The starting XIs
Scotland: Angus Gunn; Kieran Tierney, Andy Robertson, Grant Hanley, Jack Hendry, Nathan Patterson; Scott McTominay, John McGinn, Ryan Christie, Lewis Ferguson; Che Adams
Morocco: Yassine Bounou; Achraf Hakimi, Issa Diop, Chadi Riad, Noussair Mazraoui; Ayyoub Bouaddi, Azzedine Ounahi, Ismael Saibari, Bilal El Khannouss, Neil El Aynaoui, Brahim Diaz.
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Victory lifts Morocco to the top of Group C on 4 points, ahead of Brazil's game against Haiti.
Scotland retain a chance of advancing thanks to their opening victory over Haiti.
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A game of two halves
That was much better from Scotland in the second half, at least in terms of the effort put in -- though the finishing let them down.
Morocco will be wondering how their complete dominance in the first half evaporated after the break, leaving them to frantically defend the narrowest of leads.
Full-time! Scotland 0-1 Morocco
Gunn deflects a Talbi shot over the bar. The rest is all Scotland who pile forward but can't find an opening.
Morocco hold out and take all three points!
Six minutes of added time
But Morocco are now running down the clock.
It's all Scotland now
First Dykes heads wide, then McTominay's shot is blocked when he should really have passed it to teammates with more space.
Chance for Scotland!
McTominay is through and shoots, his ball finding the side-netting. Somehow, Scotland are still in this.
El Aynaoui stops McTominay in the box
McTominay goes down in the area and Scotland plead for a penalty, again.
But there was absolutely nothing wrong with El Aynaoui's challenge.
Scotland changes
Dykes and McLean come on for Che Adams and Ryan Christie.
Gannon-Doak, who came on earlier, has brought much-needed speed to the attack and is causing trouble to the Moroccan defence on the right flank.
Saibari's opener, one minute into the match. Photo: Pilar Olivares, Reuters
Robertson booked
The Scotland captain is shown a (slightly harsh) yellow for tripping Hakimi.
Christie with a chance!
Some good passing frees up Ryan Christie outside the Morocco box but his first touch is loose and the subsequent shot sails over the bar.
Bouaddi muscles Ferguson to the ground
Ferguson does well to steal the ball from Hakimi and surge forward, but he's unceremoniously shoved to the ground by 18-year-old Bouaddi -- who gets away with it too.
Brilliant save!
Hakimi, still getting copiously booed, whips a good corner in at the near post, where El Khannous's header is brilliantly blocked by the Scotland keeper.
Morocco hit the bar!
Saibari's ball bounces off the crossbar and Scotland get away with it.
Penalty appeal dismissed
McGinn tumbles in the Morocco area and Scotland scream for a penalty, but there really wasn't much to it.
Away we go again
Scotland get the second half started. No changes yet.
And a little reading
While we wait
Perhaps this could kick them into life?
Half-time!
A woeful start for Scotland, who are lucky to be trailing by one goal only.
And yet there were signs of life towards the end of the half. The Scots need to push harder and with more focus.
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(FRANCE 24 with AFP, Reuters, AP)
