Morocco Eyes Group Summit Against Already Eliminated Haiti

Morocco and Haiti face off in their final Group C match, set to kick off in Atlanta at 1:00 AM Bulgarian time.

The moods in the two camps couldn't be more contrasting. Morocco arrives brimming with confidence, having already secured 4 points from their first two matches, guaranteeing their spot in the knockout stages. What's more, a convincing victory by at least three goals in this match, and/or a slip-up from Brazil against Scotland, could even see the "Atlas Lions" claim the top spot in their group.

Haiti, on the other hand, has already been eliminated from the World Cup after losing their first two group stage fixtures.

The Moroccans have every reason to be confident, boasting an almost perfect run of 31 matches without defeat (26 wins, 5 draws), following their 1-0 triumph over Scotland in their last outing. This extends their impressive record to three wins in their last four World Cup group stage matches (1 draw). Morocco has also kept a clean sheet in nine of their last ten victories (including one penalty shootout win after a 0-0 draw).

Ismael Saibari, widely expected to join Bayern Munich, will be looking to become the first African player to score in all three World Cup group stage matches, having already netted his team's only two goals so far.

Haiti was outplayed 3-0 by Brazil in their second match, though they did manage to keep a clean sheet in the second half, avoiding a more humiliating scoreline. Another loss for the team would see them equal El Salvador's unwanted record for the most World Cup matches played with only losses (six). Other interesting statistics show that Haiti has failed to score in four of their last five defeats. Furthermore, nine of the last ten goals conceded by the team in World Cup finals or qualifiers have come before halftime.

This will be the first-ever encounter between the two national teams.