Goalkeepers Bart Verbruggen and Yassine Bounou both produced fantastic saves to keep the scoreline blank between the Netherlands and Morocco at half-time. A closely-fought encounter remained goalless but there was no shortage of quality on show in Monterrey as the sides fought for a place in the World Cup round of 16 and a clash with co-hosts Canada.Morocco carried the greater threat with Ronald Koemans decision to utilise Denzel Dumfries and Micky van de Ven as wing-backs failing to have the desired impact.It was the first knockout game between two genuine contenders for the trophy and the sense of anticipation was evident.The opening exchanges were physical with Jan Paul van Hecke and Ismael Saibari clashing twice in quick succession with referee Wilton Pereira Sampaio having to intervene.The Dutch had the better of the opening 20 minutes but Morocco exploded into life shortly before the first hydration break with captain Achraf Hakimi, who was winning his 100th cap, prominent.The Paris Saint-Germain full-back whipped in a right-sided corner that Neil El Aynaoui met on the full but his header was superbly tipped over by Brighton goalkeeper Verbruggen.A minute later, Hakimi tried his luck from the edge of the area, forcing Verbruggen to palm his powerful effort over the bar.The Dutch responded after 43 minutes with Van de Ven striding forward and hammering in a piledriver of a shot that Bounou did well to tip over.Morocco finished the first half in the ascendancy with Azzedine Ounahi shooting over and Saibari just failing to get on the end of Hakimis brilliant free-kick having escaped Van de Ven at the far post.Table of ContentsNETHERLANDS TEAM NEWSMOROCCO TEAM NEWSWhere to watch Netherlands v Morocco: TV and online streamsStats for Netherlands v MoroccoNETHERLANDS TEAM NEWSNetherlands coach Ronald Koeman made two changes with Van de Ven and Crysencio Summerville coming in for Donyell Malen and Tijjani Reijnders.Netherlands: Verbruggen; Van Dijk, Van Hecke, Ake; Dumfries, Van de Ven, Gravenberch, De Jong; Gakpo, Summerville, BrobbeyNetherlands Substitutes: Roefs, Flekken, Geertruida, Wieffer, Hato, De Roon, Kluivert, Reijnders, Til, Koopmeiners, Timber, Weghorst, Depay, Lang, MalenMOROCCO TEAM NEWSIssa Diop, Noussair Mazraoui, Ayyoub Bouaddi and Ounahi were all recalled to the starting XI by Morocco coach Mohamed Ouahbi.Morocco: Bounou; Hakimi, Diop, Riad, Mazraoui; Bouaddi, Ounahi, El Aynaoui, Saibari, El Khannouss; DiazMorocco Substitutes: El Kajoui, Tagnaouti, Saadane, El Ouahdi, Belammari, Halhal, Salah Eddine, Amrabat, Talbi, El Mourabet, Yassine, Rahimi, Sbai, El Kaabi, AmaimouniWhere to watch Netherlands v Morocco: TV and online streamsThe match kicked off at 2am UK time on Tuesday 30 June and is broadast live on ITV and STV. It can be streamed on ITVX.Stats for Netherlands v MoroccoMorocco have already scored as many goals in three games at the 2026 FIFA World Cup as they managed in seven games in 2022 (6). Theyre averaging 16 shots per game in 2026, up from just nine shots per game in 2022.Netherlands have progressed from seven of their last 10 FIFA World Cup knockout round games since 2010, though three of their last five have gone to a penalty shoot-out. Their last saw them lose 4-3 on penalties to Argentina in the 2022 quarter-final.This will be the second time that Netherlands and Morocco have faced at the FIFA World Cup, with the Dutch winning 2-1 in a group stage game in 1994 thanks to goals from Dennis Bergkamp and Bryan Roy. Topics Morocco National Football Team Netherlands National Football Team Add us as a preferred source on Google If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read LIVE Netherlands v Morocco: Commentary, updates, goals and stats as 2026 World Cup contenders collide Jon Fisher 30th June, 2026 Netherlands v Morocco: Confirmed line-ups as Brobbey starts for the Dutch Jon Fisher 30th June, 2026 Netherlands v Morocco World Cup 2026 line-ups, stats and preview, TV channel, live online stream and prediction Tom Rostance 28th June, 2026 World Cup 2026: Last 32 ties confirmed as group stage ends Tom Rostance 28th June, 2026 Tunisia 1-3 Netherlands Dutch win to set up Morocco match-up Tom Rostance 26th June, 2026 LIVE Tunisia v Netherlands: Commentary, updates, goals and stats as Dutch look to secure top spot Jon Fisher 25th June, 2026
