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Scotland vs Morocco – Lineups & Match Details

Morocco beat Scotland 1-0. Goals: I. Saibari (2'). Scotland had 41% possession against Morocco's 59%. Shots on target: 0-2.

World Cup · Group Stage - 2

Friday, 19 June 2026

ScotlandScotland

0 - 1

Full Time

HT: 0 - 1

MoroccoMorocco

Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev, Uzbekistan

Lineups

ScotlandScotland4-4-1-1
Angus Gunn1Angus GunnG
Nathan Patterson22Nathan PattersonD
Grant Hanley5Grant HanleyD
Jack Hendry13Jack HendryD
Andy Robertson3Andy RobertsonD
John McGinn7John McGinnM
Ryan Christie11Ryan ChristieM
Lewis Ferguson19Lewis FergusonM
Kieran Tierney6Kieran TierneyM
Scott McTominay4Scott McTominayF
Che Adams10Che AdamsF

Substitutes

17Ben Gannon-DoakF
23Kenny McLeanM
9Lyndon DykesF
24Tony RalstonD
14Ross StewartF
12Liam KellyG
21Craig GordonG
2Aaron HickeyD
15John SouttarD
16Dominic HyamD
26Scott McKennaD
8Tyler FletcherM
25Findlay CurtisF
18George HirstF
20Lawrence ShanklandF
MoroccoMorocco4-2-3-1
Bono1BonoG
Achraf Hakimi2Achraf HakimiD
Issa Diop14Issa DiopD
Chadi Riad18Chadi RiadD
Noussair Mazraoui3Noussair MazraouiD
Ayyoub Bouaddi6Ayyoub BouaddiM
Neil El Aynaoui24Neil El AynaouiM
Brahim Díaz10Brahim DíazM
Azzedine Ounahi8Azzedine OunahiM
Bilal El Khannouss23Bilal El KhannoussM
Ismael Saibari11Ismael SaibariF

Substitutes

7Chemsdine TalbiF
21Ayoube Amaimouni EchghouyabF
9Soufiane RahimiF
15Samir El MourabetM
22Ahmed Reda TagnaoutiG
12Munir El KajouiG
26Anass Salah-EddineD
5Marwane SaadaneD
25Redouane HalhalD
19Youssef BelammariD
13Zakaria El OuahdiD
17Amine SbaiF
16Gessime YassineF
4Sofyan AmrabatM
20Ayoub El KaabiF

Match Events

2'G

I. Saibari

Assist: Brahim Díaz

23'Y

I. Diop

60'S

K. Tierney

Substitution 1

66'Y

A. Robertson

71'S

R. Christie

Substitution 2

71'S

C. Adams

Substitution 3

84'S

Brahim Díaz

Substitution 1

84'S

B. El Khannouss

Substitution 2

84'S

I. Saibari

Substitution 3

89'S

J. McGinn

Substitution 4

89'S

N. Patterson

Substitution 5

90'S

A. Ounahi

Substitution 4

Statistics

Scotland
41%59%
Morocco
0.54Expected Goals (xG)0.95
6Total Shots12
0Shots on Target2
1Corners5
10Fouls8
1Offsides0
85Pass Accuracy (%)90
1Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Scotland host Morocco on Friday, 19 June 2026 at Gillette Stadium. The kick-off time is 22:00 local. The fixture is part of the World Cup schedule. Scotland go into the match 11th in the table; Morocco sit 2nd. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Scotland have taken 1 win, 0 draws and 0 losses from their last 1. Recent run: 1 win. Morocco have collected 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 draw.

Match recap

Morocco beat Scotland 1-0. Morocco replied with I. Saibari 2'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 2 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Scotland held 41% of the ball against 59% for Morocco. Shots on target finished 0-2. Expected goals read 0.54 for Scotland, 0.95 for Morocco.

Verdict

Morocco take the three points; Scotland look at a thin night for the home crowd. Scotland sat 11th and Morocco 2nd before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.