Canada v Morocco · OurXI

★ The storyline

Morocco march on through the last 16

The run is real. Morocco are through the last 16, and a family that has followed them all summer is starting to believe. One more, and then we talk seriously.

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Canada bow out

And there it ends. Canada fall to Morocco 3–0 in the last 16, 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.

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Morocco march on

Morocco are through. They saw off Canada 3–0 in the last 16, and a family that's followed them all summer dares to look a little further up the bracket. On to the quarter-finals.

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Morocco put Canada to the sword

Morocco 3, Canada 0. A clean sheet and a comfortable win in the last 16 — no fuss, no scare, exactly the sort of statement that puts a marker down for the rest of the field.

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Canada bow out

And there it ends. Canada fall to Morocco, 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.

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Davies Out, Dream Over: Canada's World Cup Run Ends in Houston

Canada's maiden World Cup adventure came to a harsh end in the Round of 16, undone by Morocco's clinical finishing and the absence of their brightest star. Alphonso Davies, battling fitness troubles throughout the tournament, was unable to take the pitch in Houston, leaving the co-hosts without the player who might have changed the complexion of a knockout tie. What had begun as a historic campaign—anchored on their first-ever World Cup win and point—collapsed against a side who knew exactly how to finish, leaving Canadian hopes of a quarter-final berth unfulfilled.

Alphonso Davies

Source: Reuters

Why it matters

Ours are out — Canada in the round of 16. Win or go home.

Who to watch

★ Ours · Talisman

Alphonso Davies

Canada

Canada's star and creative spark out wide, though fitness doubts cloud his tournament.

Talisman

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.

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Canada are through to the last 32

Canada 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.

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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.

Developing

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.