Gessime Yassine scored his first World Cup goal on 25 June 2026, and Maroc beat Haïti 4-2. The goal came after he had spent the first two matches on the bench, then entered in the 70th minute and finished the move into an empty net.
Yassine and Soufiane Rahimi
Soufiane Rahimi set up the chance, and Yassine pushed the ball in for Maroc’s fourth goal. It was the winger’s first minutes in this World Cup, so the finish carried more weight than the scoreline alone.
The sequence was simple. Yassine came on in the 70th minute, found space late in the match, and took the chance when it arrived. Samir El Mourabet also entered in the 83rd minute, but the decisive touch belonged to the substitute who had been waiting for his turn.
Morocco in Group C
Morocco finished second in Group C behind Brésil on goal difference. That is the sharp edge of the story: one goal separated the group order, and Yassine’s finish became part of that margin rather than just a late cushion.
The bigger claim around the goal is harder to pin down from the match details alone. The simple fact is clear — this was his first World Cup goal — while the historical label attached to it depends on what count is being used for Morocco’s record book.
For Yassine, the immediate answer is already written in the match itself. He went from the bench to a goal in the same night, and Maroc left Group C with the result that mattered most: second place, secured on goal difference.
