Round of 32Full time
Final · Jun 29
Goals
2 goals — watch every replay below
- 72'C. Gakpo▲ 4.1k
- 90+1'I. DiopGoal of the match▲ 5.1k
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The stakes
Round of 32, full time: Netherlands 3-4 Morocco. Single elimination — one side's run ends here.
- storylineMorocco — no longer the underdogSolid but not spectacular: drew Brazil 1-1 (June 13), bossing long stretches before Vinícius equalized. Captain Hakimi equaled the record for most WC appearances by an African player (11). Level with Brazil but behind surprise leaders Scotland.
- storylineJapan's giant-killers strike againDid it again: twice came from behind to draw the fancied Netherlands 2-2 (June 14), Kamada's 89th-minute header completing the comeback. A statement point — though it left them 2nd in Group F behind a rampant Sweden (5-1 winners).
The two sides
NetherlandsThe best team never to win it
Soccer's most beautiful heartbreak under Koeman, finally looking the part again — three finals of pedigree and a squad that can take your breath away when it flows.
MoroccoAfrica's best, now a real contender
No longer a fairytale — a 7th-ranked project carrying a continent and expecting to win, with Hakimi flying and a tactical core that already reached a semifinal.
Who plays where
Netherlands
- Liverpool ×2Virgil van Dijk, Cody Gakpo
- BarcelonaFrenkie de Jong
- CorinthiansMemphis Depay
- InterDenzel Dumfries
- Leeds UnitedCrysencio Summerville
- Man CityNathan Aké
Morocco
- Manchester UnitedNoussair Mazraoui
- MarseilleNayef Aguerd
- OlympiacosAyoub El Kaabi
- Paris Saint-GermainAchraf Hakimi
- Real MadridBrahim Diaz