- Morocco are unbeaten in their last 10 matches, winning 7 and drawing 3, and are a slight favorite for this fixture.
- Canada have won two, drawn two and lost one of their last five matches across all competitions.
Morocco can make their mark at Houston Stadium
Morocco will get their 2026 FIFA World Cup journey underway against Canada on Saturday and they will be the likeliest winners in Houston.
Morocco are a consistent, solid and versatile group that can play in many different shapes, but they are built upon a compact base, territorial control and counter-attacking speed through the wide areas.
Jesse Marsch has Canada well set up in either a 4-4-2 or 4-2-3-1 system that can also press all over the pitch from the first whistle, and then look to turn over opponents at a high rate with speed and verticality.
A cagey affair awaits in the second round
It's a bit of a chess match of press-versus-block - so we might not be in for a goal fest at Houston Stadium. Morocco are the slight favorite at 1.97, with Canada at 4.37 and the draw at 3.58.
The draw is a solid play if you want to back an outcome, but we prefer Morocco to get the job done in Texas after three consecutive wins, including a 4-2 win over Haiti and a 2-1 away scalp against the Netherlands.
Canucks have been competitive, but not compelling
Canada have been very competitive on their travels and across their recent matches, winning one, drawing one and losing one, but not overwhelmingly good.
In their five matches, they have won two, drawn two and lost one, so there are plenty of opportunities for Morocco to find a way through.
Morocco have scored 10 goals in their last five matches across all competitions and have gone through their last 10 in all competitions without a defeat, so it's no surprise that they are favourites to win.
David and Saibari will be the finishers
But Canada are no slouch either, having conceded just four goals in seven home matches across all competitions. Canada have scored nine goals in their last five across all competitions with Jonathan David scoring three of them, while Morocco have hit 10 goals in the same amount of games with Ismael Saibari bagging three.
Both Teams to Score - No looks good at 1.72 because Morocco are so strong at blocking things off and Canada will press well but can be countered.
