Captain Davies on the bench for Canada in last-16 clash with Morocco
Davies came off the bench and had a major impact in the 1-0 last-32 victory over South Africa
HOUSTON: 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.