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Morocco
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)أسود الأطلس (The Atlas Lions)
AssociationRoyal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF)
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationUNAF (North Africa)
Head coachWalid Regragui
CaptainRomain Saïss
Most capsNoureddine Naybet (115)
Top scorerAhmed Faras (36)[1]
Home stadiumVarious
FIFA codeMAR
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 11 Increase 11 (22 December 2022)[2]
Highest10 (April 1998)
Lowest95 (September 2010)
First international
 Morocco 3–3 Iraq 
(Beirut, Lebanon; 19 October 1957)
Biggest win
 Morocco 13–1 Saudi Arabia 
(Casablanca, Morocco; 6 September 1961)
Biggest defeat
 Hungary 6–0 Morocco 
(Tokyo, Japan; 11 October 1964)
World Cup
Appearances6 (first in 1970)
Best resultFourth place (2022)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances18 (first in 1972)
Best resultChampions (1976)
Arab Cup
Appearances4 (first in 1998)
Best resultChampions (2012)
African Nations Championship
Appearances4 (first in 2014)
Best resultChampions (2018, 2020)
Medal record
Men's Football
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1983 Casablanca
Gold medal – first place 2013 Mersin
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Athens
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tarragona
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Oran
Pan Arab Games
Gold medal – first place 1961 Casablanca
Gold medal – first place 1976 Damascus
Silver medal – second place 1985 Rabat
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Indonesia
Silver medal – second place 2005 Saudi Arabia
Websitefrmf.ma

The Morocco national football team,[a] nicknamed "the Atlas Lions", represents Morocco in men's international football competitions. It is controlled by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, also known as FRMF. The team's colours are red and green. The team is a member of both FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

Internationally, Morocco won the 1976 African Cup of Nations, two African Nations Championships, a FIFA Arab Cup, and finished fourth in the 2022 FIFA World Cup. They have participated in the FIFA World Cup six times.[4] They made history in 1986, when they were the first African national team to finish top of a group at the World Cup and first to reach the knockout stages R16. However, they narrowly lost to eventual runners-up West Germany 1–0. In the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Morocco became the first African nation to ever reach the semi-finals and the third ever semi-finalist that is not from UEFA or CONMEBOL (after the United States in 1930 and South Korea in 2002).

The Atlas Lions were ranked 10th in the FIFA World Rankings in April 1998. They were ranked by FIFA as the top African national team for three consecutive years, from 1997 to 1999. As of December 2022, Morocco is ranked as the 11th best national team in the world.[5]

History

Pre-independence period

Morocco national football team in 1942 with the legend Larbi Benbarek (1917–1992)

The Moroccan national team was founded in 1928 and played its first game on 22 December of that year against the B team of France, to whom it lost 2–1. This team, formed by the best footballers of the LMFA or the Moroccan Football League (settlers or natives), was active in friendly matches against other North African teams such as those of Algeria and Tunisia. These associations of settler clubs and local footballers, in addition to having their own championship, clashed with each other in a tournament that Morocco won several times, such as in 1948–1949.

The LMFA also faced some club teams such as NK Lokomotiva Zagreb in January 1950, as well as France A and France B. Against France A the LMFA made a 1–1 draw in Casablanca in 1941.

On 9 September 1954, an earthquake struck the Algerian region of Orléansville (now Chlef) and caused the destruction of the city and the death of over 1,400 people. On 7 October 1954, the French Football Association and the Maghreb inhabitants organized a charity match to raise funds for the families of the victims of the catastrophic event. In the match, held at the Parc de Princes in Paris, a team made up of Moroccans, Algerians and Tunisians played against the national team of France. Led by star Larbi Benbarek, the Maghreb selection managed to win 3–2, a month before the Toussaint Rouge attacks by the Algerian National Liberation Front which marked the beginning of the Algerian War.

The beginnings of Morocco (1955–1963)

Mohamed Massoun (1912–1983) coach of Morocco in the 1960s

In 1955, the Royal Moroccan Football Federation was established, at the end of the French protectorate of Morocco, which had lasted since 1912.

On 19 October 1957, at the 2nd edition of the Pan Arab Games in Lebanon, Morocco made its debut as an independent country against Iraq, at the Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, and drew 3–3. At the tournament, Morocco took the first win in its history against Libya, winning 5–1, then beat Tunisia 3–1 to reach the semi-finals. After a 1–1 draw with Syria, lots were drawn to decide who would progress to the final, and Syria were selected at Morocco's expense. Morocco withdrew from the third-place play-off against Lebanon and finished fourth overall.[6]

Between 1957 and 1958, Morocco held numerous friendly matches against the National Liberation Front team, the representative of Algeria before its independence in 1958. In 1959, the team took part for the first time in an international competition, the qualifying rounds of the 1960 Rome Olympics. Drawn into a group with Tunisia and Malta, Morocco finished second on goal difference and failed to progress. That same year, the football federation of Morocco joined FIFA.

In 1960, Morocco competed in World Cup qualification for the first time. Drawn against Tunisia in the first round, Morocco won the first leg 2–1, while Tunisia won the second leg 2–1. A play-off held in Palermo, Italy also finished in a tie, so a coin toss was used to determine who progressed. Morocco won the toss, and beat Ghana 1–0 on aggregate to reach the inter-continental play-offs. Drawn against Spain, Morocco lost 4–2 on aggregate and thus failed to qualify.

In 1961, Morocco held the Pan-Arab Games and won the football tournament, winning all five of their matches. Their third match, against Saudi Arabia, resulted in Morocco's biggest-ever victory, winning 13–1.[7] They also claimed their first two wins against a European team, beating East Germany 2–1 and 2–0.

In 1963, the Moroccan team came close to qualifying for the African Cup of Nations. In the decisive play-off against Tunisia, they were defeated 4–1 in Tunis and won 4–2 at home, they were therefore eliminated. At the Mediterranean Games in Naples 1963, they finished fourth after a 2–1 defeat in the final for third place against Spain's reserve team.[8]

First appearances in international competitions (1963–1976)

Morocco vs Netherlands in 1964

Morocco participated for the first time in the final phase of an international competition at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Having qualified under the leadership of manager Mohamed Massoun, the Moroccans were included in a group of three teams due to the withdrawal of North Korea. Morocco lost both their matches, against Hungary (6–0, the team's worst-ever defeat) and Yugoslavia (3–1, despite taking the lead in the second minute via Ali Bouachra).

