Canada's World Cup run hit a wall on Round of 16 Saturday, and it wasn't close. Morocco controlled the match from a dead ball early and never let go, closing it out 3-0 to end Canada's tournament.
Morocco struck first off a set piece to open the scoring.
That opener set the tone. Morocco doubled the lead late in the second half, and by the time the second goal hit the net Canada looked completely out of answers defensively.
Then came the dagger. Deep into stoppage time, with the match already well in hand, Morocco tacked on a third goal — the kind of late score that does nothing for the final result but everything for anyone who bet the under.
A stoppage-time third goal busted the under 2.5 total for bettors who thought this one would stay low-scoring.
The real story afterward, though, was Canada manager Jesse Marsch. Standing in front of a wall of tournament sponsor boards moments after a 0-3 elimination, he didn't sound like a coach who'd just been blanked — he sounded convinced his team deserved better.
Marsch told reporters postgame he'd rather be Canada than Morocco, despite the scoreline.
It's a bold thing to say after getting shut out in a knockout game, but it's also very on-brand for Marsch, who's never been shy about backing his group even when the scoreboard says otherwise. Morocco moves on. Canada goes home arguing about whether they actually lost the argument at all.