Morocco
Haiti
Group C wraps up at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta with Morocco needing just a point, and possibly not even that, to guarantee a top-two finish, while Haiti arrive already mathematically eliminated. The Atlas Lions haven't lost a World Cup group-stage game in six attempts, and a 31-match unbeaten run across all competitions has them being talked about as genuine dark horses.
Morocco — Atlas Lions
Mohamed Ouahbi has no fresh injuries to manage and looks set to name an unchanged XI for a third straight match. Ismael Saibari continues up top after his 70-second opener against Scotland, with Brahim Diaz, Azzedine Ounahi and Bilal El Khannouss providing the support behind him, and Ayoub Bouaddi and Neil El Aynaoui screening in midfield ahead of Sofyan Amrabat on the bench. Captain Achraf Hakimi, fresh off a Champions League win with Paris Saint-Germain, earns his 99th cap alongside Chadi Riad, Issa Diop and Noussair Mazraoui in front of Yassine Bounou. Morocco completed 601 passes against Scotland, the most by any African nation in a World Cup match on record since 1966, and there's little reason to expect a different approach here.
Haiti — Les Grenadiers
Haiti are already out, confirmed as the tournament's first eliminated side after back-to-back defeats, and Wednesday is purely about pride. The lineup pencilled in here has Wilson Isidor partnering Frantzdy Pierrot up front and Josue Casimir winning the battle on the right wing ahead of Louicius Deedson, with Ruben Providence on the opposite flank. All-time leading scorer Duckens Nazon, still without a minute at this World Cup, remains doubtful with an unspecified issue and is once again left out. Sebastien Migne has stuck with the flat 4-4-2 he used in the opener rather than the back five tried against Brazil, with Carlens Arcus, Hannes Delcroix, Ricardo Ade and Martin Experience in front of 38-year-old captain Johny Placide.
Predicted Lineups
Key Battle
Ismael Saibari vs Haiti's makeshift back line. Saibari has scored in both of Morocco's games so far, including the fastest goal of the tournament. Haiti's defence has already conceded four across two matches, and if they lose their shape early the way they did against Brazil, this could turn into the kind of rout that confirms just how far apart these two sides are.
Prediction
Haiti will give everything for pride alone, and there's a slim chance their lack of anything to lose produces a spirited display, but their cutting edge has been missing all tournament. Morocco have the quality, the momentum and the motivation to finish the group on a high.
Morocco 3–0 Haiti — Saibari, Diaz, Hakimi
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