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Morocco come back after historic Haiti goals to reach World Cup last 32
Key takeaways
- Despite bowing out without a point in their first World Cup since 1974, Haiti twice led against 2022 semifinalists Morocco.
- Haiti bowed out with their first World Cup goals in 52 years, as a Yassine Bounou own goal and Wilson Isidor’s stunning strike twice gave them the lead on Wednesday.
- Achraf Hakimi and Ismael Saibari, with his third goal in as many games at the World Cup, levelled before half-time.
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Despite bowing out without a point in their first World Cup since 1974, Haiti twice led against 2022 semifinalists Morocco.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Soufiane Rahimi of Morocco celebrates after his side's third goal [Ronald Wittek/EPA]By AFPPublished On 25 Jun 202625 Jun 2026Morocco twice overcame the shock of conceding to Haiti to win a World Cup thriller 4-2 in Atlanta, but missed out on the top spot in Group C to Brazil.
Haiti bowed out with their first World Cup goals in 52 years, as a Yassine Bounou own goal and Wilson Isidor’s stunning strike twice gave them the lead on Wednesday.
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