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00:00And once more the Tartan army are here in their tens of thousands to back them.
00:08And Ryan Christie is included at the expense of a striker as Laurence Shankland drops to the bench.
00:15Ayub Bouadi was one of the eye-catching performers in midfield, but those further up the pitch can be destructive.
00:22Ishmael Saibari's cool finish.
00:24So part two of this Boston chapter for Scotland, back in the city, already with memories to last a lifetime.
00:32Morocco, who had Brazil on the ropes for a while in their Group C opener.
00:37And that has certainly ignited hope in North Africa of another special year.
00:42So, Brad Friedel, who might feel they carry the greater authority at the outset?
00:48I think Morocco will feel that they should be in the driver's seat.
00:53They should have the bulk of possession.
00:54I think Steve Clarke's right that Scotland will be the underdogs.
00:58You saw the ball already go back to gun and Morocco was pressing it.
01:02So they've set the stage that they're going to high press and try to be on the front foot.
01:06But the Scotland team has a lot of quality in their side as well.
01:10And they can definitely get at the back two of Morocco.
01:14Scotland with their hand on the shoulder of history.
01:17Win here and they will be guaranteed a spot in the round of 32.
01:21Never before have they stepped beyond the group stage.
01:24That's a FIFA World Cup.
01:29Here is Ayo Buadi.
01:31How impressive he was in that 1-1 draw against Brazil.
01:35And through it goes for Morocco's first chance of the game.
01:38Brilliantly taken.
01:41Saibari again.
01:48What Moroccan magic he is bringing to this World Cup.
01:55Barely 60 seconds played.
01:58And Ismail Saibari has beaten Angus Gunn with the fiercest finish.
02:09Well Scotland is stunned.
02:10They don't get a lot of pressure to the ball.
02:13It's a really good run in behind.
02:15The player is onside.
02:18Saibari once he gets it.
02:20Again winning it out of Masrawi.
02:22That's Tierney all the way out there.
02:24That's Masrawi hooking it away.
02:28Christine.
02:39Morocco can break again here.
02:41The goal scorer Saibari.
02:47Unable to find the pass El Canoes.
02:49But they are deep at the moment Scotland.
02:53And they are feeling troubled.
02:57I'm sure that's a position that Steve Clarke and his staff are looking to see how they can get some
03:02younger blood in there.
03:05Oldest player for any nation at this World Cup.
03:09It's a centre right here.
03:13It's Ryan Christie winning his 70th Scottish cap tonight.
03:18McGinn.
03:20Patterson.
03:23Colusa's challenge was a worthy one because it bounced back off the Scotland man.
03:31This Moroccan team is just so impressive in both attacking and defensive transition.
03:37I think there's one player in any position where they have less pace than the Scottish players.
03:49He's winning the duel with Patterson.
04:02He's winning the duel with Patterson.
04:06Hanley trying to guide it back to Gunn.
04:08That was almost a terrible mistake.
04:11And Scotland gets an escape.
04:18And Keane's delivery.
04:21It's Hanley who got his head on it.
04:23He spins away for another Morocco corner.
04:26Poor header by Hanley.
04:28You can have your hands pulling the runner play.
04:30You don't want to concede on a set piece.
04:32You definitely don't want to give them another.
04:41Time McTominay clears.
04:43It's got some power by Luadi.
04:49Kimi.
04:57Raheem Diaz powering forwards.
05:01Saibari.
05:03And Diaz.
05:07And the set.
05:09And the finish which.
05:13Saibari running clear.
05:16El Canoose.
05:17Blows an opportunity for a second Morocco goal.
05:22Turn to him by Alenawi.
05:25Fizzed across.
05:26Raheem Diaz.
05:29Brought away by McTominay.
05:31With a bit of pressure from Bouadius.
05:33Going back to Hendry.
05:35Ferguson.
05:37This is Bournemouth Ryan Christie.
05:41Patterson's delivery missed by Shea Adams.
05:45Picked up by Robertson.
05:46McGinn was at the back post.
05:52An awkward one to control.
05:56Tierney.
05:58Shea Adams.
06:00Tierney again.
06:03Tomlinay feels that he was bashed into after he won his header.
06:25And loop.
06:27On the side of Adams.
