Morocco – Japan 3–2

	1H	2H	T
MA	2	1	3
JP	1	1	2

Match report

Morocco beat Japan 3–2 at Morocco Stadium in World Cup 2026. Ounahi opened the scoring in the 17th minute. Morocco have 3 wins in their last 5, while Japan have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Ounahiassist Ounahi

17'

28'

⚽Kamadaassist Kamada

Amallah

33'

⚽En-Nesyri

40'

2H

50'

Itakura

51'

⚽Ueda

⚽Amallahassist En-Nesyri

63'

Boufal

67'

⇄Dubois↓ Boufal

73'

⇄Petrov↓ Mitoma

⇄Vidić↓ En-Nesyri

82'

⇄Walsh↓ Ueda

Momentum

MA

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

JP

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offApr 9, 2022 · 20:00

VenueMorocco Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance39,671 / 48,976 (81%)

RefereeS. Guida (Ita)

FIFA ranking

#12·

#1

Where to watch

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Statistics

55Ball possession %45

2.5Expected goals (xG)2

15Total shots12

8Shots on target5

5Shots off target5

4Blocked shots1

9Corner kicks6

3Offsides3

10Fouls13

1Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves5

525Passes519

79Pass accuracy %77

16Tackles16

Player of the match

Tomiyasu

7.9

Lineups

MA 4-3-37.03Formation7.064-3-3 JP

Morocco

Coach: W. Regragui · 4-3-3

1Bounou7.5 2Hakimi7.3 3Aguerd6.7 4Saïss6.5 5Mazraoui6.8 6Amrabat7.4 7Ounahi7.5 8Amallah6.6 9Ziyech6.5 10En-Nesyri7.2 11Boufal7.3

Japan

Coach: H. Moriyasu · 4-3-3

1Suzuki6.7 2Sugawara6.3 3Tomiyasu7.9 4Itakura6.4 5Nagatomo6.4 6Endo7.8 7Kamada7.8 8Morita6.8 9Kubo6.3 10Ueda7.9 11Mitoma7.4

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts
1	France	3	3	0	0	8:2	+6	9
2	Argentina	3	2	1	0	8:2	+6	7
3	England	3	2	1	0	7:3	+4	7
4	Brazil	3	2	0	1	7:2	+5	6
5	Spain	3	2	0	1	6:3	+3	6
6	Germany	3	1	1	1	6:3	+3	4
7	Netherlands	3	1	1	1	5:4	+1	4
8	Portugal	3	1	0	2	5:4	+1	3
9	Italy	3	1	0	2	4:4	0	3
10	Croatia	3	0	1	2	4:5	-1	1
11	Poland	3	0	1	2	3:5	-2	1
12	Morocco	3	0	1	2	2:6	-4	1
13	USA	3	0	1	2	1:7	-6	1
14	Belgium	3	0	0	3	3:5	-2	0
15	Uruguay	3	0	0	3	2:6	-4	0
16	Japan	3	0	0	3	1:6	-5	0