Saibari to Bayern confirmed, Canada await in the round of 16

Canada await in the round of 16 on Saturday

Your next opponent is set. Morocco face Canada in the World Cup round of 16 on Saturday, 4 July 2026 (2). A prediction piece from Just Arsenal forecasts a 2–0 Morocco win (5). Canada scraped through their group and are the underdog here, but this is a knockout game, and nothing is given.

Saibari to Bayern confirmed at around €55m

Ismael Saibari is a Bayern Munich player. The deal is done at roughly €55 million, according to Kicker (3). The man who scored in every group stage match and buried his penalty against the Netherlands now heads to the Bundesliga. Bayern have their man.

Liverpool offered El Aynaoui after he outshone Gravenberch

Neil El Aynaoui's performance against the Netherlands turned heads. He outperformed Ryan Gravenberch in that round of 32 clash (1). Now Liverpool have been offered the chance to sign him from AS Roma this summer (1). No decision yet, but the interest is real.

Van Dijk labelled a 'disgrace' after the Dutch exit

The fallout in the Netherlands is brutal. Virgil van Dijk has been called a 'disgrace' in the Dutch press following the penalty shootout loss to Morocco (4). Koeman defended his five-defender setup and said he would do it again, but he also hinted he may reflect on his future as head coach after the early exit. Your team broke them.

Fan-reaktioner

Morocco supporters are savouring the drama. One Reddit post laid out the cold fact: five CAF teams have played a knockout match so far, and only Morocco were losing at 85 minutes. Only Morocco advanced. The thread is picking up steam on r/soccer.