Marsch Says Canada Were Better in 3-0 Loss as Morocco Reach World Cup Last 8
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Updated · ESPN · Jul 4
Marsch Says Canada Were Better in 3-0 Loss as Morocco Reach World Cup Last 8
3 articles · Updated · ESPN · Jul 4
Summary
Jesse Marsch said Canada were "the better team" after a 3-0 round-of-16 loss in Houston, arguing his side outplayed seventh-ranked Morocco despite the scoreline.
Azzedine Ounahi struck twice after halftime and substitute Soufiane Rahimi added a late third, punishing a Canada side that created first-half chances through Jonathan David and Tani Oluwaseyi.
Mohamed Ouahbi pushed back on Marsch's claim, saying Canada matched Morocco for intensity but were not clearly better, especially after Morocco controlled the second half.
Canada still exited with their best World Cup run after reaching the last 16 as hosts, improving on group-stage eliminations in 1986 and 2022.
Alphonso Davies did not feature after a hamstring setback this week, with Marsch saying the issue was not serious but enough to rule him out.