Brahim Díaz's Form Run · Haiti's First WC Finals · New Coach Ouahbi · Atlanta
Morocco arrive at Matchday 3 having already established themselves as one of the group's two qualifiers — which means this game, while straightforward on paper, carries a different kind of pressure. Mohamed Ouahbi, the new manager who replaced the resigned Walid Regragui in March 2026, wants the Atlas Lions to end the group stage on a statement. He needs a convincing win to build momentum heading into the knockout rounds.
Achraf Hakimi (PSG, captain) is the world's finest attacking full-back, capable of generating chances from deep positions that no other right-back in international football can manufacture. Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid) arrives as the form player in the Morocco camp — the AFCON 2025 top scorer with five goals in five games is playing with the confidence that comes from being the decisive figure in a major tournament. Ayoub El Kaabi (Olympiacos) provides the finishing threat that Díaz's creativity creates. Sofyan Amrabat (Real Betis) anchors the midfield with the same warrior intensity he showed in Qatar 2022.
Morocco's challenge in this game is maintaining focus against an opponent they should comfortably beat while ensuring the performance serves as preparation for the round of 32.
Haiti are at the FIFA World Cup for the first time in their history. Let that sentence sit for a moment. A nation that has endured earthquakes, political instability, and generations of hardship has produced a football team that has qualified for the most watched sporting event on earth. Whatever happens in this match — and this group — is secondary to the fact that they are here at all.
Coach Sébastien Migne has built the squad around diaspora talent playing professionally in Europe and North America. Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) is Haiti's most gifted attacker — a forward operating at Championship level whose pace and finishing make him a genuine threat even against technically superior opponents when given space to run at defenders. Duckens Nazon, Haiti's all-time leading scorer, was essential to qualification — including a hat-trick against Costa Rica. Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers) brings Premier League quality to the midfield. Against Morocco they will need Bellegarde's technical ability in midfield more than anything else to slow the pace of the game and prevent a total collapse.