Netherlands v Morocco, 29 June 2026

Score1-1 :: penalties 3-2 to Morocco
Referee Wilton Sampaio
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Finals - Round of 32
VenueEstadio BBVA, Guadalupe
Attendance51,243
Kick-off: 7.00pm local . Morocco won 3-2 on penalties . After extra time - 1-1 at 90 minutes . Head to Head Played: 4 Netherlands won: 2 Drawn: 0 Morocco won: 2 Netherlands scored: 6 Morocco scored: 5 . FIFA World Ranking: Netherlands 8th, Morocco 7th . The only previous meeting at a FIFA World Cup tournament was Netherlands' 2-1 group stage win at Orlando, USA in 1994.

1 (2)  Netherlands

Manager: Ronald Koeman

1 (3)  Morocco

Manager: Mohamed Ouahbi

Goals:

Cody Gakpo 72 G

Goals:

Issa Diop 90+1 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender Micky van de Ven
Defender Virgil van Dijk (captain)
Defender/Midfielder Denzel Dumfries
Midfielder Frenkie de Jong
Midfielder Ryan Gravenberch
Midfielder/Forward Cody Gakpo
Midfielder/Forward Crysencio Summerville
Forward Brian Brobbey

Starting lineup:

Yassine Bounou Goalkeeper
Issa Diop Defender
Achraf Hakimi Defender (captain)
Chadi Riad Defender
Noussair Mazraoui Defender/Midfielder
Ayyoub Bouaddi Midfielder
Brahim Díaz Midfielder
Neil El Aynaoui Midfielder
Bilal El Khannous Midfielder
Azzedine Ounahi Midfielder
Ismael Saibari Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Teun Koopmeiners for Nathan Aké 71
Wout Weghorst for Brian Brobbey 71
Jorrel Hato for Micky van de Ven 86
Quinten Timber for Ryan Gravenberch 86
Marten de Roon for Frenkie de Jong 110
Justin Kluivert for Cody Gakpo 113

Substitutions:

Anass Salah-Eddine for Chadi Riad 75
Samir El Mourabet for Ayyoub Bouaddi 79
Gessime Yassine for Brahim Díaz 79
Soufiane Rahimi for Azzedine Ounahi 86
Chemsdine Talbi for Bilal El Khannous 86

Cards:

Cards:

Issa Diop 47 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mark Flekken
Goalkeeper Robin Roefs
Defender Jorrel Hato
Defender/Midfielder Lutsharel Geertruida
Defender/Midfielder Teun Koopmeiners
Defender/Midfielder Mats Wieffer
Midfielder Marten de Roon
Midfielder Tijjani Reijnders
Midfielder Guus Til
Midfielder Quinten Timber
Midfielder/Forward Memphis Depay
Midfielder/Forward Noa Lang
Midfielder/Forward Donyell Malen
Forward Justin Kluivert
Forward Wout Weghorst

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Munir El Kajoui
Defender Redouane Halhal
Defender/Midfielder Youssef Belammari
Defender/Midfielder Zakaria El Ouahdi
Defender/Midfielder Marwane Saâdane
Midfielder Sofyan Amrabat
Midfielder Samir El Mourabet
Midfielder Gessime Yassine
Midfielder/Forward Ayoube Amaimouni
Midfielder/Forward Amine Sbaï
Midfielder/Forward Chemsdine Talbi
Forward Ayoub El Kaabi
Forward Soufiane Rahimi

Comments:

Penalty shoot-out details (Netherlands went first) 1 – Teun Koopmeiners [scored] 2 – Justin Kluivert [missed] 3 – Wout Weghorst [scored] 4 – Quinten Timber [missed] 5 – Crysencio Summerville [saved] . Netherlands had progressed to the knockout phase in each of their ten participations at FIFA World Cup tournaments since 1974. . Excluding penalty shout-outs, the Oranje were now unbeaten in their last 16 games at FIFA World Cup finals (won ten). . They had now lost four penalty shoot-outs at FIFA World Cup finals (also 1998, 2014 and 2022): the most in the competition’s history along with Spain.

