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As its offense gained confidence, Scotland turned away two more Moroccan scoring bids, with Hendry sliding to deflect a Sabiri dangerous shot off the crossbar and Gunn rejecting an El Khannouss header off a corner kick.
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 20 June 2026
Morocco couldn't hit a cross into the box cleanly, with the ball bouncing up and just off the crossbar over the goal in the 50th minute.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 June 2026
Abbosbek Fayzullaev scored the country’s first World Cup goal, and Bekhruz Karimov could have wrapped up the goal of the tournament with a thunderous strike that hit the crossbar.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 20 June 2026
Jordan nearly equalized two minutes later when Olwan’s header ricocheted off the crossbar following a corner kick.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 20 June 2026
Morocco couldn't hit a cross into the box cleanly, with the ball bouncing up and just off the crossbar over the goal in the 50th minute.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 June 2026
Abbosbek Fayzullaev scored the country’s first World Cup goal, and Bekhruz Karimov could have wrapped up the goal of the tournament with a thunderous strike that hit the crossbar.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 20 June 2026
Jordan nearly equalized two minutes later when Olwan’s header ricocheted off the crossbar following a corner kick.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
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“Crossbar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crossbar. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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crossbar
noun
cross·bar
ˈkrȯs-ˌbär 
: a bar, piece, or stripe placed crosswise or across something
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