In 1966, the Moroccan Football Association joined the Confederation of African Football and was able to participate in the competitions organized by the CAF.

During qualifying for the 1968 Olympics, Morocco refused to play against Israel, and were eventually replaced by Ghana.

In 1968 and 1969, the team was engaged in qualifying for the 1970 World Cup in Mexico. Their debut eliminated Senegal (1–0) and Tunisia after a draw. In the final round of the preliminaries, against Sudan and Nigeria, Morocco obtained five points, finishing ahead of Nigeria and qualifying for the first time for the final round of a world championship. Shortly after, Morocco lost the decisive play-off against Algeria to enter the final stage of the 1970 Africa Cup of Nations.

Morocco thus became the first African national team to qualify for a world championship after having played in an elimination tournament. The Moroccan team, coached by the Yugoslav Blagoje Vidinić, consisted entirely of players in the Moroccan league, including Driss Bamous and Ahmed Faras.

On 3 June 1970, against West Germany, Morocco surprisingly opened the scoring with a goal in the twenty-first minute of the game scored by Houmane Jarir. In the second half, however, the West Germans scored with Uwe Seeler and Gerd Müller and won by 2–1. The Lions of the Atlas then played against Peru. This time the Moroccans conceded three goals in ten minutes to lose 3–0. On 11 June 1970, the eliminated Moroccans drew with Bulgaria 1–1, with a comeback goal in the sixtieth game of Maouhoub Ghazouani. It was the first point obtained by an African national team at the World Cup.[9]

In the 1972 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, the Lions of the Atlas ousted Algeria, then they faced Egypt, beating them 3–0 in the first leg and suffering a 3–2 defeat on the way back, yet they qualified for the first time for the final phase of the continental tournament. In the group stage, they accumulated three 1–1 draws against Congo, Sudan and Zaire and were eliminated in the first round. All three Moroccan goals were by Ahmed Faras.

Qualifying for the 1972 Olympics with two wins and two draws, Morocco debuted in Group A with a goalless draw against the United States, then lost 3–0 against hosts West Germany and defeated Malaysia 6–0 with a Faras hat-trick, thereby advancing to the second round. Due to defeats against USSR (3–0), Denmark (3–1) and Poland (5–0), they were eliminated from the tournament; finishing bottom of their group.[10] To date, this result remains the best performance of the Atlas Lions at the Olympic football tournament.

In the 1974 world cup qualifiers, Morocco successfully passed three qualifying rounds before entering the final round alongside Zambia and Zaire. Losing 4–0 away against Zambia, the Moroccans bounced back in the second game, defeating the same opponent 2–0 at home. They then went to Zaire for their third game but lost 3–0, conceding all three goals in the second half, with Faras leaving the field due to injury. Morocco filed an appeal, trying to get the match to be replayed; it was dismissed by FIFA. In protest, Morocco withdrew from the qualifiers causing the Atlas Lions to miss their final game at home against Zaire which had already qualified for the finals, with FIFA awarding Zaire a 2–0 win on walkover. For the same reason, Morocco also decided not to take part in the 1974 African Cup of Nations qualification.

In 1974, Morocco played only two games, both against Algeria, achieving a 2–0 win and a 0–0 draw. Morocco then resumed its regular FIFA and CAF competitions, qualifying for the 1976 Africa Cup of Nations by eliminating Ghana in the last round, but failed to qualify for the 1976 Olympics, being eliminated by Nigeria.

Between successes and defeats (1976–1986)

Morocco, coached by the Romanian Virgil Mărdărescu and captained by Faras, took the continental throne at 1976 African Cup of Nations, in his second participation in the competition. Ahmed Makrouh scored the goal of the final match to equalize at 1–1, which gave Morocco the first, and to date, only cup in its history.[11]

After failing to qualify for the 1974 FIFA World Cup, they also did not make 1978 and 1982. At the 1978 Africa Cup of Nations, they were eliminated in the first round, while at the 1980 Africa Cup of Nations they won third place, beating Egypt 2–0.[12] They then won the 1983 Mediterranean Games, played at home, thanks to a 3–0 success in the final against Turkey B.[13]

Morocco did not qualify for either the 1982 or 1984 Africa Cup of Nations. At the 1986 Africa Cup of Nations, they finished fourth, beaten 3–2 in the consolation final by the Ivory Coast.[14]

Golden Generation (1986–2000)

Morocco starting line-up against Germany at the 1986 FIFA World Cup Round of 16

Morocco qualified for the 1986 FIFA World Cup which took place in Mexico, and surprisingly won a group with Portugal, England and Poland, thanks to two draws against the English and Polish[15] and a 3–1 win against the Portuguese.[16] However, they were narrowly eliminated by West Germany in the first knockout round, thanks to a goal from Lothar Matthäus one minute from the end of regulation time. Morocco became the first African and Arab national team to have passed the first round of the World Cup.[17]

Two years later, the Moroccan team presented itself at the 1988 African Cup of Nations as a host country with high expectations. After winning the first round, they were eliminated in the semifinals by Cameroon and finished in fourth place after losing the consolation final against Algeria (1–1 after extra time and 4–3 after the penalty shots).

Failure to qualify for the 1990 FIFA World Cup opened a period of crisis. In the 1992 African Cup of Nations, the team was eliminated in the first round. They then did not participate in the 1994 or 1996 African Cup tournaments. They, however, did qualify for the 1994 World Cup in the United States and the 1998 tournament in France.[18][19]

At the 1998 Africa Cup of Nations, after winning their group, Morocco were defeated and eliminated from South Africa (2–1).[20]

Difficult years (2004–2018)

Morocco national football team in 2011

Morocco took part in the 2004 African Cup of Nations, drawn into Group D defeating Nigeria 1–0, defeating Benin 4–0[21] and drawing 1–1 with South Africa. Morocco qualified to the knockout stages, facing Algeria; they eventually won 3–1 in extra time,[22] and 4–0 against Mali in the semi-final.[23] They lost the 2004 African Cup of Nations Final against Tunisia 2–1.[24]

In 2012, the national team won the Arab Cup, topping their group, defeating Iraq in the semi-final and Libya in the final.[25]

In 2014, Morocco participated for the first time in the African Nations Championship after failing to qualify in the 2009 and 2011 editions. led by coach Hassan Benabicha, Morocco did not make it past the second round after losing 3–4 to Nigeria in the Quarter-finals.[26] They managed to qualify for the 2016 African Nations Championship, but were eliminated in the group stages.[27]

Morocco hosted the 2018 African Nations Championship, which included a victory for the home nation, the third North African country to win the competition's title.[28][29][30]

Second Golden Generation (2018–present)

Morocco starting 11 against Iran in the 2018 World Cup

Morocco returned to the World Cup after a 20-year absence in 2018.[31] The North Africans were drawn in Group B with World Cup favourites Spain, Portugal, and Iran.[32] In their opening game against Iran, Morocco showed full dedication but lost 1–0 in the final minutes of the match, scored by an own goal.[33] In their second game, Morocco faced Portugal but ended losing 1–0 by a goal scored by Cristiano Ronaldo.[34] In the last match against Spain they took the lead 2–1 but was unable to keep it, and drew 2–2, scored by Khalid Boutaïb and Youssef En-Nesyri.[35]

Morocco starting line-up against Mali at the 2020 African Nations Championship Final, a match they won 2–0.

