Soufiane Rahimi and Gessime Yassine help Morocco rally to beat Haiti 4-2 at the World Cup
Soufiane Rahimi and Gessime Yassine scored late as Morocco overcame a 2-1 deficit and finished second in Group C.
- On Wednesday, Morocco defeated Haiti 4-2 in Atlanta, securing advancement to the FIFA World Cup round of 32 as Group C runners-up with late goals from substitutes Soufiane Rahimi and Gessime Yassine.
- Haiti twice led the match during the first half, with Lenny Joseph and Wilson Isidor scoring the nation's first World Cup goals in 52 years, demonstrating the team's competitive spirit despite early elimination.
- Captain Achraf Hakimi equalized in the 39th minute, and Ismael Saibari leveled again before halftime, keeping Morocco in contention before the substitutes' decisive strikes sealed the comeback.
- Finishing level on seven points with Brazil, Morocco placed second in Group C due to goal difference, setting up a round of 32 match in Monterrey on Monday against the Group F winner.
- Morocco's squad remains united behind captain Hakimi as he awaits trial for a 2023 rape allegation he denies. Goalkeeper Munir El Kajoui stated, "He is our standard in Morocco. Every time we will be behind him in everything.
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Morocco, one of the sites that have been stealing reflectors for the past four years, will continue with its world-wide recoup in Monterrey, one of the three headquarters of Mexico. The Atlas Lions were surprised by Haiti, which went out into the field with ferocity, and had to go back twice to win by 4-2 and rescue its status as a hierarchy establishment and advance to the seven-year-olds in the second place in Group C.
Morocco through to knockouts as Group C runners-up with 4-2 win over Haiti
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The Atlas Lions ranked tens of thousands as second in Group C after surpassing a combative Haiti, who said goodbye to the World Cup without points but with its head high after offering a vibrant football show in Atlanta.
FIFA World Cup: Morocco earn comeback win over Haiti to reach last 32 as group runners-up
Morocco confirmed their progress to the World Cup last 32 but twice had to come from behind to get the better of plucky Haiti with a 4-2 win in an action-packed game on Wednesday and fell short of topping Brazil in the Group C standings.
In the last game of Group C, Haiti, which has already left, thrilled the fans with two great hits - but in the end Morocco won the mandatory victory.
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