Ounahi Double Sends Morocco Past Co-Hosts Canada

Morocco were ruthless in Houston on Saturday, putting three past co-hosts Canada without reply to advance to the last eight of the 2026 World Cup, according to Sky Sports.

Azzedine Ounahi was the hero, scoring a brace before Soufiane Rahimi added a third to complete a dominant display. The result was all the more impressive given that Morocco lost striker Ismael Saibari to injury after just 22 minutes. Canada, for all their early promise, could not find a way past goalkeeper Yassine Bounou, who was alert to deny Jonathan David from close range at a key moment.

The Atlas Lions now stand on the verge of back-to-back World Cup semi-finals. Their reward is a quarter-final meeting with either France or Paraguay, a repeat of the 2022 semi-final occasion that first announced Morocco as a force on the world stage.

For Canada, the co-hosting dream ends here. It was a difficult evening in a game that produced eight yellow cards and only seven shots on target combined, as described by Sky Sports.