Morocco entered the 2019 AFCON with high confidence and players claiming them to be the favourites to win.[36][37] However, in spite of three straight group stage wins, Morocco were shockingly knocked out by Benin in the round of sixteen.[38][39]

At the 2020 African Nations Championship in Cameroon,[40] Morocco won their second CHAN title, in its second consecutive final appearance. Captained by Ayoub El Kaabi, they defeated Togo (1–0),[41] Rwanda (0–0),[42] the Uganda (5–2),[43] Zambia (3–1),[44] and Cameroon (4–0)[45] on the way to a final against Mali in Yaoundé. Morocco won 2–0, with both goals scored late into the second half by Soufiane Bouftini and Ayoub El Kaabi.[46] Morocco thus became the first team to win back-to-back titles.[47] Soufiane Rahimi went on to be named Total Man of the tournament after an astonishing performance scoring a total of 5 goals.[48]

In December 2021, Morocco started its venture at the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup's Group C, along with Jordan, Palestine and Saudi Arabia. Morocco opened the tournament with a 4–0 win against Palestine,[49] Morocco then managed to overcome a highly defensive Jordan with another 4–0 triumph,[50] They won their final match in a 1–0 victory against Saudi Arabia.[51] they were eliminated in the quarter-final after penalty-shootout against Algeria.[52]

After easily topping their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification group which consisted of Mauritania, Burundi, and Central African Republic, Morocco were one of the favorites to win the 2021 edition of the tournament hosted in Cameroon.[53] Morocco were drawn into group E that included Gabon, Ghana and Comoros. Morocco won its first game against Ghana scored by Sofiane Boufal in the final minutes of the game.[54] In their second game against Comoros, they claimed a 2–0 victory.[55] Their final match against Gabon ended in a draw, making Morocco reach the round of 16 after ending up first in the group.[56] They defeated Malawi 2–1 in the round of 16.[57] They were eliminated in the quarter-final after a 2–1 loss against Egypt.[58]

After qualifying for the 2022 FIFA World Cup by winning the CAF Third Round African Qualifiers,[59] the team was drawn in Group F along with Croatia, Belgium, and Canada. Morocco were not expected to qualify, but after holding previous runners-up Croatia to a 0–0 draw and shocking previous third place Belgium 2–0, a 2–1 win over Canada meant they finished top of the group and advanced to the round of 16 for the first time since 1986.[60][61] There, they met Spain, drawing 0–0 to force a penalty shoot-out. Goalkeeper Yassine Bounou saved two penalties, and Achraf Hakimi scored the decisive penalty with a panenka for Morocco to advance to the quarter-finals for the first time.[62] They advanced further to the semi-finals winning against favourite Portugal, 1–0 . The Moroccan forward Youssef En-Nesyri leapt to 2.78m (9ft1) to score a header that was the match-winning goal.[63][64][65] That made Morocco the first African and Arab team to qualify for the semi-finals.[66][67]

Morocco starting line-up against France at the 2022 FIFA World Cup semi-final, a match they lost 2–0.

However, they lost to France in the semi-final 2–0 on 14 December at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, putting an end to Morocco's dream run.[68] They played Croatia for third place on 17 December at the Khalifa International Stadium in Ar-Rayyan, a rematch of the earlier group stage meeting.[69] They lost 2–1 to the latter, and ended their World Cup campaign at fourth place.[70]

Home stadium

At the time of the Cherifian Empire, the Philip stadium was the largest Moroccan stadium. Its capacity was 25,000 seats. After the country's independence, the latter changed its name to the Stade d'honneur de Casablanca (nicknamed "Donor" by the people of Casablanca). The stadium will mainly be used by the Moroccan team as well as by the two main clubs of Casablanca: Wydad AC and Raja CA. The stadium then underwent a major renovation in order to be able to host the 1983 Mediterranean Games in Casablanca towards the end of the 1970s. It reopened in 1983 under its current name, Stade Mohammed V, and then had 80,000 seats before being limited to 67,000 seats following a new renovation in view of Morocco's bid to host the World Cup in 2000. Between 2016 and 2019, the Mohammed V stadium underwent major renovation and modernization works. Its capacity was reduced again and today the stadium has 45,891 all-seated capacity.

The Grand Complex of Rabat was inaugurated in 1983 under the name of Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium. The national team also plays several matches there. The Rabat stadium could then accommodate 65,000 spectators but it was mainly used by the two local teams of Far Rabat and FUS Rabat. Its capacity was reduced to 53,000 seats in 2000 and then to 45,800 seats in 2020. It is currently the stadium of Morocco's national football team.

From 2011, the Atlas Lions played most of their matches in the new Stade de Marrakech, which has a capacity of 45,240 seats. The latter is considered to bring luck to the Moroccan team, which won several important matches there in front of a large audience, notably beating Algeria for the qualifications for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations football by 4–0,[71] and Tanzania by 3–1 allowing Morocco the qualification, then another important meeting against Mozambique ending in a crushing victory on the score of 4–0,[72] allowing this time, the qualification for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.

During the period of coach Badou Ezzaki between 2014 and 2016, the Moroccan national team played most of its matches at the Adrar stadium in Agadir,[73][74] which has a capacity of 45,480, and also a friendly match was played in it during the period of Hervé Renard between Morocco and the Netherlands in 2017, and it is considered the most prominent match for Morocco that was played in this stadium.[75][76]

Morocco also has other large stadiums built in the 2000s such as the one in Fez Stadium which has 45,000 seats and which hosts the two clubs of the city: MAS Fez and Wydad de Fès.

  • Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat

    Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat

  • Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca

    Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca

  • Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech

    Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech

  • Stade Ibn Batouta, Tangier

    Stade Ibn Batouta, Tangier

  • Adrar Stadium, Agadir

    Adrar Stadium, Agadir

Kit suppliers

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Morocco national football team kits.

Morocco's home colours are most red shirts and green shorts and socks, away colours are usually all white or all green.

Kit provider Period
Germany Adidas 1982–1993
Italy Lotto 1994–1997
Germany Puma 1998–2002
United States Nike 2003–2006
Germany Puma 2007–2011
Germany Adidas 2012–2018
Germany Puma 2019–[77]

Results and fixtures

Main article: Morocco national football team results (2020–present)

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

2022

10 January 2021 AFCON GS Morocco  1–0  Ghana Yaoundé, Cameroon
17:00
  • Boufal 83'
 Report Stadium: Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
14 January 2021 AFCON GS Morocco  2–0  Comoros Yaoundé, Cameroon
17:00
Report Stadium: Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
18 January 2021 AFCON GS Gabon  2–2  Morocco Yaoundé, Cameroon
20:00
Report
Stadium: Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo
Referee: Beida Dahane (Mauritania)
25 January 2021 AFCON R16 Morocco  2–1  Malawi Yaoundé, Cameroon
20:00
Report
Stadium: Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)
30 January 2021 AFCON QF Egypt  2–1 (a.e.t.)  Morocco Yaoundé, Cameroon
16:00
Report
Stadium: Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium
Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)
25 March 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 1st leg DR Congo  1–1  Morocco Kinshasa, DR Congo
16:00
Report
Stadium: Stade des Martyrs
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)
29 March 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 2nd leg Morocco  4–1
(5–2 agg.)		  DR Congo Casablanca, Morocco
19:30
Report
Stadium: Stade Mohammed V
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)
1 June Friendly United States  3–0  Morocco Cincinnati, United States
19:30
Report Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 19,512
Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)
9 June 2023 AFCON qualification Morocco  2–1  South Africa Rabat, Morocco
20:00
Report
Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
13 June 2023 AFCON qualification Liberia  0–2  Morocco Casablanca, Morocco
20:00 Report
Stadium: Stade Mohammed V
Referee: Mohamed Moussa (Niger)
23 September Friendly Morocco  2–0  Chile Barcelona, Spain
 Report Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Referee: Martin Dohál (Slovakia)
27 September Friendly Morocco  0–0  Paraguay Seville, Spain
21:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarín
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)
17 November Friendly Morocco  3–0  Georgia Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
20:00 UTC+4
Report Stadium: Sharjah Stadium
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)
23 November 2022 FIFA World Cup Morocco  0–0  Croatia Al Khor, Qatar
13:00 Report Stadium: Al Bayt Stadium
Attendance: 59,407
Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)
27 November 2022 FIFA World Cup Belgium  0–2  Morocco Doha, Qatar
22:00 Report
Stadium: Al Thumama Stadium
Attendance: 43,738
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)
1 December 2022 FIFA World Cup Canada  1–2  Morocco Doha, Qatar
18:00
Report
Stadium: Al Thumama Stadium
Attendance: 43,102
Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)
6 December 2022 FIFA World Cup R16 Morocco  0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–0 p)		  Spain Al Rayyan, Qatar
18:00 Report Stadium: Education City Stadium
Attendance: 44,667
Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)
Penalties
10 December 2022 FIFA World Cup QF Morocco  1–0  Portugal Doha, Qatar
18:00
Report Stadium: Al Thumama Stadium
Attendance: 44,198
Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)
14 December 2022 FIFA World Cup SF France  2–0  Morocco Al Khor, Qatar
22:00
Report Stadium: Al Bayt Stadium
Attendance: 68,294
Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)
17 December 2022 FIFA World Cup 3rd Croatia  2–1  Morocco Al Rayyan, Qatar
18:00
Report
Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium
Attendance: 44,137
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

2023

March 2023 AFCON qualification South Africa  v  Morocco
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March 2023 AFCON qualification Morocco  v  Liberia
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Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach Morocco Walid Regragui[78]
Assistant coach Morocco Rachid Benmahmoud
Morocco Gharib Amzine
Goalkeeping coach Morocco Omar Harrak
Fitness coach Spain Edu Gonzalez
Video Analyst Morocco Moussa El Habachi
Technical director Belgium Chris Van Puyvelde

Coaching history

As of 20 December 2022[79]

Players

Current squad

The following 26 players were called up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[84]

On 13 November, Amine Harit withdrew from the tournament due to an injury and was replaced by Anass Zaroury.[85]

Caps and goals are correct as of 17 December 2022, after the match against Croatia.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Yassine Bounou (1991-04-05) 5 April 1991 (age 31) 52 0 Spain Sevilla
12 1GK Munir Mohamedi (1989-05-10) 10 May 1989 (age 33) 44 0 Saudi Arabia Al Wehda
22 1GK Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti (1996-04-05) 5 April 1996 (age 26) 3 0 Morocco Wydad AC
2 2DF Achraf Hakimi (1998-11-04) 4 November 1998 (age 24) 61 8 France Paris Saint-Germain
3 2DF Noussair Mazraoui (1997-11-14) 14 November 1997 (age 25) 20 2 Germany Bayern Munich
5 2DF Nayef Aguerd (1996-03-30) 30 March 1996 (age 26) 26 1 England West Ham United
6 2DF Romain Saïss (captain) (1990-03-26) 26 March 1990 (age 32) 72 2 Turkey Beşiktaş
18 2DF Jawad El Yamiq (1992-02-29) 29 February 1992 (age 30) 18 2 Spain Valladolid
20 2DF Achraf Dari (1999-05-06) 6 May 1999 (age 23) 8 1 France Brest
24 2DF Badr Benoun (1993-09-30) 30 September 1993 (age 29) 6 0 Qatar Qatar SC
25 2DF Yahia Attiyat Allah (1995-03-02) 2 March 1995 (age 27) 8 0 Morocco Wydad AC
4 3MF Sofyan Amrabat (2nd vice-captain) (1996-08-21) 21 August 1996 (age 26) 46 0 Italy Fiorentina
7 3MF Hakim Ziyech (vice-captain) (1993-03-19) 19 March 1993 (age 29) 50 19 England Chelsea
8 3MF Azzedine Ounahi (2000-04-19) 19 April 2000 (age 22) 17 2 France Angers
11 3MF Abdelhamid Sabiri (1996-11-28) 28 November 1996 (age 26) 7 1 Italy Sampdoria
13 3MF Ilias Chair (1997-10-30) 30 October 1997 (age 25) 12 1 England Queens Park Rangers
15 3MF Selim Amallah (1996-11-15) 15 November 1996 (age 26) 31 4 Belgium Standard Liège
23 3MF Bilal El Khannous (2004-05-10) 10 May 2004 (age 18) 1 0 Belgium Genk
26 3MF Yahya Jabrane (1991-06-18) 18 June 1991 (age 31) 7 0 Morocco Wydad AC
9 4FW Abderrazak Hamdallah (1990-12-17) 17 December 1990 (age 32) 22 6 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
10 4FW Anass Zaroury (2000-11-07) 7 November 2000 (age 22) 2 0 England Burnley
14 4FW Zakaria Aboukhlal (2000-02-18) 18 February 2000 (age 22) 16 3 France Toulouse
16 4FW Abde Ezzalzouli (2001-12-17) 17 December 2001 (age 21) 5 0 Spain Osasuna
17 4FW Sofiane Boufal (1993-09-17) 17 September 1993 (age 29) 39 6 France Angers
19 4FW Youssef En-Nesyri (1997-06-01) 1 June 1997 (age 25) 57 17 Spain Sevilla
21 4FW Walid Cheddira (1998-01-22) 22 January 1998 (age 24) 4 0 Italy Bari

