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Morocco beat Scotland 1–0 as Saibari scores fastest World Cup 2026 goal
Key takeaways
- Morocco hold onto slender leade despite Scotland’s late charge for an equaliser in Group C match at Boston Stadium.
- Saibari scored in Morocco’s opening 1-1 draw with Brazil last weekend, and his clinical finish with just over a minute gone settled a hard-fought, physical contest at Boston Stadium on Friday.
- A crowd of 64,146 fans turned up at the venue in Massachusetts, United States.
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Morocco hold onto slender leade despite Scotland’s late charge for an equaliser in Group C match at Boston Stadium.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Morocco's Ismael Saibari celebrates after the match [Peter Cziborra/Reuters]By AFPPublished On 20 Jun 202620 Jun 2026Ismael Saibari scored the fastest goal of the World Cup 2026 so far after just 71 seconds as Morocco beat Scotland 1-0 to close in on a place in the knockout rounds.
Saibari scored in Morocco’s opening 1-1 draw with Brazil last weekend, and his clinical finish with just over a minute gone settled a hard-fought, physical contest at Boston Stadium on Friday.
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