Morocco – Japan 3–2

	1H	2H	T
MA	1	2	3
JP	0	2	2

Match report

Morocco beat Japan 3–2 at Morocco Stadium in World Cup 2026. Ziyech opened the scoring in the 9th minute. Morocco have 3 wins in their last 5, while Japan have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Ziyechassist Ziyech

9'

38'

Tomiyasu

2H

⚽Amallahassist Amrabat

47'

En-Nesyri

55'

58'

⚽Moritaassist Endo

⚽Boufal

70'

⇄Marsh↓ Boufal

75'

⇄Hansen↓ Mitoma

81'

⚽Mitoma

⇄Müller↓ En-Nesyri

84'

⇄Ferrari↓ Ueda

Ounahi

87'

Momentum

MA

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

JP

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offJun 27, 2022 · 18:00

VenueMorocco Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance41,630 / 48,976 (85%)

RefereeD. Orsato (Ita)

FIFA ranking

#12·

#1

Where to watch

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Statistics

56Ball possession %44

2.6Expected goals (xG)2.1

16Total shots10

8Shots on target4

6Shots off target4

3Blocked shots2

9Corner kicks5

3Offsides2

11Fouls12

2Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

2Goalkeeper saves5

540Passes468

78Pass accuracy %78

15Tackles17

Player of the match

Kamada

7.8

Lineups

MA 4-3-37.10Formation7.074-3-3 JP

Morocco

Coach: W. Regragui · 4-3-3

1Bounou7.4 2Hakimi6.7 3Aguerd6.6 4Saïss6.5 5Mazraoui6.9 6Amrabat7.6 7Ounahi7.5 8Amallah6.9 9Ziyech7.6 10En-Nesyri7.6 11Boufal6.8

Japan

Coach: H. Moriyasu · 4-3-3

1Suzuki7.1 2Sugawara6.4 3Tomiyasu7.6 4Itakura6.7 5Nagatomo7.1 6Endo6.8 7Kamada7.8 8Morita7.2 9Kubo6.9 10Ueda6.8 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