What time is Scotland v Morocco tonight? UK kick-off time, stadium, squads and live commentary

Jun 19, 2026 - 12:45

Scotland fans are eagerly anticipating a true test for their team following their first World Cup win in 36 years.

Steve Clarke‘s side have arrived at the international competition determined to create history for the Tartan Army and they beat Haiti in their opener.

John McGinn celebrations — John McGinn scored Scotland’s first World Cup goal in 28 years

A second win tonight would guarantee Scotland a place in the knockout phase which would mark the furthest they have ever progressed in a major international competition.

However, that won’t be easy against a Morocco side who have a roster full of world-class players such as Achraf Hakimi and Brahim Diaz.

During Scotland’s opening fixture, Haiti remained dominant but key players stood out such as Ben Gannon-Doak and Scott McTominay.

Crucially, John McGinn scrambled a goal in Boston with the aid of a deflection to give Scotland their first World Cup goal in 28 years.

The Scots are top of Group C after Morocco and Brazil drew with Carlo Ancelotti’s side facing the Haitians in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Scotland vs Morocco: Date and how to follow

The Tartan Army face Morocco tonight – Friday, June 19 – and kick-off is scheduled for 11pm BST, 6pm local.

The high-stakes encounter is taking place at the same venue as the Haiti game – Gillette Stadium in Boston.

It will be the second match on Day 9 of the tournament and will take place after the Group D tie between the United States and Australia at 8pm.

talkSPORT will have live commentary from Massachusetts starting from 10pm with Natalie Sawyer, Joe Shennan and former Scotland assistant Mark McGhee.

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Scotland vs Morocco: Squads

Scotland

Goalkeepers: Craig Gordon (Hearts), Angus Gunn (Nottingham Forest), Liam Kelly (Rangers).

Defenders: Grant Hanley (Hibernian), Jack Hendry (Al Etiffaq), Aaron Hickey (Brentford), Dom Hyam (Wrexham), Scott McKenna (Dinamo Zagreb), Nathan Patterson (Everton), Anthony Ralston (Celtic), Andy Robertson (Tottenham), John Souttar (Rangers), Kieran Tierney (Celtic).

Midfielders: Ryan Christie (Bournemouth), Findlay Curtis (Rangers), Lewis Ferguson (Bologna), Ben Gannon-Doak (Bournemouth), Tyler Fletcher (Man Utd), John McGinn (Aston Villa), Kenny McLean (Norwich), Scott McTominay (Napoli).

Forwards: Che Adams (Torino), Lyndon Dykes (Charlton), George Hirst (Ipswich), Lawrence Shankland (Rangers), Ross Stewart (Southampton).

Morocco

Goalkeepers: Yassine Bounou (Al-Hilal), Munir El Kajoui (RS Berkane), Reda Tagnaouti (AS FAR).

Defenders: Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain), Noussair Mazraoui (Manchester United), Anass Salah-Eddine (PSV), Youssef Belammari (Al Ahly), Chadi Riad (Crystal Palace), Nayef Aguerd (Marseille), Zakaria El Ouahdi (Genk), Issa Diop (Fulham), Redouane Halhal (Mechelen).

Midfielders: Azzedine Ounahi (Girona), Bilal El Khannouss (VfB Stuttgart), Samir El Mourabet (Strasbourg), Sofyan Amrabat (Real Betis), Ismael Saibari (PSV), Neil El Aynaoui (Roma), Ayyoub Bouaddi (Lille).

Forwards: Abde Ezzalzouli (Real Betis), Soufiane Rahimi (Al Ain), Brahim Diaz (Real Madrid), Ayoub El Kaabi (Olympiacos), Chemsdine Talbi (Sunderland), Gessime Yassine (Strasbourg), Ayoube Amaimouni (Frankfurt).

Hakimi playing for Morocco — Hakimi has scored 11 times in 97 appearances for his country

Scotland's Group C fixtures

14 June – Haiti v Scotland – 0-1

19 June – Scotland v Morocco – kick off 11pm BST

24 June – Scotland v Brazil kick off 11pm BST

Scotland vs Morocco: What’s been said?

Ahead of the highly anticipated fixture, Scotland midfielder Ryan Christie discussed the mood within the camps and addressed the outside expectation.

He said: “We put the pressure on ourselves. Everyone said we are desperate to get out the group.

“It’s a tough group when you look across all the groups and all the games so far.

“The standard from the other game was very high, so it’s going to be a very tough game on Friday, I think we knew that going into the draw.

“Looking forward to it and we put pressure on ourselves to get out the group.”

He added : “What we take confidence from is we have come up against teams that are as good as Morocco and that is where we can draw confidence from.

“We are not naive enough to think that we are going to dominate possession and limit them to zero chances but we want to limit those numbers and take the chance when we can, to hurt them.”