06:43He ever faced one African side before in a World Cup Scotland.
06:46And that was Zaire in 1974.
06:49Late Peter Lorimer and the fearsome Joe Jordan scored Scotland's goals that night in the German city of Dortmund.
07:01World Cup appearances that in recent decades have been few and far between for the Tartan army.
07:13And Morocco seem content to run down the final lingering seconds of this first half.
07:22And I can see why they bossed the first 45 minutes.
07:26There was only one team on the pitch in the last five minutes.
07:29It's been all Scotland.
07:33What a start it was and what a goal it was from Mishmael Saibari.
07:39Three, two, one.
07:43The situation for Scotland at the start of the second half tonight in Boston.
07:48Compared to six days ago here against Haiti where they were leading 1-0.
07:52Tonight they are trailing by a goal to nil to the sixth best side in the world.
07:57The semi-finalists from the World Cup four years ago, Morocco.
08:01And that goal in the second minute from Ismail Saibari.
08:05The only shot on target for either team in that first 45 minutes.
08:10How, Brad Friedel, might this second half play out?
08:13Well, Scotland have a lot of numbers behind the ball, but they haven't been getting pressure to the ball.
08:17So they're going to have to sort that out so they can try to win the ball in a packed
08:20midfield and then counter-attack themselves.
08:22For Morocco, you'd need to do the exact same that you did, only be more clinical in the attacking third.
08:30Winner of this group, Group C, will play the runner-up in Group F.
08:34So, Netherlands, Japan, Sweden and Tunisia sit in that group.
08:39Indeed, whoever comes to the runner-up in Group C will play the winner of Group F.
08:43So those two are very much intertwined and that will be on the minds of Scotland and Morocco, I'm sure.
08:49Here is the diminutive frame of Ryan Christie wearing the number 11 for Scotland.
08:54Scotland, one of the three Scottish changes from the win over Haiti.
08:59Tomine, Ferguson.
09:04Patterson back to Lewis Ferguson again.
09:10Did have some thrust at Scotland at the back end of the first half here, having absorbed quite a lot
09:16of Morocco pressure prior to that.
09:22They are starting this second period the way they ended the first, with the ball at their feet.
09:41Injury.
09:44To Robertson.
09:46Diop had to stretch the neck muscles to reach that.
09:50That diverted out for a Scotland throw.
09:53To Diaz again.
09:55Shoulder to shoulder with McGinn.
09:56And McGinn's shoulder was too strong for Raheem Diaz.
10:01Ball was populating around all over the place.
10:03McGinn's still got it.
10:04McGinn's gone over.
10:05He wants a penalty.
10:07For now, at least, the decision is goal kick, but the Scotland complaints allowed.
10:15Well, the referees allowing physical play to continue.
10:19I think McGinn was playing for a penalty.
10:22He knew he wasn't going to get there.
10:26And now he wasn't anywhere near the ball.
10:38And there is some instructions of sorts going into the ear of the referee.
10:47John McGinn is not going to get what he wants.
10:51We go on as we were.
10:56First World Cup game ever for Ilgis Tantashev from Uzbekistan tonight.
11:14He certainly caught him.
11:19Roradi runs clear with it.
11:22Matsurawi.
11:27Khrouz with pace.
11:31El Canoos into Scotland's penalty area.
11:33Saibari.
11:34It's off the bar.
11:36And it's on the roof.
11:38Devangus cuts a corner.
11:39This started with pressure from Scotland that Morocco broke through easily.
11:44Really good link-up play up that left.
11:46Critical block.
11:49This is another moment where Morocco has a chance.
11:52A little bit more precise this time.
11:55Well recovered by Scotland.
12:02Morocco's most creative against Brazil.
12:05Ashraf Hakimi.
12:17Lively start to the second half.
12:18Gunn almost beaten.
12:20It was El Canoos diverting the ball towards the Scottish goal.
12:28Really good delivery.
12:30Low with pace.
12:32El Canoos knew exactly where it was going to go.
12:34Angus Gunn that's a really good save.
12:44Truly intoxicating atmosphere inside Boston Stadium.
12:50Saibari ricochets through to Gunn.
13:00Ferguson causing Paterson to unnecessarily retreat.
13:07It has also forced the error.
13:09That was just bringing pressure on yourself.
