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| Nickname(s) | أُسُودُ الأَطلَس (The Atlas Lions) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | UNAF (North Africa) | ||
| Head coach | Walid Regragui | ||
| Captain | Hakim Ziyech | ||
| Most caps | Noureddine Naybet (115) | ||
| Top scorer | Ahmed Faras (36)[1] | ||
| Home stadium | Various | ||
| FIFA code | MAR | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 13  1 (24 October 2024)[2] | ||
| Highest | 10 (April 1998) | ||
| Lowest | 95 (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 | |||
| Appearances | 6 (first in 1970) | ||
| Best result | Fourth place (2022) | ||
| Africa Cup of Nations | |||
| Appearances | 20 (first in 1972) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1976) | ||
| Arab Cup | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 1998) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2012) | ||
| African Nations Championship | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2014) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2018, 2020) | ||
The Morocco national football team (Arabic: المنتخب المغربي لكرة القدم) represents Morocco in men's international football, and is controlled by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, the governing body for football in Morocco.
One of Africa's most successful national football teams, Morocco won the 1976 African Cup of Nations, two African Nations Championships and a FIFA Arab Cup while participating in the FIFA World Cup six times.[3] They made history in 1986, when they became the first African team to finish top of a group at a World Cup and the first African team to reach the knockout stages. However, they lost to West Germany 1–0.
Morocco defied all expectations at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, topping their group containing Croatia, Canada and Belgium. Morocco also eliminated Spain and Portugal to become the first African team to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup, They were also the third ever World Cup semi-finalist not from Europe or South America. Morocco were knocked out by France in the semi-finals and lost the third place play-off to Croatia, therefore finishing in 4th-place, their highest ever finish. Morocco is set to become the second African nation, the second MENA nation, the first North African nation and the first Amazigh nation to host the World Cup when it was granted host status for the 2030 edition alongside the two European countries Portugal and Spain.
The Atlas Lions were ranked 10th in the FIFA World Rankings in April 1998. They were ranked as the top African national team for three consecutive years, from 1997 to 1999, and again since December 2022. As of July 2024, Morocco is ranked as the 13th best national team in the world.[4]
- ^ "Morocco – Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ "Planet World Cup – Nations – Morocco". Planet World Cup. Archived from the original on 18 December 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "Men's Ranking". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2022.