Canada vs Morocco Confirmed Lineups & Formations Today: World Cup Predictions Round of 16

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Canada vs Morocco Confirmed Lineups & Formations Today: World Cup Predictions Round of 16

Canada vs Morocco: Confirmed Lineups & Formations Today | World Cup 2026 Round of 16

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✅ CONFIRMED LINEUPS · WORLD CUP 2026 · ROUND OF 16 · TODAY · KICKOFF IN ~1 HOUR

Today, Saturday July 4 2026 · 1:00 PM ET · NRG Stadium, Houston · FOX

Canada vs Morocco: Confirmed Lineups & Formations

Official XIs · Davies benched · Riad out for Halhal · Betting impact

🚨 Davies NOT Starting · 🚨 Riad Out, Halhal In For Morocco

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⚡ LINEUPS OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED TODAY · CANADA (4-4-2): CRÉPEAU, JOHNSTON, BOMBITO, DE FOUGEROLLES, LARYEA, BUCHANAN, EUSTÁQUIO, SIGUR, AHMED, DAVID, OLUWASEYI — ALPHONSO DAVIES CONFIRMED ON THE BENCH, NOT STARTING · MOROCCO (4-2-3-1): BOUNOU, HAKIMI, DIOP, HALHAL, MAZRAOUI, EL AYNAOUI, BOUADDI, DÍAZ, OUNAHI, EL KHANNOUSS, SAIBARI — CHADI RIAD NOT IN THE STARTING XI, REDOUANE HALHAL STARTS INSTEAD

FIFA World Cup 2026 · Round of 16 · Confirmed Ahead of Kickoff Today

🇨🇦 Canada vs Morocco 🇲🇦 · Today · 1PM ET · NRG Stadium Houston · FOX

Morocco To Advance -330 · Canada +250

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The Real Story: Two Confirmed Surprises

After days of buildup around whether Alphonso Davies would make his first start of the tournament, the confirmed XI shows him on the bench — Canada instead go with a settled group featuring a genuine surprise name, Niko Sigur, in central midfield. On Morocco's side, Chadi Riad's fitness had been upgraded to "anticipated to start" earlier today, but the confirmed lineup shows Redouane Halhal starting at centre-back instead, alongside a captain's-armband-wearing Achraf Hakimi coming off 120 minutes and a missed penalty in the Netherlands shootout.

🇨🇦 Canada — Confirmed Starting XI

🚨 Confirmed Formation: 4-4-2, Davies Benched

Jesse Marsch's confirmed XI is a real departure from the week's dominant storyline. Instead of starting Davies, Canada go with Luc De Fougerolles alongside Moïse Bombito at centre-back, Richie Laryea at left-back, and a surprise inclusion in Niko Sigur partnering Stephen Eustáquio centrally, with Tajon Buchanan and Ali Ahmed providing width. Jonathan David and Tani Oluwaseyi form the front two, exactly as expected.

🇨🇦 CANADA · CONFIRMED 4-4-2 · MARSCH

David ⭐

ST · Anytime +360

Oluwaseyi

ST · Anytime +420

Buchanan

Eustáquio ©

CM · Captain

Sigur ⚠️

CM · Surprise starter

Ahmed

Johnston

Bombito

De Fougerolles

Laryea ⚠️

LB · Over Davies

Crépeau

Confirmed substitutes

Alphonso Davies 🚨 (widely expected starter) · Liam Millar · Joel Waterman · Jonathan Osorio · Promise David · Owen Goodman (GK) · Nathan Saliba · Mathieu Choinière · Jacob Shaffelburg · Derek Cornelius · Cyle Larin · Dayne St. Clair (GK) · Jayden Nelson · Alfie Jones

🇲🇦 Morocco — Confirmed Starting XI

🚨 Confirmed Formation: 4-2-3-1, Riad Out For Halhal

Mohamed Ouahbi's confirmed XI shows Redouane Halhal starting at centre-back alongside Issa Diop, with Chadi Riad — upgraded to "likely starter" earlier today after his fitness scare against the Netherlands — left out entirely. Achraf Hakimi, who played all 120 minutes and missed a penalty in that same shootout, retains the captain's armband and his spot at right-back. The rest of the attacking unit (Díaz, Ounahi, El Khannouss behind Saibari) is confirmed exactly as every preview expected.

