Scotland Vs Morocco At Boston Stadium: Kick-Off 6pm Local Time In World Cup 2026 Group C

Scotland and Morocco meet at Boston Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, in their second Group C fixture at the 2026 World Cup, with the match set for 6pm local time.

“The World Cup group stage continues on Friday with four more matches across the US”

Al Jazeera

Opta Analyst frames the matchup as Scotland seeking to make it two wins from two after their 1-0 win over Haiti, while Morocco are unbeaten in their last five group stage matches at the FIFA World Cup.

Al Jazeera

Opta also notes that Scotland and Morocco’s only previous encounter was in the group stages of the 1998 World Cup, when Morocco won 3-0.

The BBC’s player-rating game for Scotland v Morocco is live as the Group C game is under way, listing Scotland’s starting XI with Angus Gunn and John McGinn and Morocco’s starting XI with Yassine Bounou and Achraf Hakimi.

In the same Group C context, Al Jazeera says the Scotland vs Morocco match is scheduled for 6pm EDT (22:00 GMT) on Friday.

Al Jazeera reports that the Opta supercomputer calculates Morocco as clear favourites in Boston, giving them a 54.2 percent chance of victory, while Scotland are backed to win in 20.9 percent of simulations and a draw is rated at 24.9 percent.

The Opta Analyst pre-match facts also highlight Morocco’s recent World Cup pattern against European teams, saying nine of Morocco’s last 12 World Cup matches have come against European teams.

BBC

PrizePicks similarly positions Morocco as the favourite to win, returning a 1.66x payout on PrizePicks Team Picks if they do so.

Wales Online sets the viewing window for UK supporters, saying the whistle will blow at 11pm and that ITV1 coverage gets underway at 10pm.

ESPN’s World Cup overview adds that Scotland are back at the World Cup after a 28-year absence and that they started with a win against Haiti as they attempt to reach the knockout stages for the first time in their history.

The BBC’s live “Rate the players in Scotland v Morocco” page lists Scotland’s starting XI including Angus Gunn, Andrew Robertson, Kieran Tierney, and John McGinn, with substitutes including Lyndon Dykes and Ross Stewart.

“Scotlandare back at the World Cup after a 28-year absence”

ESPN

For Morocco, the BBC’s starting XI includes Yassine Bounou, Noussair Mazraoui, Achraf Hakimi, and A. Hakimi is shown as Number: 2, while Ismail Saibari is listed as Number: 11.

MadeInParisiens describes the match as Morocco defeating Scotland (0-1) on Friday in Group C, with the Atlas Lions taking the lead through Ismael Saibari.

MadeInParisiens also states the goal timing as GOAL 0-1 (2nd): Ismael Saibari stuns the Scots, and it says the through-ball came from Brahim Diaz to the Moroccan number 11.

In the same match framing, MadeInParisiens says Morocco (4 points) temporarily takes the lead of Group C ahead of Scotland (3 points) and Brazil (1 point), while Scotland “keeps all its chances of qualifying despite this defeat” and must avoid a heavy defeat against Brazil.