FIFA Arab Cup 2025: Morocco Beats Syria 1-0 to Advance to Semifinals
Walid Azaro scored the only goal in the 79th minute as Morocco maintained dominance despite Syria finishing with 10 men, advancing to the FIFA Arab Cup semifinals.
- On Thursday, December 11, 2025, Morocco national team beat Syria national team 1-0 at Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar to reach the FIFA Arab Cup semi-finals.
- Morocco controlled large spells and tightened their grip on the game, dominating tempo and applying extreme pressure after topping Group B with seven points in this year's FIFA Arab Cup .
- In the 79th minute a long-range effort produced the match's only goal after Mounir Chouair's shot was parried by Elias Hadaya, allowing substitute Walid Azaro to score following Tarik Tissoudali's injury.
- During the six added minutes Mohamed Moufid was sent off after a VAR review for stamping on Anas Dahhan's ankle, and Referee Cristian Garay ended the match at full-time.
- On Friday other quarter-finals will settle remaining semi-finalists, including Jordan vs Iraq and Algeria vs United Arab Emirates, while Morocco seek a second Arab Cup after 2012 and hold a perfect head-to-head record vs Syria.
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