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team in the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Anas Zniti (1988-10-28) 28 October 1988 (age 34) 5 0 Morocco Raja CA v.  Chile, 23 September 2022
DF Samy Mmaee (1996-09-08) 8 September 1996 (age 26) 10 0 Hungary Ferencváros v.  Chile, 23 September 2022
DF Fahd Moufi (1996-05-05) 5 May 1996 (age 26) 0 0 Portugal Portimonense v.  Chile, 23 September 2022
DF Hamza El Moussaoui (1993-04-07) 7 April 1993 (age 29) 0 0 Morocco RS Berkane v.  Chile, 23 September 2022
DF Sofiane Alakouch (1998-07-29) 29 July 1998 (age 24) 4 0 France Metz v.  Liberia, 13 June 2022
DF Sofian Chakla (1993-09-02) 2 September 1993 (age 29) 4 0 Belgium OH Leuven v.  Liberia, 13 June 2022
DF Mohamed Chibi (1993-01-21) 21 January 1993 (age 29) 1 0 Egypt Pyramids v.  Liberia, 13 June 2022
DF Adam Masina (1994-01-02) 2 January 1994 (age 28) 16 0 Italy Udinese v.  Liberia, 13 June 2022 INJ
DF Souffian El Karouani (2000-10-19) 19 October 2000 (age 22) 3 0 Netherlands NEC 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
MF Younès Belhanda (1990-02-25) 25 February 1990 (age 32) 59 5 Turkey Adana Demirspor v.  Chile, 23 September 2022
MF Fayçal Fajr (1988-08-01) 1 August 1988 (age 34) 51 4 Saudi Arabia Al Wehda v.  Liberia, 13 June 2022
MF Aymen Barkok (1998-05-21) 21 May 1998 (age 24) 18 1 Germany Mainz 05 v.  Liberia, 13 June 2022
MF Adel Taarabt (1989-05-24) 24 May 1989 (age 33) 30 4 United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr v.  Liberia, 13 June 2022
MF Imran Louza (1999-05-01) 1 May 1999 (age 23) 11 2 England Watford v.  DR Congo, 29 March 2022 INJ
FW Amine Harit (1997-06-18) 18 June 1997 (age 25) 16 0 France Marseille 2022 FIFA World Cup INJ
FW Munir El Haddadi (1995-09-01) 1 September 1995 (age 27) 11 2 Spain Getafe v.  Chile, 23 September 2022
FW Ryan Mmaee (1997-11-01) 1 November 1997 (age 25) 14 4 Hungary Ferencváros v.  Chile, 23 September 2022
FW Ayoub El Kaabi (1993-06-25) 25 June 1993 (age 29) 23 8 Turkey Hatayspor v.  Chile, 23 September 2022
FW Soufiane Rahimi (1996-03-23) 23 March 1996 (age 26) 6 0 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain v.  Chile, 23 September 2022
FW Tarik Tissoudali (1993-04-02) 2 April 1993 (age 29) 9 2 Belgium Gent v.  Liberia, 13 June 2022 INJ
FW Achraf Bencharki (1994-09-24) 24 September 1994 (age 28) 11 0 United Arab Emirates Al Jazira 2021 Africa Cup of Nations

DEC Player declined the call-up to the squad
INJ Did not make it to the current squad due to injury
PRE Preliminary squad / standby
RET Player retired from internationals
SUS Player is suspended
WD Player withdrew from the roster for non-injury related reasons

Previous squads

Player records

As of 17 December 2022[86]
Players in bold are still active with Morocco.

Most appearances

Noureddine Naybet is Morocco's most capped player with 115 appearances
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Noureddine Naybet 115 4 1990–2006
2 Ahmed Faras 94 36 1966–1979
3 Youssef Safri 79 8 1999–2009
4 Houssine Kharja 78 12 2004–2015
Ezzaki Badou 78 0 1979–1992
6 Abdelmajid Dolmy 76 2 1973–1988
7 Youssef Chippo 73 9 1996–2006
Mohamed Hazzaz 73 0 1969–1979
9 Abdelkrim El Hadrioui 72 4 1992–2001
Romain Saïss 72 2 2012–present

Top goalscorers

Ahmed Faras is Morocco's top scorer with 36 goals.
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Ahmed Faras 36 94 0.38 1966–1979
2 Salaheddine Bassir 27 59 0.46 1994–2002
3 Abdeljalil Hadda 19 48 0.4 1995–2002
Hakim Ziyech 19 50 0.38 2015–present
5 Hassan Amcharrat 18 39 0.46 1971–1979
Marouane Chamakh 18 65 0.28 2003–2014
7 Abdeslam Laghrissi 17 35 0.49 1984–1995
Youssef En-Nesyri 17 57 0.31 2016–present
9 Youssef El-Arabi 16 46 0.36 2010–present
Youssouf Hadji 16 64 0.25 2003–2012

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

Main article: Morocco at the FIFA World Cup

Morocco's national football team has participated six times in the FIFA World Cup. Their best performance was in the 2022 FIFA World Cup where they finished in fourth place, becoming both the first African and Arab nation to reach the semi-finals of the tournament.

FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Part of  France Part of  France
Italy 1934
France 1938
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958 Did not enter Did not enter
Chile 1962 Did not qualify 7 2 2 3 7 8
England 1966 Withdrew Withdrew
Mexico 1970 Group stage 14th 3 0 1 2 2 6 10 4 4 2 11 7
West Germany 1974 Did not qualify 10 4 3 3 12 13
Argentina 1978 2 0 2 0 2 2
Spain 1982 8 3 2 3 5 6
Mexico 1986 Round of 16 11th 4 1 2 1 3 2 8 5 2 1 12 1
Italy 1990 Did not qualify 6 1 3 2 4 5
United States 1994 Group stage 23rd 3 0 0 3 2 5 10 7 2 1 19 4
France 1998 18th 3 1 1 1 5 5 6 5 1 0 14 2
South Korea Japan 2002 Did not qualify 10 6 3 1 11 3
Germany 2006 10 5 5 0 17 7
South Africa 2010 10 3 3 4 14 13
Brazil 2014 6 2 3 1 9 8
Russia 2018 Group stage 27th 3 0 1 2 2 4 8 4 3 1 13 1
Qatar 2022 Fourth place 4th 7 3 2 2 6 5 8 7 1 0 25 3
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined To be determined
Total Fourth place 6/15 23 5 7 11 20 27 119 58 39 22 175 83

Africa Cup of Nations

Main article: Morocco at the Africa Cup of Nations
Africa Cup of Nations record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Sudan 1957 Not affiliated to CAF Not affiliated to CAF
United Arab Republic 1959
Ethiopia 1962 Withdrew Withdrew
Ghana 1963 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 5 6
Tunisia 1965 Did not enter Did not enter
Ethiopia 1968
Sudan 1970 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 1 2
Cameroon 1972 Group stage 5th 3 0 3 0 3 3 4 2 0 2 9 6
Egypt 1974 Did not enter Did not enter
Ethiopia 1976 Champions 1st 6 4 2 0 11 6 6 4 0 2 13 4
Ghana 1978 Group stage 6th 3 1 1 1 2 4 Qualified as defending champions
Nigeria 1980 Third Place 3rd 5 2 1 2 4 3 4 2 1 1 14 5
Libya 1982 Did not qualify 4 3 0 1 8 4
Ivory Coast 1984 4 1 2 1 4 2
Egypt 1986 Fourth place 4th 5 1 2 2 4 5 2 1 1 0 1 0
Morocco 1988 Fourth place 4th 5 1 3 1 3 3 Qualified as hosts
Algeria 1990 Did not qualify 2 0 2 0 1 1
Senegal 1992 Group stage 9th 2 0 1 1 1 2 6 4 0 2 11 4
Tunisia 1994 Did not qualify 6 2 2 2 5 4
South Africa 1996 4 1 1 2 2 4
Burkina Faso 1998 Quarter-finals 6th 4 2 1 1 6 3 6 4 2 0 10 1
Ghana Nigeria 2000 Group stage 11th 3 1 1 1 1 2 4 2 2 0 6 4
Mali 2002 9th 3 1 1 1 3 4 6 3 1 2 5 4
Tunisia 2004 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 1 1 14 4 6 5 1 0 10 0
Egypt 2006 Group stage 13th 3 0 2 1 0 1 10 5 5 0 17 7
Ghana 2008 11th 3 1 0 2 7 6 4 3 1 0 6 1
Angola 2010 Did not qualify 10 3 3 4 14 13
Gabon Equatorial Guinea 2012 Group stage 12th 3 1 0 2 4 5 6 3 2 1 8 2
South Africa 2013 10th 3 0 3 0 3 3 2 1 0 1 4 2
Equatorial Guinea 2015 Disqualified Originally qualified as hosts, then disqualified
Gabon 2017 Quarter-finals 7th 4 2 0 2 4 3 6 5 1 0 10 1
Egypt 2019 Round of 16 9th 4 3 1 0 4 1 6 3 2 1 8 3
Cameroon 2021 Quarter-finals 5th 5 3 1 1 8 5 6 4 2 0 10 1
Ivory Coast 2023 To be determined To be determined
2025 To be determined To be determined
Total 1 Title 18/33 70 27 24 19 82 63 118 63 31 24 182 81

African Nations Championship

Main article: Morocco A' national football team
African Nations Championship Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Ivory Coast 2009 Did not qualify 4 1 2 1 5 6
Sudan 2011 2 0 2 0 3 3
South Africa 2014 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 2 1 7 6 2 1 1 0 1 0
Rwanda 2016 Group stage 10th 3 1 1 1 4 2 4 3 1 0 11 3
Morocco 2018 Champions 1st 6 5 1 0 16 2 2 1 1 0 4 2
Cameroon 2020 Champions 1st 6 5 1 0 15 3 2 1 1 0 3 0
Algeria 2022 Qualified Bye to the final tournament
Total 2 titles 4/6 19 12 5 2 42 13 16 7 8 1 27 14

Olympic games

Summer Olympics
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
1908–1960 Part of France
Italy 1960 Did not qualify
Japan 1964 Round 1 13 2 0 0 2 1 9
Mexico 1968 Qualified, but withdrew
West Germany 1972 Round 2 8 6 1 1 4 7 14
Canada 1976 Did not qualify
Soviet Union 1980
United States 1984 Round 1 12 3 1 0 2 1 4
South Korea 1988 Did not qualify
Since 1992 See Morocco national under-23 football team
Total Round 2 7/26 23 3 5 15 17 48
  • Football at the Summer Olympics has been an under-23 tournament since the 1992 edition.

All-Africa Games

All-Africa Games
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Republic of the Congo 1965 Did not enter
Nigeria 1973
Algeria 1978
Kenya 1987
Egypt 1991
Zimbabwe 1995
South Africa 1999
Nigeria 2003
Algeria 2007
Mozambique 2011
Republic of the Congo 2015
Morocco 2019 Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 3 4
Ghana 2023 To be determined
All Total Group stage 1/12 3 1 1 1 3 4

Mediterranean Games

1951 to 1987 senior teams, from 1991 youth teams.

