2026 World Cup: Morocco becomes first African country to qualify for Round of 32

Morocco became the archetypal African squad to officially suffice for the Round of 32 astatine the 2026 World Cup.

The Atlas Lions overcame an aboriginal scare from debutantes, Haiti to triumph 4-2 on Thursday.

Yassine Bounou’s ain extremity gave the tiny Island state the lead, but Achraf Hakimi levelled it to 1-1.

But Wilson Isidor enactment Haiti successful beforehand again, earlier Ismael Saibari scored the equalizer earlier fractional time.

Morocco past showed their people aft the break, with Soufiane Rahimi and Gessime Yassine scoring to seal the win.

They finished down radical winners Brazil, who thrashed Scotland 3-0 successful the different match.

2026 World Cup: Morocco becomes archetypal African state to suffice for Round of 32