 | Jack Johnson Nov 29 |
Morocco face Canada in their final group game of the World Cup with a win securing their place in the last 16. The Atlas Lions impressively beat Belgium last time out after drawing with Croatia in their opening game of Group F.  Morocco have a strong chance of reaching the World Cup knockout stages Hakim Ziyech and co are now only three points away from reaching the knockout stages and they can also go through with a point if Belgium fail to beat Croatia. As for Canada, they are already out but they did manage to score their first-ever World Cup goal at the weekend. John Herdman's side will be hoping they can pick up their first win ever in the competition in their last game before heading home. Canada vs Morocco: talkSPORT coverage This Group F clash will take place on Thursday, December 1. The game will be played at the Al Thumama Stadium and will kick off at 3pm. talkSPORT 2 will have provide live coverage of the game with commentary coming from Nigel Adderley and former Wales striker Dean Saunders.  Alphonso Davies scored Canada's first-ever World Cup goal last time out Canada vs Morocco: Squads Canada squad - Goalkeepers: Milan Borjan, James Pantemis, Dayne St. Clair
- Defenders: Sam Adekugbe, Derek Cornelius, Alistair Johnston, Richie Laryea, Kamal Miller, Steven Vitoria, Joel Waterman
- Midfielders: Stephen Eustaquio, Liam Fraser, Atiba Hutchinson, Mark-Anthony Kaye, Ismael Kone, Jonathan Osorio, Samuel Piette, David Wotherspoon
- Forwards: Tajon Buchanan, Lucas Cavallini, Jonathan David, Alphonso Davies, Junior Hoillett, Cyle Larin, Liam Miller, Ike Ugbo
Morocco squad - Goalkeepers: Yassine Bounou, Munir Mohamedi, Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti
- Defenders: Achraf Hakimi, Noussair Mazraoui, Roman Saiss, Nayef Aguerd, Badr Benoun, Jawad El Yamiq, Achraf Dari, Yahia Attiyat Allah
- Midfielders: Sofyan Amrabat, Amine Harit, Azzedine Ounahi, Ilias Chair, Selim Amallah, Yahya Jabrane, Abdelhamid Sabiri, Bilal El Khannous
- Forwards: Hakim Ziyech, Youssef En-Nesyri, Abderrazak Hamdallah, Abde Ezzalzouli, Sofiane Boufal, Zakaria Aboukhlal, Walid Cheddira
 Morocco avoided defeat against both Croatia and Belgium Canada vs Morocco: Match facts - As well as scoring their only goal at this year's World Cup, Alphonso Davies leads all Canada players for total ball carry distance (473 metres) and chances created (5).
- Morocco have made 41 clearances as a team during this year's World Cup, the most of any team in Group F; central defender Romain Saïss has made 15 of those clearances himself, including 11 of their 21 in the victory against Belgium on MD2.
- Despite sitting bottom of Group F with no points, Canada have attempted 30 shots across their two matches, which is 11 more than any other side in the group. Nonetheless, only five of those shots have been on target, which is the fewest in the group.
- Morocco have kept a clean sheet in each of their last six games in all competitions, now going 622 minutes without conceding since Lyle Foster's strike for South Africa in June. Should they keep a clean sheet in this game, they will be the first African side not to concede a goal in their first three matches at a single World Cup.
- Morocco are looking to reach the knockout stages of the World Cup for only the second time, after 1986, with this their sixth participation overall.
- This will be Canada's first match against an African nation since October 2016, when they lost 4-0 to Morocco in Marrakech, with Hakim Ziyech scoring a brace. Canada's only previous competitive match against a side from Africa saw them lose 2-0 to Cameroon in the Confederations Cup in 2001.
- Morocco earned only their third ever win at the World Cup last time out against Belgium, in what was their 18th game (D6 L9). All three of their victories have come against European nations (also beating Portugal in 1986 and Scotland in 1998).
- Canada have been eliminated from the 2022 World Cup, having lost their first two matches. They have now lost all five of their World Cup games in total, with only El Salvador (6) playing more games while losing on each occasion.
- This will be Morocco's fifth FIFA World Cup game against a non-European nation, with the Atlas Lions losing each of their four previous such games (vs Peru, Saudi Arabia, Brazil and Iran).
- Morocco have never lost in three previous meetings with Canada in all competitions (W2 D1), most recently a 4-0 friendly win in October 2016.
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