Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Morocco vs Spain, Worldcup 2022 LAST 16

FIFA World Cup · 2022
Morocco
3 – 0
3 – 0 pen
Full Time
Spain
Tue 6 Dec 2022 · 15:00 UTC Education City Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 77' Aymeric Laporte
Romain Saiss 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Morocco vs Spain — Worldcup at Education City Stadium.

  • Morocco 3 games · 7 pts (2026/26)
  • Spain 3 games · 7 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Diego Bonfa
  • Referee Fernando Rapallini
  • Referee Juan Pablo Belatti
  • Referee Mauro Vigliano
  • Referee Raphael Claus
  • Referee Nicolas Gallo (Colombia)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
1
Morocco 2 games · Avg 3.5 goals Spain
Last 5 meetings
2022-12-06 Morocco 3–0 Spain 2018-06-25 Spain 2–2 Morocco

Recent Form

Morocco
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Dec Spain H 3–0 W
01 Dec Canada A 2–1 W
27 Nov Belgium A 2–0 W
23 Nov Croatia H 0–0 D
25 Jun Spain A 2–2 D
20 Jun Portugal A 0–1 L
Spain
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Dec Morocco A 0–3 L
01 Dec Japan A 1–2 L
27 Nov Germany H 1–1 D
23 Nov Costa Rica H 7–0 W
06 Jul Italy A 3–5 L
02 Jul Switzerland A 4–2 W

Season Stats

Morocco Spain
#10 Position #29
7 Points 7
3 Played 3
2 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 0
6 Scored 5
3 Conceded 0
+3 GD +5
2.33 PPG 2.33
67% Win % 67%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Morocco this season
88% Clean Sheets
Spain this season

Morocco are 10th (7 pts). Spain are 29th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Morocco
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/2
76+
5/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Spain
0-15
1/–
16-30
4/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Morocco
Ismael Saibari 3 G
Soufiane Rahimi 2 G 1 A
Spain
Mikel Oyarzabal 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Morocco and Spain is underway.
  • 5' It looks surprising Spain does not make any changes. Sofiane Boufal has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 25' It’s high time Walid Regragui made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 35' Spain fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 40' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 45' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Rodri made 531 appearances and scored 31 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 50' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Morocco needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 55' The energy levels are beginning to show. Walid Regragui might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 60' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 63' Carlos Soler is replacing Pablo Gavira for the Spain side.
  • 64' Spain ring the changes. Marco Asensio has done his job and it is now time for Alvaro Morata to step up.
  • 66' Another change for Morocco made on 66 minute. Sofiane Boufal leaves to be changed by Abdessamad Ezzalzouli.
  • 71' Pedri has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 75' Nico Williams gets the nod from Spain. He replaces Ferran Torres and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 76' Time for substitution for Spain. Ferran Torres is replaced by Nico Williams.
  • 77' The referee has no hesitation. Aymeric Laporte is booked for Spain — Yellow card on 77.
  • 82' It is a substitution in Morocco team. Youssef En-Nesyri is replaced by Abdelhamid Sabiri on 82 minute.
  • 84' Jawad El Yamiq has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nayef Aguerd on 84 minute.
  • 89' Morocco are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Spain's shape.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Romain Saiss on 90 minutes.
  • 3-0 the final result. Spain will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Morocco Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Walid Regragui

Spain Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luis Enrique

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.26 Morocco xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.98 Spain xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Morocco47% Draw29% Spain24%
Actual: Morocco win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.24
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Morocco or Draw
75%
Draw or Spain
53%
Morocco or Spain
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Morocco28% Draw52% Spain20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 0
12.9%
1 – 0
12.2%
0 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
8.1%
2 – 1
8%
1 – 2
6.2%
0 – 2
4.9%
2 – 2
4%
3 – 1
3.4%
3 – 0
Actual
1 – 3
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Morocco

Handicap Morocco covers Push Spain covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 22% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 17% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Morocco keeps clean sheet
38% ✗
Spain keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.