Current FIFA Ranking: 11
Highest FIFA Ranking: 10 (April 1998)
Lowest FIFA Ranking: 95 (Sept 2010)
Football Team Nickname: Atlas Lions
Honours: AFCON (1): 1976
Head coach: Walid Regragui (Aug 2022)
Top scorer in qualifying: Ayoub El Kaabi (4)
Star players: Achraf Hakimi (PSG), Brahim Diaz (Real Madrid), Ayoub El Kaabi (Olympiacos)
Morocco made history in Qatar where they became the first African nation to reach the semi-finals. Having topped a group containing Canada, Croatia and Belgium they beat Spain and Portugal before losing to France in the final four and Croatia in the play-off.
Have qualified for three consecutive World Cups for the first time – their first three finals came at Mexico 1970, Mexico 1986 and USA 1994.
Appointed Walid Regragui as head coach just a few months prior to the 2022 finals following the departure of Vahid Halilhodzic who had navigated qualifying.
Won all 8 matches in qualifying for the 2026 finals, the first time they have achieved a 100% winning record.
Currently placed 11th in the world, they are the highest ranked non-European or South American side.
Previous World Cup appearances (6):
2022: Fourth (1-2 v Croatia)
2018: Group stage
1998: Group stage
1994: Group stage
1986: Round of 16
1970: Group stage
