This will be the second time that Netherlands and Morocco have faced at the FIFA World Cup, with the Dutch winning 2-1 in a group stage game in 1994 thanks to goals from Dennis Bergkamp and Bryan Roy.

After beating Scotland in the group stages, Morocco are looking to win successive FIFA World Cup matches against European opposition for the first time. They’ve previously won just one of their five knockout stages matches at the tournament against sides from the continent, a 1-0 quarter-final success over Portugal in 2022.