CANADA goalkeeper Milan Borjan endured a nightmare before Christmas as his howler gifted Morocco the lead.
The already-eliminated Maple Leafs had nothing but pride to play for in their final match of the World Cup 2022.
But fans may well be hoping their skipper is on Santa’s naughty list after he handed Hakim Ziyech an early gift.
With just three minutes on the clock, Borjan came way out of his goal and attempted to play a short pass.
But he kicked it straight to Ziyech – and the Chelsea star produced a fantastic first-time chip over the stranded goalie and into the net.
Morocco, who knew beforehand that a draw or better will seal a spot in the last-16, have avoided defeat in their last five matches when scoring the opening goal in the World Cup.
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And Borjan’s disaster certainly got them off to a stunner start.
Arsenal legend Martin Keown, who was covering the game for BBC, said: “Well I know Christmas isn’t far away but this really is a present.
“Ziyech isn’t going to miss this.
“Ziyech as if he’s at the local golf course, he just chips it into the green. The goalkeeper Borjan is in no man’s land.
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“It’s a beautiful finish. Perfect start for Morocco, exactly what you need.”
However, it got even worse for Borjan and Canada just 21 minutes later after he was beaten at his near post.
Youssef En-Nesyri received the ball and held off two defenders before drilling it past the 35-year-old Red Star Belgrade stopper.
You can keep up with all the action from Canada vs Morocco with Sun Sport’s live blog.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
