Morocco enters the Friday match at Boston Stadium after a 1-1 draw with Brazil while Scotland handled Haiti, 1-0, in its World Cup opener.

A dazzling early goal from Ismael Saibari was the difference for Morocco in front of 64,146 at "Boston Stadium." The post 4 takeaways from Morocco’s 1-0 World Cup win over Scotland appeared first on Boston.

FOXBORO — Scotland put a scare into the sixth-ranked soccer team in the world Friday evening. But a competitive second half could not offset one costly early-game letdown. A second-minute goal by Ismael Saibari proved to be the difference in Morocco’s 1-0 victory in a highly physical World Cup group-stage battle at Boston Stadium.

Steve Clarke praised the fight shown by his Scotland players despite losing 1-0 to Morocco in their second game of the World Cup.Ismael Saibari scored just two minutes into the game to give Morocco a

What happens now? It wouldn't immediately knock them out of the tournament if they lose this Group C match to Morocco, but it wouldn't be good. The Scots travel to Miami for a meeting with world superpower Brazil to close out group play.

Morocco started hard and fast against Brazil, so Scotland may have to weather an early storm to avoid falling behind in similar fashion. The longer Steve Clarke’s team remains competitive, it increases the possibility of ultimately playing its own game in search of a positive result.

Standings provided bySofascoreIsmael Saibari’s lightning-quick second goal of the World Cup proved the difference as Morocco replaced Scotland as leaders of Group C with a dominant 1-0 victory at

Ismael Saibari silenced the rambunctious Tartan Army with a rocket as Morocco beat Scotland 1-0 in both sides’ second match of the World Cup. Scotland came into the tie sitting atop Group C, looking down on Morocco and Brazil,