World Cup

xG Netherlands vs Morocco World Cup 2026- Expected Goals Holland Morocco Match Stats

Here is a look at the Netherlands vs Morocco xG (expected goals) stats from their Round of 32 game. Ronald Koeman’s Netherlands were beaten on penalties by Morocco.

xG Netherlands 0.25-1.27 Morocco shots map (Actual score NED 1-1 MAR)

1-0 Gakpo goal xG 0.11
1-1 Issa Diop header goal xG 0.08

The biggest chance on xG in this Netherlands Morocco game went to Soufiane Rahimi (xG 0.72 in the 97th minute) that was brilliant saved by Verbruggen.

The Dutch created virtually nothing else of note- their goal came on the counter from Gakpo while Morocco had a header from El Aynaoui (20th minute, saved by Verbruggen), Hakimi from the edge of the area (21st minute, saved by Verbruggen) and Hakimi again (52nd minute, hits bar) as decent chances.

xG Netherlands vs Morocco 2026 World Cup

Key match stats

Possession: Netherlands 30%, Morocco 70%
Total shots: Netherlands 6, Morocco 11

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L’Equipe Diario CdS Newspaper Player Ratings Brazil vs Japan 2-1 World Cup- Casemiro, Gabriel, Alisson & others

Here is a look at the newspaper player ratings for Brazil vs Japan at the 2026 World Cup. Brazil, who have a fair bit of Premier League representation in their squad, won thanks to a last minute goal from Arsenal’s Gabriel Martinelli, set up by NUFC medio Bruno Guimaraes.

Brazil became the second team to progress to the Round of 16 after co-hosts Canada, who beat South Africa.

L’Equipe player ratings Brazil 2-1 Japan World Cup 2026

Arsenal’s Gabriel Magalhaes and NUFC’s Guimaraes were among Brazil’s better players (7/10) in L’Equipe’s books, but the Selecao still got an average team rating of just 5.6/10. Japan didn’t fare much better (5.2/10 average team rating), with Crystal Palace’s Daichi Kamada getting a 3/10.

Man United’s Matheus Cunha and right back Danilo also struggled in L’Equipe’s ratings for this game (4/10 for both)

Brazil vs Japan 2026 Player Ratings L'Equipe

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L’Equipe Diario AS Ole Newspaper Player Ratings South Africa vs Canada Soccer World Cup 2026- Mbokazi, Williams

Here is a look at the newspaper player ratings for the South Africa Bafana vs the Canada MNT for their World Cup Round of 32 clash. The Canadians won thanks to a last minute goal, ending Bafana’s World Cup dreams.

L’Equipe player ratings South Africa vs Canada football

No player on either side got a rating of more than 7/10, and Canada (average rating of 5.4) were marginally better than South Africa (5.1/10) in French newspaper L’Equipe’s eyes.

SA 0-1 Canada MNT Player Ratings World Cup 2026

Diario AS paper player ratings SA vs Canada Soccer World Cup

Spanish newspaper AS liked Mbokazi’s performance in central defence for Bafana. Despite the win, none of the Canadian starters managed a 3 star performance in AS’ player ratings.

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