13:12Well done.
13:37Tiaz
13:42just away from him by Ferguson very one of my ex-team
13:47it
13:47I think every second player that I mentioned in the international circuit has played with
13:55you at some point right Kimi was statewide Wadi now part of the attack intercepted by
14:02Tierney and it was a crucial one for Scotland Tomineau just floating past a few Moroccan
14:08challenges
14:13Mahi for Brahim Diaz Diaz's shot is repelled by Hendry who got the angles right again
14:23Dion there in front of Shea Adams who is not giving up but at the moment is not getting
14:28much change out of those two Moroccan defenders no a big difference between Scotland and
14:33Morocco's Morocco's in possession the amount of forward runs that they're making it's creating
14:38space for all their players when Scotland has the ball hardly anyone is running away from
14:43the ball they're all coming to it
15:03they put him though again and doke over on the right hand side brought McGinn on the left hand side
15:12it's a lovely touch towards Masrawi who is sent tumbling by the substitute Ganondhoke
15:23well Masrawi knew exactly what he was going to do
15:29this little bit of skill as soon as he felt any sort of pressure on the back he was always
15:36going down
15:36I think it's a very light foul
15:47just beyond the hour in Boston
15:52and Kiwi sizes it up
15:59keeping it active Paterson clears for Scotland
16:06driven in towards Gunn's goal and it's flashing past the post
16:12he has of his last two deliveries
16:22precise finish here is Saibari that still divides them McTominay Ryan Christie for Scotland
16:33just a glimpse of goal and they haven't had too many of those tonight Scotland's
16:36Nome again at the end of the first half and this is this is now the best chance that they've
16:41had
16:42good play
16:44Christie will want this one back and other players closing in but he did have a good sight of goal
17:02spoken about pinching himself for being here Ryan Christie I'm sure he's not the only Scotland player that will be
17:08feeling that
17:14the Tartan army come again McGinn
17:18Andy Robertson even if he was a 22 year old rather than a 32 year old wasn't going to reach
17:23that
17:25but I think this referee is repping the game he's allowing
17:28physical
17:30play to be carried on by both teams
17:32fair
17:38that's kind of safe to make though has he or no
17:42Oh, just the I would call it a half chance but again at the end of the first half and
17:46that was a very good chance at Christy
17:54That's four feet from you know, he says Alan our we
18:02There's 50th cap in our here against Brazil in that open for Morocco
18:09Check by Robertson on the Kimi and the yellow card for the Scottish captain
18:20He's had to thread it forward towards El Canoos
18:25Dykes who's going to offer something different now in that Scotland forward line a real physical presence
18:32Ganondoke bursting past one now wants to get it Masraoui
18:37And it's come back Ganondoke's way and he's still got it somehow now Bono claims it
18:46Canoos and Diaz complete what is
18:50A complete shift around of Morocco's forward areas here
18:56He me tell me and see my Mooney
19:02The trouble to emerge from the bench
19:40Injury suddenly a ball carrier from that centre-back position
19:45Ganondoke
19:50He's slipped in beautifully Scotland in behind it's the side netting
19:55One slot McTominay
19:57Touch it will bring the tartan army a corner
19:59Well, the substitutions by Morocco are a mentor
20:02He's got to be able to get to the centre-back position
20:09McGinn's delivery McTominay was in there
20:12And so was Dykes
20:14Mono's reaction that if that was on target he was beaten
20:17I've been there myself
20:19When it goes flat-footed you just don't know
20:22Where that ball's go
20:24I can't comment
20:25Ha-ha
20:32Mitterson McTominay sucked it out of the air but
20:36Mizrahi's still reading the situation
20:40Four minutes to go in Boston
20:42And Angus Gunn is going to keep his eye on the bounce
20:45Judged it well
21:02You know the same no Scotland no party that the tartan army have
21:06Imagine the scenes if Scotland equalize here
21:11John McGinn
21:15Gets the crossing brilliantly and
21:18McTominay I think in the end was
21:21Disrupted to Ganondoke's own attempts to win it
21:23Yes, I believe McTominay put Ganondoke off
21:34But that sort of sums up Scotland's position at the moment they are just
21:38Throwing everything at it
21:43This gun sweeping up Scotland start again
21:53Scotland feeling that there might be some Massachusetts momentum late on here
22:01McTominay
22:03Ganondoke
22:07Ferguson McClain
22:12Injury
22:19Alan Doak
22:22Masrahi is not like the introduction of him
22:25Towards Dykes and it's loose and it's McTominay and
22:30He was snuffed out of it for room
22:33Yeah, Riyad and Diop have done really well
22:38Letting balls run out using their body getting blocks on
22:48McTominay has some strength and it was that time Riyad made it really difficult for McTominay to turn
22:55He's had a brilliant game Chaddy Riyad
22:57He has
23:11This is something I can't think actually happens
23:14Goalkeeping cramping
23:17It wasn't McTominay getting in the way of Ganondoke
23:21It's like a synchronized pair of swimmers there, wasn't it?