Mediterranean Games
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Egypt 1951 Did not enter
Spain 1955
Lebanon 1959
Italy 1963 Fourth Place 4th 4 2 0 2 4 6
Tunisia 1967 Group stage 7th 3 1 0 2 4 6
Turkey 1971 Disqualified
Algeria 1975 Fourth Place 4th 5 1 4 0 3 2
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1979 Group stage 6th 3 0 2 1 2 3
Morocco 1983 Gold medal icon.svg Gold Medal 1st 4 3 1 0 8 2
Syria 1987 Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 2 2
Since 1991 See Morocco national under-23 football team or Morocco national under-20 football team
Total 2 Title 7/10 22 8 8 6 23 21

Pan Arab Games

Pan Arab Games
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Egypt 1953 Did not enter
Lebanon 1957 Fourth Place 4th 4 2 2 0 12 6
Morocco 1961 Gold medal icon.svg Gold Medal 1st 5 5 0 0 26 6
United Arab Republic 1965 Did not enter
Syria 1976 Gold medal icon.svg Gold Medal 1st 6 4 2 0 12 -
Morocco 1985 Silver medal icon.svg Silver Medal 2nd 5 3 1 1 9 3
Syria 1992 Did not enter
Lebanon 1997
Jordan 1999
Algeria 2004 No football tournament
Egypt 2007 Did not enter
Qatar 2011
Total 2 Title 4/11 20 14 5 1 59 15

FIFA Arab Cup

FIFA Arab Cup
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Lebanon 1963 Did not participate
Kuwait 1964
Iraq 1966
Saudi Arabia 1985
Jordan 1988
Syria 1992
Qatar 1998 Group stage 5th 2 1 0 1 2 2
Kuwait 2002 Semi-finals 4th 5 1 2 2 5 6
2009 Cancelled
Saudi Arabia 2012 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 11 2
Qatar 2021 Quarter-finals 5th 4 3 1 0 11 2
Total 1 Title 4/10 16 9 4 3 29 12

Minor tournaments

Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Tunisia 1958 Djamila Bouhired Tournament Third Place 3rd 2 1 0 1 3 3
Libya 1964 Tripoli Fair Tournament Third Place 3rd 4 2 0 2 5 5
Spain 1965 World Military Cup Third Place 3rd 3 1 1 1 3 5
Libya 1965 Tripoli Fair Tournament Third Place 3rd 3 1 1 1 2 1
Morocco 1966 World Military Cup Runners-up 2nd 3 0 1 2 1 4
Libya 1966 Tripoli Fair Tournament Winners 1st 4 3 0 1 4 5
Belgium 1967 World Military Cup Third Place 3rd - - - - - -
Syria 1974 Kuneitra Cup Winners 1st 7 6 1 0 16 5
Malaysia 1980 Merdeka Tournament Winners 1st 8 5 2 1 15 7
China 1982 Beijing International Friendship Tournaments Winners 1st 5 1 4 0 7 6
India 1985 Nehru Cup Semi-finals 3rd 4 2 1 1 7 3
South Korea 1987 President's Cup Football Tournament Group stage 6th 5 2 0 3 6 6
France 1988 Tournoi de France Runners-up 2nd 2 1 0 1 4 3
Italy 1989 World Military Cup Runners-up 2nd 3 1 1 1 3 4
Morocco 1993 World Military Cup Runners-up 2nd 5 4 0 1 16 5
United Arab Emirates 1994 Friendship Tournament Runners-up 2nd 3 1 2 0 4 3
United Arab Emirates 1996 Friendship Tournament Runners-up 2nd 3 1 1 1 4 3
Morocco 1996 King Hassan II International Cup Tournament Third Place 3rd 2 1 1 0 4 2
Morocco 1998 King Hassan II International Cup Tournament Third Place 3rd 2 0 1 1 2 3
Guinea 1998 African Military Cup Fourth Place 4th - - - - - -
Morocco 1999 LG Cup (Morocco) Runners-up 2nd 2 1 0 1 2 2
Morocco 2000 King Hassan II International Cup Tournament Runners-up 2nd 2 1 0 1 2 5
United Arab Emirates 2001 Friendship Tournament Winners 1st 3 1 2 0 6 4
Morocco 2002 LG Cup (Morocco) Third Place 3rd 2 1 1 0 2 0
Iran 2002 LG Cup (Iran) Third Place 3rd 2 0 2 0 1 1
Qatar 2004 Qatar International Friendship Tournament Winners 1st 5 4 0 1 9 4
Morocco 2011 LG Cup (Morocco) Third Place 3rd 2 0 1 1 1 2
France 2015 Toulon Tournament Runners-up 2nd 5 2 2 1 9 7
Total 6 Titles 28/28 91 43 25 23 138 98

Head-to-head performance

Correct as of 17 December 2022.

