Captain Davies on the bench for Canada in last-16 clash with Morocco

Captain Alphonso Davies starts on the bench for Canada in their World Cup last-16 ​game against Morocco in Houston on Saturday ‌as coach Jesse Marsch made three changes to his team.

Davies came off the bench and had ​a major impact in the 1-0 last-32 ​victory over South Africa, but is ⁠working his way back from long-term injury.

Centre ​back Luc De Fougerolles comes in to bolster ​a five-man defence for the Canadians, and Ali Ahmed returns to the starting side in midfield.

Niko Sigur ​also comes into the team as ​Derek Cornelius, Nathan Saliba and Liam Millar drop to ‌the ⁠bench.
Morocco have made one change as defender Redouane Halhal comes in for Chadi Riad, who picked up a knee injury in the ​last-32 game ​against the ⁠Netherlands.


Teams

Canada: Maxime Crepeau, Alistair Johnston, Moise Bombito, Luc De Fougerolles, Richie ​Laryea, Niko Sigur, Stephen Eustaquio, Ali ​Ahmed, ⁠Tajon Buchanan, Jonathan David, Tani Oluwaseyi.

Morocco: Yassine Bounou, Achraf Hakimi, Redouane Halhal, Issa Diop, ⁠Noussair ​Mazraoui, Neil El Aynaoui, Ayyoub ​Bouaddi, Azzedine Ounahi, Bilal El Khannouss, Brahim Diaz, Ismael ​Saibari.


-Reuters