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Morocco are up and running
Morocco got the job done, 1–0 against Scotland in the group stage. A good day at the office for ours — exactly the start you want, and the kind of result that makes the next one feel lighter.
Scotland v Morocco
65OurXI Strength74
Match events
- 2
I. Saibari
Goal · B. Diaz
- 23
I. Diop
Booking · Yellow Card
- 60
K. Tierney
Substitution · B. Gannon-Doak
- 65
A. Robertson
Booking · Yellow Card
- 71
C. Adams
Substitution · L. Dykes
- 71
R. Christie
Substitution · K. McLean
- 84
I. Saibari
Substitution · S. Rahimi
- 84
B. El Khannouss
Substitution · C. Talbi
- 84
B. Diaz
Substitution · A. Amaimouni
- 89
N. Patterson
Substitution · A. Ralston
- 89
J. McGinn
Substitution · R. Stewart
- 90
A. Ounahi
Substitution · S. El Mourabet
★ The storyline
Why it matters
Group stage, Group C — points on the line.
Who to watch
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Scott McTominay
Scotland
The midfield engine Scotland are built around — the man asked to provide the moments others can't.
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Achraf Hakimi
Morocco
The marauding full-back the whole system is designed to set free — Morocco's gravity and game-changer.
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Morocco are through to the last 32
Morocco are into the last 32. Job done in the group, and now the tournament really begins — one-and-done from here, every match a final.
Scotland are out at the group stage
That's that, then. Scotland are out at the group stage — the maths finally caught up. A disappointing end, but there'll be stories to tell and lessons to take from it.
Morocco bow out
And there it ends. Morocco fall to France 2–0 in the quarter-finals, and a summer of following them is over. It stings now — but what a ride it was, and there's no shame in going out swinging.
Morocco bow out
And there it ends. Morocco fall to France, and a summer of following them is over. It stings now — but what a ride it was, and there's no shame in going out swinging.
Teams out: Scotland 4-4-1-1 · Morocco 4-2-3-1. Full lineups on the pitch in the Lineups tab.