Toronto/CMEDIA: Canada reportedly fell 3-0 to Morocco in the round of 16 on Saturday and is out of the FIFA World Cup.
Azzedine Ounahi from Morocco broke a 0-0 deadlock in the 50th minute, then added a second goal in the 82nd for a brace.
The score was sealed by Soufiane Rahimi’s rolling shot in the eighth minute of stoppage time.
During the first half, Canada controlled the game and registered four chances but couldn’t get a shot past Morocco’s Montreal-born keeper Yassine Bounou.
The Moroccans will meet the winner of a round-of-16 tilt between Paraguay and France in a quarterfinal matchup in Boston on July 9.
Being the higher-ranked nation with No. 7 in FIFA’s official standings, Morocco entered the tournament sitting while Canada was No. 30.
The result ends a historic run when Canada’s squad nabbed its first point and first win in the men’s tournament and earned a spot in the knockout round for the first time.
