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Ugh, no.
Scotland lost to Morocco
Match Details
Gillette Stadium
(Foxborough, Massachusetts)
· 64,146 fans
· FOX, Telemundo, FOX One
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Highlights
Bayern-bound Saibari scores again as Morocco see off Scotland
Scotland's spirited second-half rally was not enough to bring any World Cup joy as they suffered a frustrating 1-0 defeat to Morocco in Foxborough.
Recap via ESPN
Clips play on ESPN
Commentary
- ·Match ends, Scotland 0, Morocco 1.
- 90'+7'Second Half ends, Scotland 0, Morocco 1.
- 90'+7'Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7'Foul by Anthony Ralston (Scotland).
- 90'+6'Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Chadi Riad.
- 90'+5'Attempt missed. Ayoube Amaimouni-Echghouyab (Morocco) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Chemsdine Talbi following a fast break.
- 90'+3'Attempt missed. Chemsdine Talbi (Morocco) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Samir El Mourabet following a fast break.
- 90'+1'Attempt blocked. Chemsdine Talbi (Morocco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Samir El Mourabet.
- 90'Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'Substitution, Morocco. Samir El Mourabet replaces Azzedine Ounahi.
- 89'Substitution, Scotland. Ross Stewart replaces John McGinn.
- 89'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Line Score
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAR | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| SCO | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Match Leaders
Morocco- IS Ismael Saibari · 1Goals
- AH Achraf Hakimi · 2Total Shots
- NE Neil El Aynaoui · 9Defensive Interventions
- ID Issa Diop · 79Accurate Passes
Scotland- SM Scott McTominay · 2Total Shots
- AG Angus Gunn · 1Saves
- LF Lewis Ferguson · 8Defensive Interventions
- JH Jack Hendry · 69Accurate Passes
FIFA World Cup Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +6 | 7 |
| 2 | Morocco | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 7 |
| 3 | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| 4 | Haiti | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 0 |
Key Events
2'Goal! Scotland 0, Morocco 1. Ismael Saibari (Morocco) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Brahim Díaz with a through ball.
Team Stats
MoroccoScotland
General
58.9
Possession %
41.1
12
Shots
6
2
On Target
0
0
Offsides
1
5
Corners
2
8
Fouls
11
Passing & Defense
600
Passes Completed
388
2
Crosses Won
3
6
Tackles Won
12
5
Interceptions
9
14
Clearances
17
Discipline
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Saves
1
Recent Form
Scotland
L
L
W
W
W
Morocco
W
W
W
D
D
Starting Lineups
Morocco4-2-3-1
Scotland4-4-1-1
Full lineups and substitutes
Scotland
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AG #1 Angus GunnG
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JH #13 Jack HendryCD-L
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GH #5 Grant HanleyCD-R
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AR #3 Andy RobertsonLB
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NP #22 Nathan PattersonRB
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LF #19 Lewis FergusonCM-L
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RC #11 Ryan ChristieCM-R
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KT #6 Kieran TierneyLM
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JM #7 John McGinnRM
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CA #10 Ché AdamsF
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SM #4 Scott McTominayRCF
Substitutes · 5 used
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AH #2 Aaron Hickey
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AR #24 Anthony Ralston 89' for Nathan Patterson
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JS #15 John Souttar
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CG #21 Craig Gordon
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TF #8 Tyler Fletcher
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KM #23 Kenny McLean 71' for Ryan Christie
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SM #26 Scott McKenna
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LK #12 Liam Kelly
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BG #17 Ben Gannon-Doak 60' for Kieran Tierney
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GH #18 George Hirst
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RS #14 Ross Stewart 89' for John McGinn
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LD #9 Lyndon Dykes 71' for Ché Adams
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DH #16 Dominic Hyam
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LS #20 Lawrence Shankland
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FC #25 Findlay Curtis
Morocco
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YB #1 Yassine BounouG
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CR #18 Chadi RiadCD-L
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ID #14 Issa DiopCD-R
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#3 Noussair MazraouiLB
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AH #2 Achraf HakimiRB
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AO #8 Azzedine OunahiAM
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NE #24 Neil El AynaouiLM
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AB #6 Ayyoub BouaddiRM
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#11 Ismael SaibariF2'
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BE #23 Bilal El KhannoussAM-L
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BD #10 Brahim DíazAM-R
Substitutes · 4 used
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AR #22 Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti
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AA #21 Ayoube Amaimouni 84' for Brahim Díaz
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AS #17 Amine Sbaï
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AE #20 Ayoub El Kaabi
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AS #26 Anass Salah-Eddine
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ME #12 Munir El Kajoui
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CT #7 Chemsdine Talbi 84' for Bilal El Khannouss
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ZE #13 Zakaria El Ouahdi
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MS #5 Marwane Saadane
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SE #15 Samir El Mourabet 90' for Azzedine Ounahi
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SA #4 Sofyan Amrabat
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GY #16 Gessime Yassine
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RH #25 Redouane Halhal
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YB #19 Youssef Belammari
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SR #9 Soufiane Rahimi 84' for Ismael Saibari
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