Morocco

National team · Morocco

«Atlas Lions»

111 Matches

78 wins

23 draws

10 losses

221–61 Goals

+160 Difference

2.0 Scored per game

Form D W W D W L

Morocco's football took its shape from a federation whose own birthday is still argued over: CAF dates it to 1955, the federation and most later accounts put it in 1956, and one English-language record narrows it to 26 January 1957. What every source agrees on is 1960, the year FIFA let the country in.

The side plays in red with white shorts and red socks at home, white on the road, and everyone knows them as the Atlas Lions.

Home is now the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat, a 69,500-seat ground that opened on 5 September 2025, replacing the long-serving Stade Mohammed V across the country in Casablanca.

The trophy record has an odd chapter in it. Morocco won the Africa Cup of Nations in 1976 and lost the final in 2004, then in 2025 were awarded the title on appeal after CAF disqualified Senegal from the tournament. The CHAN competition, reserved for home-based players, has been a steadier source of silverware: won in 2018, 2020 and 2024. Then came Qatar in 2022, where Morocco became the first African and the first Arab team to reach a World Cup semi-final, finishing fourth.

Off the pitch, the fixture that matters most is against Algeria, a rivalry carried as much by geopolitics as by football, still played out even after the two countries severed diplomatic relations in 2021. Egypt and Tunisia follow some distance behind.

Noureddine Naybet still holds the appearance record with 115 caps, and Ahmed Faras remains the leading scorer with 36 goals, but the face of the side now is Achraf Hakimi, its captain.

Latest results

All matches

9 Jul	World Cup	France A	0:2	L
4 Jul	World Cup	Canada A	3:0	W
30 Jun	World Cup	Netherlands A	1:1	D
24 Jun	World Cup	Haiti H	4:2	W
19 Jun	World Cup	Scotland A	1:0	W
13 Jun	World Cup	Brazil A	1:1	D

Standing

World Cup - Qualification Africa

Group stage · Group E

#	Team	M	W	D	L	Goals	Pts
1	Morocco	8	8	0	0	22:2	24
2	Niger	8	5	0	3	11:10	15
3	Tanzania	8	3	1	4	6:7	10
4	Zambia	8	3	0	5	10:10	9
5	Congo	8	0	1	7	4:24	1
6	Eritrea	0	0	0	0	0:0	0

Full table

Team statistics

matches counted: 111

111 Matches

78 wins

23 draws

10 losses

221–61 Goals

+160 Difference

2.0 Scored per game

Season results matches counted: 111

78 23 10

wins draws losses

Scored and conceded last matches

scored — above the line conceded — below the line

Metric	Total	Home	Away
Matches	111	66	45
Scored	221	137	84
Conceded	61	26	35
Scored per game	2.0	2.1	1.9
Conceded per game	0.5	0.4	0.8
Difference	+160	+111	+49

Key players

by appearances over the last year

Brahim Abdelkader Díaz Forward 8 Matches

Achraf Hakimi Mouh Defender 8 Matches

Azzedine Ounahi Midfielder 8 Matches

Chadi Riad Dnanou Defender 8 Matches

Issa Laye Lucas Jean Diop Defender 8 Matches

Noussair Mazraoui Defender 8 Matches

Neil El Aynaoui Midfielder 8 Matches

Ismael Saibari Ben El Basra Midfielder 8 Matches

Squad of Morocco

by appearances over the last year

Number	Player	Position	Age	Matches
10	Brahim Abdelkader Díaz	Forward		8
2	Achraf Hakimi Mouh	Defender		8
8	Azzedine Ounahi	Midfielder		8
18	Chadi Riad Dnanou	Defender		8
14	Issa Laye Lucas Jean Diop	Defender		8
3	Noussair Mazraoui	Defender		8
24	Neil El Aynaoui	Midfielder		8
11	Ismael Saibari Ben El Basra	Midfielder		8
1	Yassine Bounou	Goalkeeper		8
15	Samir El Moubarek	Midfielder		7
13	Zakaria El Ouahdi	Defender		7
9	S. Rahimi	Forward		7
20	Ayoub El Kaabi	Forward		7
16	J. Yassin	Forward		7
23	Bilal El Khannouss	Midfielder		7
25	Redouane Halhal	Defender		7
21	Ayoub Ammamouni Echguia	Forward		6
17	Mohamed Amine Sbaï	Forward		6
6	A. Bouaadi	Midfielder		6
7	Chemsdine Talbi	Midfielder		6
4	Sofyan Amrabat	Midfielder		6
26	Anass Salah-Eddine	Defender		6
12	Munir El Kajoui	Goalkeeper		6
22	Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti	Goalkeeper		6
19	Youssef Belammari	Defender		6
5	Marwane Saâdane	Defender		6
17	Abdessamad Ezzalzouli	Midfielder		3
6	Mohamed Rabie Hrimat	Midfielder		2
29	Ali Maamar	Defender	21	1
	El Mahdi Benabid	Goalkeeper		1
	Ismael Bauf	Defender		1
	Amine Adli	Forward		1
	Souffian El Karouani	Defender		1
	Oussama Targhalline	Midfielder		1
	Mehdi Harrar	Goalkeeper		1