Morocco, with another goal from the future newcomer of Bayern, kept a minimal victory over...

Many predicted a fierce fight for the first step in the quartet under the Latin letter C at the 2026 World Cup, and since in the face-to-face confrontation between Morocco and Brazil, who are the favorites, they could not determine the stronger between them (1:1), in the near future we will see how these two teams will compete already in absentia mode. In particular, according to the way Mohamed Wahbi's team did it in the match against Scotland in Boston, which in the last week became another citadel of the "tartan army". But the support of the fans can do little if your opponents score the fastest, as of now, goal in the tournament. Already in the second minute, a throw from Braim Diaz from the right wing to a free-kick on Saibar ended with a powerful blow of the attacker over the ears of the team's goalkeeper Steven Clark. And then the Satin Lions turned on the same frenetic pressing mode as against the Brazilians, due to which it began to seem that the Scots were working on the verge of complete failure. However, it is clear that it is unlikely that anyone will be able to put pressure on the opponents during the entire playing time in such weather conditions at this World Cup, so the Moroccans eventually got tired, and those moments of El Ainaoui and El Hannus, which they additionally created in the foreign penalty area, remained without an accented ending. Eventually, even Clarke's side started to attack late in the half and created something resembling a goal-scoring opportunity with McGinn's attempt to finish the pass down the left wing, but John's long-range ball was misplaced, so there was nothing to talk about. The second half also risked a poor start for Scotland. Because already in the first attack, the Moroccans created a moment for Saibari's double with Mazraoui's cross from the left flank to the near post, but the striker's shot with a ricochet from the defender was caught by the crossbar. And in a moment, Gunn saved his own goal from El Hannus's close-range header from a corner from the right wing, so Clark's team were one step away from the abyss. При цьому у відповідь "тартанова армії" достатньо тривалий час не могла знову нічого запропонувати. Постріл Крісті в зоні перед штрафним над воротами та постріл Мактомінея з рикошетом від захисника повз ближню стійку на правому фланзі чужих володінь — ось і все, якщо брати дійсно небезпечні моменти біля воріт Буну. І ще пару падінь європейської збірної в межах карного майданчика, але узбекистанський рефері Ілгіз Танташев від самого початку задав високим поріг допустимих зіткнень у цій грі, тож розраховувати на щось шотландцям якось не доводилось. Усе йде до їхнього чергового вильоту після групового етапу. Scotland take on Brazil in the final round, while Morocco face Haiti. Шотландія — Марокко 0:1 Гол: Сайбарі, 2 Шотландія: Ганн — Генлі, Гендрі, Тірні (Доук, 60) — Паттерсон (Ралстон, 89), Мактоміней, Фергюсон, Робертсон — Макгінн (Стюарт, 89), Крісті (Маклін, 72) — Адамс (Дайкс, 71). Марокко: Буну — Хакімі, Діоп, Ріад, Мазрауї — Буадді, Ель-Айнауї — Діас (Амаймуні-Ешгуяб, 84), Унахі (Ель-Мурабет, 90), Ель-Ханнус (Тальбі, 84) — Сайбарі (Рахімі, 84). Попередження: Робертсон, Ралстон — Діоп