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. Ziyech opened the scoring in the 7th minute. Morocco have 3 wins in their last 5, while Japan have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Ziyech

7'

18'

⚽Kubo

⚽Ounahiassist Ounahi

30'

Mazraoui

30'

2H

47'

Suzuki

Amallah

64'

⚽Boufalassist Saïss

68'

⇄Janssen↓ Boufal

68'

⇄Schmidt↓ Mitoma

Boufal

72'

⇄Johnson↓ En-Nesyri

77'

⇄Marsh↓ Ueda

79'

⚽Mitomaassist Itakura

Momentum

MA

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

JP

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMay 24, 2022 · 19:00

VenueMorocco Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance45,548 / 48,976 (93%)

RefereeJ. Gil (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#3·

#10

Where to watch

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Statistics

54Ball possession %46

2.4Expected goals (xG)1.9

13Total shots13

7Shots on target6

4Shots off target5

4Blocked shots2

8Corner kicks7

2Offsides4

9Fouls13

2Yellow cards3

1Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves4

510Passes510

80Pass accuracy %76

16Tackles17

Player of the match

Hakimi

7.9

Lineups

MA 4-3-37.08Formation7.134-3-3 JP

Morocco

Coach: W. Regragui · 4-3-3

1Bounou7.1 2Hakimi7.9 3Aguerd6.4 4Saïss7.3 5Mazraoui7.0 6Amrabat7.4 7Ounahi7.2 8Amallah6.8 9Ziyech7.4 10En-Nesyri6.3 11Boufal7.1

Japan

Coach: H. Moriyasu · 4-3-3

1Suzuki7.5 2Sugawara7.3 3Tomiyasu7.6 4Itakura6.5 5Nagatomo6.8 6Endo7.7 7Kamada6.4 8Morita7.9 9Kubo7.5 10Ueda6.8 11Mitoma6.4

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