Match at a glance
NED / MAR6Attempts11
2On target5
29.9%Possession70.1%
78.7%Pass accuracy91.1%
18Fouls committed15
0Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
5Corners8
Netherlands 1–1 Morocco: 2026 World Cup match result
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Morocco won on penalties
- Cody Gakpo72'
- Issa Diop90'+1'
Match in one glance
NetherlandsMoroccoGoalCard
Netherlands
Morocco
0′HT90′105′FT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′Extra time90′–120′
How the lead moved
NED MAR- 72'
Cody Gakpo1 NED - 91'
Issa Dioplevel
Level after 120 minutes. Plotted from recorded goal times only — per-minute pressure is not in the source data.
Recorded standouts
Source actions, no ratings- 1
Cody Gakpo 1 goal · 1 on target - 2IDIssa Diop 1 goal · 1 on target
- 3CTChemsdine Talbi 1 assist · 1 fouls won
- 4CSCrysencio Summerville 1 assist · 1 fouls won
- 5BVBart Verbruggen 5 saves
What separated the teams
Balance
Neither side created a scoreboard advantage
6Attempts11
Territory
Morocco controlled more of the ball
29.9%Possession70.1%
Defensive workload
Morocco made more recorded interventions
38Saves, interceptions, clearances46
Straight from the completed match report — no xG, tracking or player ratings.
Complete match timeline
NetherlandsMoroccoGoalCardSubstitution
Netherlands
Morocco
0′HT90′105′FT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′Extra time90′–120′
Event feed
11 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′0 – 0No goals in this period
Second half
45′–90′1 – 0C. Gakpo 72'
Extra time
90′–120′0 – 1I. Diop 90'+1'
Netherlands
3-4-2-1BV
1Bart Verbruggen
4BB
19Brian BrobbeyCS
24Crysencio SummervilleListed formation · positions are schematic
Morocco
4-2-3-1NE
24Neil El AynaouiAB
6Ayyoub Bouaddi
10IS
11Ismael SaibariListed formation · positions are schematic
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Attendance51,243
RefereeWilton Pereira Sampaio
NED3-4-2-1
MAR4-2-3-1
Result statusAfter penalties
Complete performance breakdown
NEDMAR
Attacking output
Volume, accuracy and finishing from the recorded attempts.
6Attempts11
2On target5
3Blocked shots2
33.3%Shot accuracy45.5%
16.7%Goal conversion9.1%
Goals divided by attempts
Possession & passing
Control, circulation and progression of the ball.
29.9%Possession70.1%
292Passes completed801
78.7%Pass accuracy91.1%
3Crosses completed4
16Long balls completed21
Defensive work
Interventions made without treating workload as quality by itself.
5Saves1
10Tackles won14
50%Tackle success70%
11Interceptions11
22Clearances34
Discipline & pressure
Fouls, cards, offsides and set-piece pressure.
18Fouls committed15
3Offsides0
0Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
5Corners8
What separated the teams
Balance
Neither side created a scoreboard advantage
6Attempts11
Territory
Morocco controlled more of the ball
29.9%Possession70.1%
Defensive workload
Morocco made more recorded interventions
38Saves, interceptions, clearances46
Straight from the completed match report — no xG, tracking or player ratings.
Recorded standouts
Source actions, no ratings- 1Cody Gakpo 1 goal · 1 on target
- 2IDIssa Diop 1 goal · 1 on target
- 3CTChemsdine Talbi 1 assist · 1 fouls won
- 4CSCrysencio Summerville 1 assist · 1 fouls won
- 5BVBart Verbruggen 5 saves
- 6
Yassine Bounou 1 save · 1 fouls won - 7
Achraf Hakimi 1 on target · 2 fouls won - 8SRSoufiane Rahimi 1 on target · 2 fouls won
- 9BEBilal El Khannouss 1 on target · 1 fouls won
- 10NENeil El Aynaoui 1 on target · 1 fouls won
Player leaders
Who led the recorded actions
1
1
AssistsCrysencio SummervilleChemsdine Talbi
CS
Crysencio SummervilleCT
Chemsdine Talbi3
ShotsAchraf Hakimi
Achraf Hakimi1
3
Fouls won
Frenkie de Jong
Frenkie de Jong5
SavesBart Verbruggen
BV
Bart VerbruggenDecisive moments
2 eventsTournament path
How both teams reached this match
NetherlandsMoroccoAll-time World Cup meetings
Netherlands vs Morocco, across editions
1NED wins
1Draws
0MAR wins
2meetings
3–2goal balance
1knockout meetings
2026Netherlands 1–1 MoroccoRound of 32
1994Morocco 1–2 NetherlandsGroup stage
Source: ESPN completed match report, retrieved Aug 18, 2026. Derived percentages are calculated from the displayed source values; missing fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Source: ESPN completed match report. Tournament context cross-checked against FIFA sources listed in the dataset.