Houston, July 4 -- Morocco captain Achraf Hakimi celebrated his side's emphatic FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16 victory over co-hosts Canada, expressing pride after the Atlas Lions became the first team to qualify for the quarter-finals with a convincing 3-0 triumph.

Hakimi shared a post on X after the match and wrote, "The strength of a team. The strength of a nation. Back in the QFs. DIMA MAGHRIB!"

The defender played a pivotal role in Morocco's victory, setting up the opening goal with a perfectly worked free-kick for Azzedine Ounahi early in the second half. The assist was Hakimi's third in FIFA World Cup history, making him just the fourth defender since 1966 to register three or more assists at the tournament, alongside Daley Blin...