Day 9 World Cup Recap: Morocco Matches Nigeria’s Win Record as USA and Brazil Advance

World Cup Day 9 saw four decisive group games across the United States. Morocco’s victory over Scotland took them level with Nigeria’s record for most African wins at the finals. Hosts USA rallied in front of a passionate Seattle crowd to beat Australia 2-0. An own goal from Cameron Burgess opened the scoring before Alex Freeman’s strike just before halftime sealed their spot in the round of 32. In Boston, Ismail Sabiri stunned Scotland with a goal inside 70 seconds. That 1-0 win equals Nigeria and Ghana with six World Cup match victories. Brazil responded to criticism by dispatching Haiti 3-0 in Philadelphia through goals from Lucas Cunha and Vinicius Jr. Paraguay also booked their last-16 place, edging Turkey 1-0 courtesy of Matias Galarza’s early strike.

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