Saibari writes history…an unprecedented Moroccan achievement in the World Cup | sports

Player Ismail Saibari etched his name in the annals of Moroccan football history, after he became the first player in the history of the “Atlas Lions” and Africa to succeed in scoring in 3 consecutive World Cup matches.

This historic achievement for Saibari came during the match between the Moroccan national team and its Haitian counterpart, in the third round of the third group of the 2026 World Cup, which is hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada.

Saibari was able to score the second goal for the Moroccan national team in the first extra minute of the first half.

Saibari opened his scoring record in the current World Cup by scoring his country’s goal in the match that ended 1-1 against Brazil, before returning and scoring the only goal of the match in Morocco’s 1-0 victory over Scotland in the second round.

Saibari gave a remarkable performance on the digital level in the World Cup, as he scored the fastest goal in the history of Moroccan and Arab participation in the World Cup, after only 71 seconds against Scotland, surpassing Hakim Ziyech’s previous record (3 minutes and 30 seconds in the 2022 World Cup).

At the level of tactical effectiveness, Opta’s statistics indicate that Saibari topped the list of players who made the most high-speed runs (between 20 and 25 km/h) in the first two rounds with 91 starts, in addition to topping the list of starts while in possession of the ball with 45 starts, making him the first offensive engine for the “Atlas Lions” in this edition.