Canada v Morocco LIVE: Latest World Cup score as Ismael Saibari suffers major injury blow in last 16 clash – UK Times

31 mins: I wouldn’t put this game down as one in which the hydration break has swung the momentum.

Canada are still pressing well, and Morocco are still giving the ball away as a result.

Obviously Canada would love a goal as reward for that, though, before half-time.

29 mins: A better spell of possession by Morocco here. They’ve been trying the odd long, low ball, trying to catch out a slightly high Canadian back line.

Their first chance in a while comes from a turnover in possession, though, and a short pass into Rahimi, whose low shot is saved fairly comfortably by Crepeau.

24 mins: Hydration break time. Marsch gives his Canadian players an animated talk.

23 mins: This is a HUGE blow for Morocco. Their striker Ismael Saibari, who has been so good at this tournament, is down for a while in some discomfort, and it’s eventually deemed that he can’t continue.

He’s replaced by Soufiane Rahimi.

21 mins: First booking of the game, as Halhal steps on the foot of Oluwaseyi while they jostle along the sideline.

19 mins: Halhal with a great sliding challenge to stop the onrushing Buchanan in the Morocco box. The ball goes out for a corner – Canada’s fourth so far.

Eustaquio chips it in and Johnston meets it with his head, but he can only nod it down, and it’s booted away.

16 mins: Ounahi tries to slide a low ball through the Canada back line, but the referee blows his whistle; Hakimi was blocked and fouled by the sideline as he tried to surge forward.

Again, Morocco use the set-piece near the halfway line to pass the ball backwards and try to keep possession.

I get the idea to take the sting out of the game, but they could have sent that into the box and looked to test Canada for the first time today.

14 mins: Morocco need to settle down. They lose the ball in their own half AGAIN, this time right on the edge of their box.

But they’re able to regain it and clear, depriving Ahmed and Eustaqui, who are lurking in dangerous positions.

12 mins: Another loose moment in the Morocco half, and Canada pick up the ball with tons of space ahead!

Ahmed feeds it into Oluwaseyi, who turns wonderfully on the edge of the box, deceiving his man, but his low shot is kept out by the outstretched leg of Bounou!

8 mins: Another corner, and there’s some aerial pinball in the Morocco box!

Bounou punches away the loose ball, then Eustaquio slides a clever pass towards the byline where the ball is crossed in again, but Morocco clear.

Good start by Canada! Can they keep this up?