Overview
The top spot in Group C of the 2026 World Cup is still an exciting race as Morocco prepares to enter a decisive match with Haiti at Atlanta. The "Atlas lions" are not only facing the opportunity to win a ticket to the round of 16 but can also overcome Brazil to close the group stage with the top spot.
Morocco is currently ranked second but still maintains an unbeaten record after two legs. Tarik Sektioui's team drew 1-1 with Brazil before defeating Scotland 1-0, thereby getting very close to the knockout round.
Ismael Saibari is the biggest bright spot in Moroccan attack. After scoring the opening goal against Brazil, the PSV midfielder continued to make his mark with a beautiful volley in just 1 minute and 10 seconds in the match against Scotland.
With the current situation, Morocco is likely to face the Netherlands, the leader of Group F, in the 1/16 round. Meanwhile, Brazil is highly likely to meet Japan. However, if they drop to third place in case Scotland defeats Brazil, the North African representative may have to face Germany, the leader of Group E.
Therefore, Morocco will definitely aim to win all 3 points against Haiti in order to have the most favorable position on the road ahead.
On the opposite side, Haiti has officially run out of chances to advance after two consecutive defeats against Scotland (0-1) and Brazil (0-3).
The Caribbean team has not yet won any points and has never kept a clean sheet at the World Cup. Notably, they have conceded 3 or more goals in 4/5 matches at the 1974 and 2026 World Cups, with a total of 18 goals conceded.
In the match against Brazil, Carlens Arcus' yellow card after only 3 minutes and 21 seconds - the fastest at the 2026 World Cup to date - partly reflects the difficult game that Haiti had to face. Selecao quickly overwhelmed and scored 3 goals thanks to a double by Matheus Cunha and a goal by Vinicius Junior.
After a first half without a single shot, Wilson Isidor was brought on to improve Haiti's attacking power. However, the Caribbean representative still could not find a consolation goal.
The rare positive point for Haiti is that they have limited Brazil from only launching eight shots in the whole match and two shots in the second half. This is the fewest shots of Selecao in the second half at the World Cup since the quarter-final match against Colombia in 2014.
Although no longer having a chance to advance, Haiti will still be determined to close the 2026 World Cup campaign with a memorable performance, while nurturing hopes of winning the first point in the history of participating in the World Cup.
Head-to-head record
This will be the first time Morocco and Haiti have faced each other in the international arena. For Haiti, this is only the second time they have participated in the World Cup after a long period of absence of 52 years since their participation in 1974.
The last time Morocco faced a representative of the CONCACAF region at the World Cup was in the group stage in 2022. At that time, the North African representative won 2-1 against Canada.
Score prediction: Maroc 2-0 Haiti
The match between Morocco and Haiti takes place at 5:00 AM on June 25 (Vietnam time).
