RIYADH: When Ismael Saibari clutched the back of his right thigh just 22 minutes into Morocco’s FIFA World Cup round of 16 clash against Canada, alarm bells started ringing. In a tournament where the Atlas Lions’ glaring weakness had been converting golden chances, losing their top scorer was the last thing they needed. Morocco’s biggest doubters emerged, knowing that Saibari’s absence would mean a weaker offensive display. His replacement was Soufiane Rahimi.

Azzedine Ounahi scored twice and Soufiane Rahimi added a third to put Morocco into the last eight and send co-hosts Canada out

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