The incredible numbers behind Morocco's victory over the Netherlands

04.07.26 FT World Cup

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Morocco’s brilliant win over the Netherlands (1-1, 3-2 on penalties) was punctuated by a series of fascinating stats, proving that this was no fluke but a thoroughly deserved victory for a team with the potential to go deep in this World Cup. Let’s break down the key numbers.

2: This is Morocco’s second penalty shootout victory out of two. Only Croatia (4/4) and Paraguay (2/2) have never lost a shootout.

11.3: The average number of successful dribbles per match for Morocco, ranking fourth in this World Cup behind Ivory Coast (14), the United States (13.3), and Algeria (11.7).

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30: That’s the number of touches Achraf Hakimi had inside the opposition box—the highest for a Moroccan player in this tournament. He managed five touches inside the Dutch penalty area, the same as Ismaël Saibari.

97: This is the pass completion percentage for Neil El Aynaoui, one of Morocco’s standout performers in this match. He made 134 passes—the second-best tally after Argentina’s Leandro Paredes (153 against Jordan).

90:05: Issa Diop scored Morocco’s second-latest World Cup goal, just before Zakaria Aboukhlal’s strike against Belgium in 2022 (91:51).

801: That’s the total number of successful passes by Achraf Hakimi’s teammates during this game. According to Opta, Morocco is only the second national team to hit the symbolic 800-pass mark after Spain.

Imed Ben Amara |

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Imed Ben Amara - bilingual sports writer and web editor with experience in football content creation. Since 2021, he has contributed to Foot Africa, providing news coverage and analysis.

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