Netherlands vs Morocco — World Cup
1-1 (2-3 pens)
Estadio BBVA, Monterrey
Going into the match, Netherlands had won 3, drawn 6, lost 1 in their previous 10, scoring 2.2 goals a game; Morocco had won 6, drawn 4, lost 0 in 10, scoring 1.5.
Match report
Home form going in: Netherlands
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 6, lost 1 (W W D D D). 2.2 scored per game, 1.3 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 80% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- W 1-3 at Tunisia · 25 Jun 2026
- W 5-1 vs Sweden · 20 Jun 2026
- D 2-2 vs Japan · 14 Jun 2026
- D 2-2 at Spain · 23 Mar 2025
- D 2-2 vs Spain · 20 Mar 2025
- D 1-1 at Bosnia & Herzegovina · 19 Nov 2024
Away form going in: Morocco
Last 10 completed: won 6, drawn 4, lost 0 (W W D D D). 1.5 scored per game, 0.5 conceded, 20% over 2.5 goals, 30% both teams scored, 70% clean sheets.
- W 4-3 vs Haiti · 24 Jun 2026
- W 0-1 at Scotland · 19 Jun 2026
- D 1-1 at Brazil · 13 Jun 2026
- D 0-0 at Senegal · 18 Jan 2026
- D 0-0 at Nigeria · 14 Jan 2026
- W 0-2 at Cameroon · 9 Jan 2026
How it unfolded
- 72' Normal Goal — C. Gakpo (Netherlands)
- 90' Normal Goal — I. Diop (Morocco)
Match statistics
| Netherlands | Metric | Morocco |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals | 1 |
| 30 | Ball possession | 70 |
| 0.23 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.4 |
| 6 | Total shots | 11 |
| 2 | Shots on target | 5 |
| 1 | Shots off target | 4 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 4 | Attempts inside box | 7 |
| 2 | Attempts outside box | 4 |
| 5 | Corner kicks | 8 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 373 | Total passes | 878 |
| 293 | Accurate passes | 800 |
| 79 | Pass accuracy | 91 |
| 5 | Key passes | 9 |
| 104 | Duels | 104 |
World Cup table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |