{"id":17799,"date":"2026-06-25T16:04:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T16:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=17799"},"modified":"2026-06-25T16:04:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T16:04:21","slug":"world-cup-morocco-pulls-away-from-haiti-to-advance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=17799","title":{"rendered":"World Cup: Morocco pulls away from Haiti to advance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>By JAMES ROBSON<\/strong> AP Soccer Writer<\/p>\n<p>ATLANTA \u2014 Soufiane Rahimi and Gessime Yassine came off the bench to help Morocco rally for a 4-2 victory over Haiti on Wednesday and erase the Caribbean nation\u2019s hopes of a first ever point at the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=17797\">Mexico beats Czech Republic 3-0 to win all 3 World Cup group-stage matches for 1st time<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Morocco, which became the first African team to reach the World Cup semifinals four years ago in Qatar, twice came from behind against a team playing on soccer\u2019s biggest stage for the first time in 52 years.<\/p>\n<p>Rahimi\u2019s deflected shot in the 78th minute put Morocco ahead 3-2 and Yassine killed off any chance of an upset with a goal in the 89th.<\/p>\n<p>Morocco advanced to the round of 32 in second place behind Brazil in Group C and will next play the runner up in Group F \u2013 Netherlands, Japan or Sweden \u2013 in Monterrey. The five-time champion Brazilians beat Scotland, 3-0, in the other group match.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt times we lacked humility and paid the price for it,\u201d Morocco midfielder Bilal El Khannouss said. \u201cWe weren\u2019t fully committed in the duels, we gave them confidence and allowed them to grow into the game and score twice. At halftime, the coach told us we needed to be more aggressive, win the second balls and bring greater intensity to our attacking play.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Morocco, which won the most recent Africa Cup of Nations, has ambitions to go deep again after making history at the last World Cup. But the team was given a scare by Haiti, which took a surprise lead in the 10th minute with a goal that was more than five decades in the making.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=17787\">Santiago Canyon College\u2019s Mendias finds his way through games after personal loss<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lenny Jospeh\u2019s back-heeled flick at the near post beat Morocco goalkeeper Yassine Bounou and he became his country\u2019s first scorer at a World Cup since Emmanuel Sanon in 1974, which was Haiti\u2019s only other appearance at the tournament.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Morocco pushed for an equalizer and Achraf Hakimi finally got it in the 39th minute. Haiti keeper Johny Placide managed to get a hand to El Khannouss\u2019 deflected cross, but couldn\u2019t prevent Hakimi from bundling the ball over the line.<\/p>\n<p>Although Morocco looked to be ready to explode for more goals, it was Haiti that again took the lead four minutes later when Wilson Isidor scored from outside the box with a shot that flew into the top corner.<\/p>\n<p>There was still time for another goal at the end of a thrilling half with Ismael Saibari sweeping Hakimi\u2019s cross past Placide in stoppage time to make it 2-2 at the break.<\/p>\n<p>It was Saibari\u2019s third goal of the tournament.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI am disappointed for the Haitian fans,\u201d Haiti coach S\u00e9bastien Mign\u00e9 said. \u201cDisappointed, but also, I want to say we managed to show that we were worthy of this qualification. We were in the right place. Now we need to make some improvements and not wait for another 52 years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=17785\">Dana Point Harbor developer said project for new hotel, surf lodge is \u2018dead\u2019 after approval delay<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soufiane Rahimi and Gessime Yassine help the 2022 semifinalists rally for a 4-2 victory and second place behind Brazil in Group C.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17798,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-based-on-facts-either-observed-and-verified-directly-by-the-reporter-or-reported-and-verified-from-knowledgeable-sources","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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