Morocco rally late to beat Haiti and reach World Cup round of 32
Rahimi and Yassine struck in the final 12 minutes as Morocco overturned Haiti twice and reached the round of 32, ending Haiti's bid for a first World Cup point.
Soufiane Rahimi and Gessime Yassine came off the bench to turn a tense Group C match at Mercedes-Benz Stadium into a 4-2 Morocco victory over Haiti. Morocco came from behind twice in Atlanta, Georgia, on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, with Rahimi scoring in the 78th minute and Yassine adding the fourth goal in the 89th after a VAR review.
Achraf Hakimi and Ismael Saibari also scored for Morocco, who finished the group stage with 7 points and advanced as runners-up. The result sent Morocco into the World Cup round of 32 and kept its tournament momentum intact after a first half in which Haiti twice held the lead.
Haiti’s goals came through a Yassine Bounou own goal and a strike from Wilson Isidor, a sequence that briefly put the Caribbean side on course for a breakthrough result. Instead, Haiti finished Group C at 0-0-3 with 0 points, already eliminated before kickoff and still denied a first-ever World Cup point.
The match also ended Haiti’s 52-year wait for World Cup goals, as Isidor and the Bounou own goal gave Haiti only a fleeting foothold in a game decided by Morocco’s depth and late composure. Rahimi’s finish in the 78th minute restored Morocco’s lead, and Yassine’s late strike settled a contest that had swung sharply in both directions before Morocco closed it out. Morocco now moves on to face the winner of Group F.
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