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 11th minute. Morocco have 3 wins in their last 5, while Japan have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Ziyechassist Ounahi

11'

Mazraoui

41'

2H

⚽Amallahassist Saïss

49'

58'

Suzuki

Boufal

59'

60'

⚽Moritaassist Itakura

⚽Boufal

72'

⇄Hansen↓ Boufal

77'

⇄Johnson↓ Mitoma

83'

⚽Mitoma

⇄Ferrari↓ En-Nesyri

86'

⇄Weber↓ Ueda

Momentum

MA

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

JP

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offApr 7, 2022 · 20:00

VenueMorocco Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance41,140 / 48,976 (84%)

RefereeS. Guida (Ita)

FIFA ranking

#14·

#3

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

1Red cards0

2Goalkeeper saves5

540Passes468

78Pass accuracy %78

15Tackles17

Player of the match

Saïss

7.9

Lineups

MA 4-3-36.95Formation6.914-3-3 JP

Morocco

Coach: W. Regragui · 4-3-3

1Bounou7.1 2Hakimi6.4 3Aguerd6.3 4Saïss7.9 5Mazraoui6.6 6Amrabat7.3 7Ounahi7.2 8Amallah6.6 9Ziyech7.3 10En-Nesyri7.3 11Boufal6.5

Japan

Coach: H. Moriyasu · 4-3-3

1Suzuki6.8 2Sugawara7.7 3Tomiyasu7.2 4Itakura6.4 5Nagatomo6.8 6Endo6.5 7Kamada7.5 8Morita6.9 9Kubo6.6 10Ueda6.5 11Mitoma7.1

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