Overview
- Brahim Díaz broke the deadlock in the 55th minute from a Noussair Mazraoui cutback after Soufiane Rahimi had an early penalty saved by Yannick Pandor.
- Ayoub El Kaabi came off the bench to seal the result with a spectacular overhead kick in the 74th minute.
- Achraf Hakimi, declared fit pre-match, stayed on the bench as coach Walid Regragui opted to preserve the full-back for later games.
- Captain Romain Saïss limped off inside 20 minutes, leaving the field in tears in a setback for the hosts’ defensive plans.
- The victory in Rabat extended Morocco’s world-record winning streak to 19 matches, with 60,180 in attendance including Crown Prince Moulay Hassan and FIFA’s Gianni Infantino, as group play continues Monday with Mali vs Zambia and South Africa vs Angola on SABC 2.