Five wins to go. How can your team reach the final and win World Cup 2026? Click here.Who: Netherlands vs MoroccoWhat: FIFA World Cup 2026 – round of 32Where: Monterrey Stadium, MexicoWhen: Monday, June 29, at 7pm (01:00 GMT, Tuesday)How to follow: We will have all the build-up on Al Jazeera Sport from 22:00 GMT before our live text commentary stream.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe Netherlands take on Morocco in a clash of two in-form, top-10-ranked sides in Monday’s round of 32 blockbuster at Monterrey, Mexico.Both star-studded teams produced impressive performances in the group stage, laying down a marker of their attacking threat.The Dutch have a strong knockout record of late, having progressed from seven of their last 10 World Cup knockout matches since 2010. But as history has shown, African champions Morocco are capable of pulling off epic upsets – the most famous of them all was upstaging Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal in the quarterfinals at Qatar 2022.While the teams are not exactly familiar foes, there is a large degree of shared ties, with Morocco having three Dutch-born players on their side and their top scorer, Ismael Saibari, playing in the Dutch league.Here is all there is to know about the Netherlands-Morocco knockout tie:How did the Netherlands reach the round of 32?The Netherlands were held to a 2-2 draw by Japan in their opening game of the tournament before they thrashed Sweden 5-1 in the second match. They wrapped up the first round with a 3-1 win over Tunisia, confirming their top spot in Group F. Advertisement Of the 10 goals the Dutch registered across three games, Brian Bobby bagged three, while Crysencio Summerville and Cody Gakpo scored two each. Virgil van Dijk and Jan Paul van Hecke s …
