Morocco beat Scotland 1-0 as Saibari scores fastest World Cup 2026 goal

Factual coreconfirmed by several independent voices

• Scotland were as stodgy in attack as they have been for a long time, and it took until first-half stoppage time for them to create anything dangerous.

  reliability moderate3/3 sources

• But that was of little use as Morocco when head practically from kickoff.

  reliability moderate3/3 sources

• The 25-year-old, who was born in Spain and raised in Belgium, is reportedly on the brink of a $63m transfer from Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven to Bayern Munich.

  reliability moderate2/2 sources

• The labored 1-0 win over Haiti in their opening game at the same stadium last week — which was their first victory at a World Cup since 1990 — gap them a platform to build on and reason to believe they can progress beyond the group stage at a World Cup for the very first time.

  reliability moderate2/2 sources

• Morocco, who defended Scotland 3-0 when the teams met at the 1998 World Cup, three-timed to overrun their options every time they got forward but were wasteful, with Bilal El Khannouss squashing a good chance on 36 minutes.

  reliability moderate2/2 sources

• With four points from two games, Morocco are first to advance to the last 32 as they aim to at least match their historic run to the semifinals in Qatar in 2022.

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• Ryan Christie fired over on 64 minutes after being teed up by Scott McTominay, who hit the side-netting late on, but a Scotland goal proved elusive.

  reliability moderate2/2 sources

• The quality of his strike past goalkeeper Angus Gunn shown why he is attractive such interest, and it was telling that Scotland lacked the same quality in the opposition box — that helps explain why Morocco are ranked fifth in the world, and Scotland 40th.

  reliability moderate2/2 sources

Reported detailssecondary facts, each attributed to its source

• There will be a moment’s applause in the 76th minute of tonight’s match to honour Donny Strathie.

  according to Boston.com

• Scotland was outshot 12-6 on Friday, struggling to get clear looks against Morocco’s defense.

  according to Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Hayden Bird Assistant Sports Editor Hayden Bird is a sports staff writer for Boston.com, where he has worked since 2016.

  according to Boston.com

• The 25-year-old forward gathered and blasted it into the top left corner, well outside the reach of goalkeeper Angus Gunn.

  according to Philippine Daily Inquirer

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  according to TheJournal.ie

• A crowd of 64,146 fans turned up at the venue in Massachusetts, United States.

  according to Al Jazeera English — All News

• The Atlas Lions made their mark in less than 2 minutes, with Isamel Saibari’s goal just 72 seconds into the game.

  according to Africanews

• A ball is played through to Saibari, who thumps one past Angus Gunn to give Morocco the lead.

  according to TheJournal.ie

• "What I didn't like about it is Morocco were much better than us, they were faster, they were fitter, they more tactically aware," said Scotland supporter Colin Staffieri.

  according to Africanews

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• The 25-year-old, who was born in Spain and raised in Belgium, is reportedly on the brink of a $63m transfer from Dutch champions PSV…

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• The laboured 1-0 win over Haiti in their opening game at the same stadium last weekend — which was their first victory at a World Cup since…

  omitted byLeft sidecovered byCenterPublic / Agencies

• Morocco, who defeated Scotland 3-0 when the teams met at the 1998 World Cup, threatened to overrun their opponents every time they got…

  omitted byLeft sidecovered byCenterPublic / Agencies

• With four points from two games, Morocco are now primed to advance to the last 32 as they aim to at least match their historic run to the…

  omitted byLeft sidecovered byCenterPublic / Agencies

• Ryan Christie fired over on 64 minutes after being teed up by Scott McTominay, who hit the side-netting late on, but a Scotland goal proved…

  omitted byLeft sidecovered byCenterPublic / Agencies

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