Comments:

Penalty shoot-out details (Morocco went second) 1 – Neil El Aynaoui [missed] 2 – Soufiane Rahimi [scored] 3 – Chemsdine Talbi [scored] 4 – Achraf Hakimi [missed] 5 – Ismael Saibari [scored] . Morocco had reached the knockout phase at consecutive FIFA World Cup tournaments for the first time. . The Atlas Lions had now lost two of their last 12 games at the FIFA World Cup finals: the semi-final and 3rd place lay-off in Qatar in 2022. . They had now become the first-ever nation at a FIFA World Cup tournament to go into extra-time via an equaliser in added time at the end of 90 minutes then go on to advance to the next round. [c/o Mister Chiping]

1 (2)  Netherlands

Manager: Ronald Koeman

Goals:

Cody Gakpo 72 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender Micky van de Ven
Defender Virgil van Dijk (captain)
Defender/Midfielder Denzel Dumfries
Midfielder Frenkie de Jong
Midfielder Ryan Gravenberch
Midfielder/Forward Cody Gakpo
Midfielder/Forward Crysencio Summerville
Forward Brian Brobbey

Substitutions:

Teun Koopmeiners for Nathan Aké 71
Wout Weghorst for Brian Brobbey 71
Jorrel Hato for Micky van de Ven 86
Quinten Timber for Ryan Gravenberch 86
Marten de Roon for Frenkie de Jong 110
Justin Kluivert for Cody Gakpo 113

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mark Flekken
Goalkeeper Robin Roefs
Defender Jorrel Hato
Defender/Midfielder Lutsharel Geertruida
Defender/Midfielder Teun Koopmeiners
Defender/Midfielder Mats Wieffer
Midfielder Marten de Roon
Midfielder Tijjani Reijnders
Midfielder Guus Til
Midfielder Quinten Timber
Midfielder/Forward Memphis Depay
Midfielder/Forward Noa Lang
Midfielder/Forward Donyell Malen
Forward Justin Kluivert
Forward Wout Weghorst

Comments:

Penalty shoot-out details (Netherlands went first) 1 – Teun Koopmeiners [scored] 2 – Justin Kluivert [missed] 3 – Wout Weghorst [scored] 4 – Quinten Timber [missed] 5 – Crysencio Summerville [saved] . Netherlands had progressed to the knockout phase in each of their ten participations at FIFA World Cup tournaments since 1974. . Excluding penalty shout-outs, the Oranje were now unbeaten in their last 16 games at FIFA World Cup finals (won ten). . They had now lost four penalty shoot-outs at FIFA World Cup finals (also 1998, 2014 and 2022): the most in the competition’s history along with Spain.

1 (3)  Morocco

Manager: Mohamed Ouahbi

Goals:

Issa Diop 90+1 G

Starting lineup:

Yassine Bounou Goalkeeper
Issa Diop Defender
Achraf Hakimi Defender (captain)
Chadi Riad Defender
Noussair Mazraoui Defender/Midfielder
Ayyoub Bouaddi Midfielder
Brahim Díaz Midfielder
Neil El Aynaoui Midfielder
Bilal El Khannous Midfielder
Azzedine Ounahi Midfielder
Ismael Saibari Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Anass Salah-Eddine for Chadi Riad 75
Samir El Mourabet for Ayyoub Bouaddi 79
Gessime Yassine for Brahim Díaz 79
Soufiane Rahimi for Azzedine Ounahi 86
Chemsdine Talbi for Bilal El Khannous 86

Cards:

Issa Diop 47 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Munir El Kajoui
Defender Redouane Halhal
Defender/Midfielder Youssef Belammari
Defender/Midfielder Zakaria El Ouahdi
Defender/Midfielder Marwane Saâdane
Midfielder Sofyan Amrabat
Midfielder Samir El Mourabet
Midfielder Gessime Yassine
Midfielder/Forward Ayoube Amaimouni
Midfielder/Forward Amine Sbaï
Midfielder/Forward Chemsdine Talbi
Forward Ayoub El Kaabi
Forward Soufiane Rahimi

Comments:

Penalty shoot-out details (Morocco went second) 1 – Neil El Aynaoui [missed] 2 – Soufiane Rahimi [scored] 3 – Chemsdine Talbi [scored] 4 – Achraf Hakimi [missed] 5 – Ismael Saibari [scored] . Morocco had reached the knockout phase at consecutive FIFA World Cup tournaments for the first time. . The Atlas Lions had now lost two of their last 12 games at the FIFA World Cup finals: the semi-final and 3rd place lay-off in Qatar in 2022. . They had now become the first-ever nation at a FIFA World Cup tournament to go into extra-time via an equaliser in added time at the end of 90 minutes then go on to advance to the next round. [c/o Mister Chiping]