Team Confederation GP W D L GF GA GD Win% Loss%
 Albania UEFA 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0% 0%
 Algeria CAF 36 17 12 7 48 26 +22 47.22% 19.44%
 Angola CAF 7 4 2 1 11 7 +4 57.14% 14.29%
 Argentina CONMEBOL 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0% 100%
 Armenia UEFA 1 1 0 0 6 0 +6 100% 0%
 Australia AFC 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0% 100%
 Austria UEFA 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100% 0%
 Bahrain AFC 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 100% 0%
 Belgium UEFA 4 2 0 2 6 6 0 50% 50%
 Benin CAF 6 5 1 0 20 3 +17 83.33% 0%
 Botswana CAF 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 100% 0%
 Brazil CONMEBOL 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 0% 100%
 Bulgaria UEFA 6 2 3 1 10 5 +5 33.33% 16.67%
 Burkina Faso CAF 11 7 2 2 16 6 +10 63.64% 18.18%
 Burundi CAF 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 100% 0%
 Cameroon CAF 13 2 5 6 10 12 −2 15.38% 46.15%
 Canada CONCACAF 4 3 1 0 10 4 +6 75% 0%
 Cape Verde CAF 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 66.67% 0%
 Central African Republic CAF 5 3 2 0 10 1 +9 60% 0%
 Chile CONMEBOL 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 50% 0%
 China AFC 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0% 0%
 Colombia CONMEBOL 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0% 100%
 Comoros CAF 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 66.67% 0%
 Congo CAF 5 3 2 0 6 2 +4 60% 0%
 Costa Rica CONCACAF 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100% 0%
 Croatia UEFA 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 0% 33.33%
 Czech Republic UEFA 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0% 0%
 Denmark UEFA 2 1 0 1 5 5 0 50% 50%
 DR Congo CAF 16 5 8 3 22 11 +11 31.25% 18.75%
 East Germany UEFA 4 3 0 1 8 5 +3 75% 25%
 Egypt CAF 30 14 12 4 35 18 +17 46.67% 13.33%
 England UEFA 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 0% 50%
 Equatorial Guinea CAF 5 4 0 1 10 2 +2 80% 20%
 Estonia UEFA 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100% 0%
 Ethiopia CAF 7 7 0 0 16 0 +16 100% 0%
 Finland UEFA 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 0% 50%
 France UEFA 6 0 2 4 6 14 −8 0% 66.67%
 Gabon CAF 19 9 4 6 38 20 +18 47.37% 31.58%
 Gambia CAF 8 6 1 1 14 2 +12 75% 12.5%
 Georgia UEFA 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100% 0%
 Germany* UEFA 6 0 0 6 3 17 −14 0% 100%
 Ghana CAF 11 5 3 3 8 8 0 45.45% 27.27%
 Greece UEFA 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0% 0%
 Guinea CAF 14 6 6 2 19 12 +7 42.86% 14.29%
 Guinea-Bissau CAF 2 2 0 0 8 0 +8 100% 0%
 Hong Kong AFC 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0% 0%
 Hungary UEFA 3 0 0 3 2 12 −10 0% 100%
 India AFC 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100% 0%
 Indonesia AFC 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100% 0%
 Iran AFC 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0% 100%
 Iraq AFC 10 3 4 3 6 10 −4 30% 30%
 Italy UEFA 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0% 100%
 Ivory Coast CAF 21 7 7 7 27 25 +2 33.33% 33.33%
 Jamaica CONCACAF 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100% 0%
 Jordan AFC 4 4 0 0 12 2 +10 100% 0%
 Kenya CAF 5 3 2 0 10 2 +8 60% 0%
 Kuwait AFC 6 3 2 1 14 9 +5 50% 16.67%
 Lebanon AFC 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 66.67% 33.33%
 Liberia CAF 4 3 0 1 11 3 +8 75% 25%
 Libya CAF 20 10 6 4 34 18 +16 50% 20%
 Luxembourg UEFA 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 100% 0%
 Malawi CAF 11 7 3 1 17 4 +13 63.64% 9.09%
 Malaysia AFC 4 2 1 1 10 5 +5 50% 25%
 Mali CAF 20 9 6 5 33 12 +21 45% 25%
 Malta UEFA 3 2 1 0 7 4 +3 66.67% 0%
 Mauritania CAF 10 7 3 0 27 5 +22 70% 0%
 Mexico CONCACAF 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100% 0%
 Mozambique CAF 4 3 0 1 11 2 +9 75% 25%
 Myanmar AFC 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0% 0%
 Namibia CAF 7 6 1 0 15 2 +13 85.71% 0%
 Netherlands UEFA 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 33.33% 66.67%
 New Zealand OFC 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 100% 0%
 Niger CAF 7 6 0 1 16 2 +14 85.71% 14.29%
 Nigeria CAF 11 6 2 3 14 8 +6 54.55% 27.27%
 Northern Ireland UEFA 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 0% 50%
 Norway UEFA 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0% 0%
 Oman AFC 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0% 0%
 Palestine AFC 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 100% 0%
 Paraguay CONMEBOL 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0% 0%
 Peru CONMEBOL 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 0% 100%
 Poland UEFA 5 1 2 2 3 9 −6 20% 40%
 Portugal UEFA 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 66.67% 33.33%
 Qatar AFC 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 50% 0%
 Republic of Ireland UEFA 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0% 100%
 Romania UEFA 2 1 0 1 3 5 −2 50% 50%
 Russia** UEFA 4 0 1 3 3 7 −4 0% 75%
 Rwanda CAF 4 2 1 1 7 4 +3 50% 25%
 São Tomé and Príncipe CAF 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 100% 0%
 Saudi Arabia AFC 8 3 2 3 17 7 +10 37.5% 37.5%
 Scotland UEFA 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100% 0%
 Senegal CAF 30 17 6 7 41 18 +23 56.67% 23.33%
 Serbia*** UEFA 6 1 1 4 5 12 −7 16.67% 66.67%
 Sierra Leone CAF 7 6 1 0 14 0 +14 85.71% 0%
 Singapore AFC 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100% 0%
 Slovakia UEFA 2 2 0 0 4 2 0 100% 0%
 Somalia CAF 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100% 0%
 South Africa CAF 7 2 3 2 9 10 −1 28.57% 28.57%
 South Korea AFC 6 1 4 1 10 9 +1 16.67% 16.67%
 South Yemen AFC 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 100% 0%
 Spain UEFA 4 0 2 2 4 6 −2 0% 50%
 Sudan CAF 7 3 4 0 9 3 0 42.86% 0%
 Switzerland UEFA 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 100% 0%
 Syria AFC 3 3 0 0 6 0 +6 100% 0%
 Tanzania CAF 4 3 0 1 7 5 +2 75% 25%
 Thailand AFC 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100% 0%
 Togo CAF 12 6 3 3 22 11 +11 50% 25%
 Trinidad and Tobago CONCACAF 3 3 0 0 4 0 +4 100% 0%
 Tunisia CAF 50 13 28 9 53 46 +7 26% 18%
 Uganda CAF 4 2 0 2 10 8 +2 50% 50%
 Ukraine UEFA 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0% 0%
 United Arab Emirates AFC 5 2 2 1 6 4 +2 40% 20%
 Uruguay CONMEBOL 2 0 0 2 0 2 −2 0% 100%
 United States CONCACAF 5 3 1 1 6 5 +1 60% 20%
 Uzbekistan AFC 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100% 0%
 Yemen AFC 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 100% 0%
 Zambia CAF 18 10 2 6 23 18 +5 55.56% 33.33%
 Zimbabwe CAF 5 3 2 0 6 2 +4 60% 0%
Total () % – –

(*) includes  West Germany
(**) includes  Soviet Union
(***) includes  Yugoslavia

Honours

Awards

African National Team of the Year

  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) First place : 1985, 1986, 1997, 2022
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Second place : 1993, 1998, 2003, 2004
  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place : 1980
  • 3rd FIFA Best Mover of the Year: 1993

See also

Other football codes

Notes

  1. ^ Arabic: منتخب المغرب لكرة القدم
    French: Équipe du Maroc de football

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