23:25They went down with exactly the same motion
23:27He sat up and said, what are you doing?
23:39Look at his mouth
23:41Wanging around here comes
23:45Ross Stewart
23:49Who was part of the world cup squad played in the warm-up game against Bolivia, but that was the
23:54first time that he had
23:56Represented scotland in four years. So this is a a wild card pick from the bench from steve clark
24:03Yes, and he's he's in there to play off of dykes maybe make some forward runs on his own
24:10Again again and doak is causing some issues up that right-hand side for scotland
24:22Here comes samir el murabets who played under the head coach mohammed
24:28Who happy in that successful moroccan under 20 team that won the world cup 12 months ago
24:38Oh
24:44Here he is the substitute murabets
24:50One more morocco goal and that will be it for scotland
24:55But they've done a far better job in this second half of
24:59Repelling haven't they the tartan army compared to the first yeah much better
25:03They've they've made a great account of themselves in the second half even the last minutes of the first half.
25:09It's a shame
25:09They didn't start like this
25:12Six minutes to go in boston
25:17It was
25:19A slim one nil the other night against haiti
25:22To an extent scotland felt like they were clinging on and now they're the ones that are chasing
25:33A key meat sliding challenge from dykes
25:42Roll from bono kicked on by rahimi
25:46collected by hendry
25:48I wonder if steve clark had to
25:51Had it over again to do team selection. He would have started again and doak and hickey on that right
25:55-hand side
26:01One thing he has done steve clark is be immensely trusting of
26:04This group of players across a number of years
26:07It's a squad that has largely been made up at the same contingent for some time now
26:12Developed a team that is built on trust steve clark
26:19He will trust his finishers to get the job done and my moony though for morocco
26:31He's taken two of them out of the game
26:35To terminate
26:38Bannon tote with the substitute anthony ralston going beyond him
26:45Where is the celtic man ralston
26:50Ferguson
26:54Displaced
26:57And creating a problem here for scotland
27:02My moony rahimi
27:07When they are queuing up to finish the job and the job cannot be finished
27:11by shemstein taube
27:24Three minutes down three to play in stoppage time
27:28And away by hikimi
27:31With tommene
27:34What is left in the scotland legs
27:37What is left in the scotland hearts
27:43Robertson
27:44Really stretching to reach it
27:47He's going to get another chance here andy robertson
27:50And dykes
27:53Buradi there
27:58McLean
28:05And here come morocco
28:08With taube
28:10Taube across to amamuni
28:14Amamuni for morocco
28:17Couldn't seal the deal
28:19Now it's been the
28:21Tail of the tape for morocco
28:23Getting in many good goal scoring chance opportunities in areas
28:29But probably less than a minute to fashion that one more chance
28:36High and long it goes towards ross stewart towards linda dykes and it nearly went into his own neck from
28:43chaddy riad
28:46It's a scotland corner and riad is really upset with the lack of pressure
28:52From the front line
28:57Not quite as close to his own goal as our high vantage commentary point initially led us to believe
29:02I thought it was whiskers away
29:07This is it though for scotland
29:11Most are either in or around that morocco penalty area
29:17Lewis ferguson with the corner
29:23Having sent bodies forward there's a problem ralston has a grab that is going to be a
29:28Yellow card for the scotland substitute
29:31He recognized the danger
29:46And that is it
29:50Morocco have their first win of this 2026 world cup
30:02It's behind the front line
30:04Oh
30:04It's
30:14It's
30:15I
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