MOROCCO STORM INTO WORLD CUP ROUND OF 32 WITH 4-2 WIN OVER HAITI
Atlas Lions clinch 7 points from 3 games as Hakimi stars with goal + assist
Morocco booked their place in the 2026 World Cup Round of 32 with a chaotic 4-2 victory over Haiti in Group C, becoming the first African nation to reach the knockout stage in this tournament.
End-to-end thriller in Group C
Haiti stunned Morocco early. In the 10th minute, an own goal from goalkeeper Bono put the underdogs 1-0 up.
Morocco hit back on the stroke of halftime. Achraf Hakimi equalized in the 39th minute to level matters 1-1.
But Haiti weren’t done. Four minutes later, Isidor unleashed a long-range strike that caught Bono off guard, curling into the far corner to make it 2-1.
Morocco responded instantly. One minute into added time at the end of the first half, Hakimi’s cutback found Saibari unmarked and he slotted home. That’s Saibari’s 3rd goal of the tournament as Morocco went in 2-2.
The Atlas Lions took control after the break. In the 78th minute, Soufiane Rahimi put Morocco ahead 3-2. Then Gissime sealed it in the 90th minute with a tap-in to make it 4-2.
Final: Morocco 4-2 Haiti
Bono 10’ OG | Hakimi 39’ | Isidor 43’ | Saibari 45+1’ | Rahimi 78’ | Gissime 90’
Morocco making World Cup history
With 7 points from 3 matches, Morocco top Group C and qualify for the Round of 32. They’re the first African team to do it in 2026.
This is Morocco’s 3rd time reaching the World Cup knockouts:
✅ 2026
✅ 2022 – semifinalists
✅ 1986
The Atlas Lions keep delivering on the global stage:
- Beat Haiti – 2026 World Cup
- Beat Scotland – 2026 World Cup
- Beat Portugal – 2022 World Cup
- Beat Canada – 2022 World Cup
- Beat Belgium – 2022 World Cup
- Beat Scotland – 1998 World Cup
- Beat Portugal – 1986 World Cup
5 of Morocco’s 7 World Cup wins have come in their last 2 tournaments. From 1986 to 2018 they had just 2 wins. From 2022 to 2026 they already have 5.
This team doesn’t stop. History in the making.