🇲🇦 MOROCCO · CONFIRMED 4-2-3-1 · OUAHBI

Saibari ⭐

ST · Confirmed · Anytime +175

Díaz

Anytime +240

Ounahi

Anytime +350

El Khannouss

Anytime +420

El Aynaoui

Bouaddi

Hakimi ©

RB · Captain, 120 min last time

Diop ⚠️

CB · One card from suspension

Halhal 🚨

CB · In for Riad

Mazraoui

Bounou

Confirmed not starting

Chadi Riad 🚨 (upgraded to "likely starter" earlier today) · Ayoub El Kaabi · check FD for full bench list

📋 A Note On This Confirmation

This lineup comes from a single very recent source (roughly 11 minutes old at time of writing) rather than several independently cross-checked outlets. Both surprises — Davies benched, Riad out for Halhal — are specific and internally consistent rather than generic template errors, but with kickoff about an hour away, it's worth a final glance at FanDuel's own live lineup graphic before betting anything built around either headline change.

📊 Confirmed XIs — Side by Side

🇨🇦 Canada

Stat

Morocco 🇲🇦

4-4-2

Formation

4-2-3-1

Jesse Marsch

Manager

Mohamed Ouahbi

Crépeau

Bounou

Johnston · Bombito · De Fougerolles · Laryea ⚠️

Def

Mid

El Aynaoui · Bouaddi

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Attack

Díaz · Ounahi · El Khannouss

David · Oluwaseyi

Forwards / Lone ST

Saibari

Davies benched — a genuine shock

Notable

Riad out, Halhal in — a late change

💡 Lineup Betting Impact — Now Confirmed

🚨 DAVIES — fade completely, he's starting on the bench

Any prop or narrative angle built on Davies starting is dead. Any Canada attacking exposure should stay with David and Oluwaseyi, or shift to a Davies-as-super-sub second-half angle if you still want exposure.

✅ SAIBARI & DÍAZ — confirmed as expected

Both confirmed exactly as predicted. Their goalscorer prices remain the correct read on Morocco's most reliable attacking threats.

⚠️ HALHAL AT CB — a genuine defensive question mark for Morocco

A backup centre-back stepping in for a defense that's otherwise been "untouched" all tournament is a real change worth knowing about, even if it doesn't clearly favor either side of the totals markets.

FanDuel Sportsbook · Canada vs Morocco · Today · Kickoff 1PM ET · NRG Stadium Houston

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Saibari AT +175 · Morocco To Advance -330

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Confirmed lineups · Canada (4-4-2): Maxime Crépeau; Alistair Johnston, Moïse Bombito, Luc De Fougerolles, Richie Laryea; Tajon Buchanan, Stephen Eustáquio (captain), Niko Sigur, Ali Ahmed; Jonathan David, Tani Oluwaseyi · Substitutes: Alphonso Davies, Liam Millar, Joel Waterman, Jonathan Osorio, Promise David, Owen Goodman, Nathan Saliba, Mathieu Choiniere, Jacob Shaffelburg, Derek Cornelius, Cyle Larin, Dayne St. Clair, Jayden Nelson, Alfie Jones · Morocco (4-2-3-1): Yassine Bounou; Achraf Hakimi (captain), Issa Diop, Redouane Halhal, Noussair Mazraoui; Neil El Aynaoui, Ayyoub Bouaddi; Brahim Diaz, Azzedine Ounahi, Bilal El Khannouss; Ismael Saibari · Selection surprises: Alphonso Davies left out of the starting XI entirely despite being widely expected to make his first start; Chadi Riad also left out after being upgraded to a likely starter earlier today, with Redouane Halhal starting at centre-back instead · This lineup was confirmed via a single recent source close to kickoff — recommend a final check against FanDuel's live lineup graphic · NRG Stadium, Houston TX · Today, Saturday July 4, kickoff 1:00 PM ET · FOX/Telemundo · Winner faces France/Paraguay winner in the Quarterfinal · Must be 21+ · Gambling Problem? 1-800-GAMBLER

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