Morocco vs Haiti — World Cup 2026 Group · Matchday 3
Match preview / What to expect
Updated Jun 6, 2026Group C closes with Morocco and Haiti chasing very different goals. The Atlas Lions, semi-finalists in 2022 and Africa's standard-bearers, will fancy a result that secures top spot, with Achraf Hakimi driving from right-back and Brahim Díaz pulling strings between the lines.
Haiti arrive as the romantic outsiders, back at a World Cup for the first time since 1974 and likely needing a win to keep any qualification hopes alive. Expect them to sit deep and trust the pace of Frantzdy Pierrot and Duckens Nazon on the counter.
Morocco's depth and tempo should dictate, but Haiti's directness makes them awkward if the Lions get sloppy in transition.
Key storylines
- 01Morocco eyeing top spot in Group C off the back of their 2022 semi-final run
- 02Haiti savouring a first World Cup appearance in over 50 years
- 03Hakimi vs the Haitian counter-attack — overlaps against pace in behind
Prediction
Morocco 2-0 Haiti
Projected lineups
Projected XI — not confirmed
Morocco
Formation 4-3-3- 1Y. Bounou
- 2A. Hakimi
- 3N. Aguerd
- 4I. Diop
- 5N. Mazraoui
- 6S. Amrabat
- 7A. Ounahi
- 8B. El Khannouss
- 9Brahim Díaz
- 10A. El Kaabi
- 11A. Ezzalzouli
Haiti
Formation 4-4-2- 1J. Placide
- 2C. Arcus
- 3J. Duverne
- 4R. Ade
- 5D. Lacroix
- 6J. Bellegarde
- 7D. Simon
- 8L. Pierre
- 9C. F. Sainte
- 10F. Pierrot
- 11D. Nazon
Team news
Morocco
- Hakimi a near-certain starter as Morocco's chief creative outlet
- Squad rotation possible depending on group permutations
Haiti
- Pierrot leads the line as Haiti's main goal threat
- Likely to prioritise defensive shape away from home
Sources
Preview is editorial. Projected lineups are not confirmed team sheets.
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