was busy from the start. In the 6th minute, Richie Laryea cut back to Jonathan David, whose tight-angle effort was parried away. Four minutes later, Bounou used his legs to deny Tani Oluwaseyi from close range \u2014 the best chance of the first half.<\/p>\n<p>Canada registered 11 corners across the 90 minutes. Morocco lost Ismael Saibari \u2014 their leading scorer \u2014 to a hamstring injury in the 22nd minute. Soufiane Rahimi came on, and the Atlas Lions reshuffled. Still 0\u20130. Still Canada pressing.<\/p>\n<p>Then, in the 39th minute, Achraf Hakimi shoved Richie Laryea in the back. A skirmish broke out. Players from both sides piled in. The referee spent several minutes restoring order. Six yellow cards in the first half alone. The match had an edge that wouldn&#8217;t go away.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Goal_That_Changed_Everything_%E2%80%94_and_the_Yellow_Card_That_Almost_Didnt\"><\/span><b>The Goal That Changed Everything \u2014 and the Yellow Card That Almost Didn&#8217;t<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The 48th minute. Ounahi, already on a yellow card, pulled back Ali Ahmed and the referee went to his pocket \u2014 then thought better of it. No second yellow. No red. Ounahi stayed on the pitch.<\/p>\n<p>Two minutes later, Hakimi stood over a free-kick on the right flank \u2014 the obvious option was a cross into the box. Instead, he slid a low disguised pass backwards to the edge of the area. Ounahi ran onto it completely unmarked, opened his body, and curled a precise side-footed shot into the bottom-right corner past a diving Cr\u00e9peau. 1\u20130. The man who had nearly been dismissed had just broken the deadlock.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As Canada pushed bodies forward searching for a lifeline, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/morocco\/morocco-squad\">Morocco <\/a>hit them on the break. Brahim D\u00edaz picked up the ball on the right flank, used his pace to drive deep into the Canadian box, chopped inside past his marker, and slid a precise layoff to the near post. Ounahi met it and powered a strike high into the roof of the net. 2\u20130. Canada&#8217;s desperation had left the space Morocco needed, and D\u00edaz and Ounahi punished it ruthlessly.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Canadas_Last_Chance_%E2%80%94_Davids_Free-Kick_Over_the_Bar\"><\/span><b>Canada&#8217;s Last Chance \u2014 David&#8217;s Free-Kick Over the Bar<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Canada tried. In the 75th minute, Sofyan Amrabat gave away a foul right on the edge of the penalty area. A gilt-edged opportunity. Jonathan David \u2014 three goals in this FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 campaign, Canada&#8217;s most reliable attacker \u2014 stepped up. He sent it sailing over the crossbar. The crowd fell silent.<\/p>\n<p>Morocco were not going to give Canada another chance like that. In the 86th minute, Ounahi floated a cross into the box and Rahimi&#8217;s header crashed off the underside of the crossbar \u2014 a let-off for Canada, a warning for what was to come. In stoppage time, with Canada pushing forward desperately, Rahimi collected the space left behind and scored into the empty net. 3\u20130. The match was over.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Morocco_Through_%E2%80%94_Canadas_Journey_Ends\"><\/span><b>Morocco Through \u2014 Canada&#8217;s Journey Ends<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Morocco are in the FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 Quarter-Finals, matching the heights of their 2022 campaign. The Atlas Lions absorbed a difficult first half \u2014 losing their top scorer, facing a Canada side playing with everything \u2014 and then produced the clinical, structured performance that has defined them throughout this tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Ounahi was the story of the match. A man who could have been sent off in the 48th minute, who instead scored twice.<\/p>\n<p>Canada exit having reached the Round of 16 at a home-continent World Cup. For a nation that was not expected to compete at this level, they competed. The missed free-kick in the 75th minute will linger. But the journey itself was something to be proud of.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/match-clips\/0-6-4z5974253\/can-vs-mor-quickfire-highlights-fifa-world-cup-2026\/0-1-6z5998090?utm_source=GoogleOneBox&amp;utm_medium=GoogleSearch&amp;utm_campaign=OneBox_quick_fire_highlight\">Canada vs Morocco Match Highlight <\/a>Free Only On ZEE5.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Morocco&#8217;s Quarter-Final campaign continues on ZEE 5 \u2014 India&#8217;s official home of FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122. Stream every match live.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Disclaimer: Subscription pack prices are subject to change from time to time. Please visit the subscription page for the most up-to-date pricing information.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Morocco are into the FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 Quarter-Finals. Azzedine Ounahi scored twice in the second half, and Soufiane Rahimi added a stoppage-time third to give the Atlas Lions a 3\u20130 victory over Canada at NRG Stadium, Houston. 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