Netherlands vs Morocco Key Stats: FIFA World Cup 2026
by Trystan Pugh ·
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Below you can find key stats for Netherlands vs Morocco. From historical trends to player milestones, we have you covered for every match at FIFA World Cup 2026 in USA, Canada & Mexico!
- The only previous FIFA World Cup meeting between the sides came in Orlando in the final group game of USA 1994, where current Netherlands head coach Ronald Koeman captained the Dutch to a 2-1 win. They have met twice in friendlies since: Morocco won 2-1 in Arnhem in April 1999, before the Netherlands returned the favour with a 2-1 victory in Agadir in May 2017.
- The Netherlands have won five and drawn one of their six World Cup matches against African teams. This is their first encounter against a CAF team in a knockout tie.
- The Dutch have not lost a FIFA World Cup match in regular time since Spain edged them out 1-0 in the 2010 final. Since then, they have recorded ten wins and five draws in 15 games – their longest unbeaten run in their history at the tournament. Their only eliminations in that period have come via penalty shoot-out defeats to familiar foes Argentina, first in the 2014 semi‑finals, and again in the 2022 quarter‑finals.
- The Netherlands completed a sixth successive FIFA World Cup group stage without losing a match, replicating their achievements of 1998, 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2022.
- In the 22 FIFA World Cup matches in which the Dutch have been ahead at half-time, they have gone on to win 19 times and drawn three.
- The Netherlands have scored two or more goals in eight of their last nine World Cup matches.
- The Netherlands have scored the first goal in their three matches to date at the 2026 finals.
- Morocco have lost only two of their last eight World Cup matches against European teams (W3 D3).
- Morocco have kept five clean sheets in their last seven World Cup matches against European teams.
- Morocco won back-to-back World Cup knockout ties against European teams at Qatar 2022, defeating Spain on penalties in the Round of 16 and Portugal 1-0 in the quarter-finals before losing 0-2 to France in the semi-finals.
- Morocco have qualified for the knockout phase at the global showpiece for the third time, having previously done so in 1986 and 2022. They were unbeaten in the group on all three occasions.
- Morocco have lost only two of their last 11 FIFA World Cup matches (W5 D4).
- Morocco have scored six goals so far at FIFA World Cup 2026, equalling their highest-ever total in a single edition, which came in Qatar in 2022.
- Morocco have scored in four successive World Cup matches for the first time.
- Yassine Bounou and Sofyan Amrabat could both reach the landmark of ten FIFA World Cup appearances.
- Ismael Saibari found the net in all three group stage matches, becoming the first Moroccan player and also the first African to score in three successive World Cup fixtures.
- With three goals, Ismael Saibari is now Morocco’s joint-top goalscorer in FIFA World Cup history, alongside Youssef En-Nesyri.
- Netherlands midfielder Guus Til and Morocco forward Ismael Saibari have been PSV Eindhoven club colleagues since 2022, winning the Dutch Eredivisie title together in each of the past three seasons. Saibari was voted the 2025/26 Eredivisie Player of the Year.
- Morocco defender Anas Salah-Eddine spent the 2025/26 season on loan at PSV. He has also played in the Eredivisie for Ajax (2020/21, 2023/24) and FC Twente (2022/25) and represented the Netherlands at youth and Under-21 level before switching allegiance to Morocco in 2025.
- Netherlands trio Lutsharel Geertruida, Brian Brobbey and Robin Roefs are Sunderland team-mates of Morocco’s Chemaldine Talbi.
- Donyell Malen (Netherlands) and Neil El Aynaoui (Morocco) play together in Italy’s Serie A for Roma.
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