Captain Davies on the bench for Canada in last-16 clash with Morocco

Captain Davies on the bench for Canada in last-16 clash with Morocco HOUSTON, July 4 : Captain Alphonso Davies starts on the bench for Canada in their World Cup last-16 game against Morocco in Houston on Saturday as coach Jesse Marsch made three changes to his team. • Davies came off the bench and had a major impact in the 1-0 last-32 victory over South Africa, but is working his way back from long-term injury. • Centre back Luc De Fougerolles comes in to bolster a five-man defence for the Canadians, and Ali Ahmed returns to the starting side in midfield. • Niko Sigur also comes into the team as Derek Cornelius, Nathan Saliba and Liam Millar drop to the bench. • Morocco have made one change as defender Redouane Halhal comes in for Chadi Riad, who picked up a knee injury in the last-32 game against the Netherlands. Teams • Canada: Maxime Crepeau, Alistair Johnston, Moise Bombito, Luc De Fougerolles, Richie Laryea, Niko Sigur, Stephen Eustaquio, Ali Ahmed, Tajon Buchanan, Jonathan David, Tani Oluwaseyi. • Morocco: Yassine Bounou, Achraf Hakimi, Redouane Halhal, Issa Diop, Noussair Mazraoui, Neil El Aynaoui, Ayyoub Bouaddi, Azzedine Ounahi, Bilal El Khannouss, Brahim Diaz, Ismael Saibari.