The Morocco National Football team is expected to compete against Croatia in their opening match in Group F on 23 November 2022. However, the team has been placed in ‘Group F’, with Croatia, Belgium and Canada for the FIFA World Cup 2022.
Team of Morocco
The Morocco National Football team, who is also referred to by the name, “the Atlas Lions” is generally said to have been controlled by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF). However, the team is a member of both FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The team Morocco is ranked as the 22nd best national team in the world, as of October 2022. Based on reports, the team was before considered as one of the best national football teams in the world, when they managed to hold the 10th position in the FIFA World Rankings in the month of April (1998).
However, they also came to be known as the first African national team in history to be ranked by FIFA in the top ten national football teams. The team has by far managed to win the 1976 African Cup of Nations, two African Nations Championships and the FIFA Arab Cup for one time. Moreover, they have also participated in the FIFA World Cup four to five times before. Furthermore, they are regarded as the only African National team to make it to the top of the FIFA World Rankings from 1997 to 1999 for FIFA. With stunning players by their side, the Morocco team is expected to come up with their best form, thereby setting a hardy competition and show much progress than the previous tournaments.
Morocco’s ‘Group F’ Fixtures for FIFA World Cup 2022:
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- 23 November- Morocco vs Croatia
- 27 November- Morocco vs Belgium
- 1 December- Morocco vs Canada
Squad of Morocco
The team is said to be composed of nearly 20 professional players from major European leagues. By far, the team is considered to have some excellent players and there are high chances of presenting their potential in the upcoming tournament. As the Morrocco team announces its 25- man squad ahead of the FIFA World Cup, here’s a complete list of the players, and their head coach:
Head Coach- Walid Regragui.
Captain- Romain Saiss (Besiktas).
Goalkeepers- Yassine Bounou (Sevilla), Munir Mohamedi (Al Wehda), Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti (Wydad AC).
Defenders- Achraf Hakimi (PSG), Noussair Mazraoui (Bayern Munich), Romain Saiss (Besiktas), Nayef Aguerd (West Ham), Jawad El Yamiq (Real Valladolid), Achraf Dari (Brest), Yahia Attiat – Allal (Wydad), Badr Benoun (Qatar SC).
Midfielders- Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina), Selim Amallah (Standard Liege), Azzedine Ounahi (Angers), Abdelhamid Sabiri (Sampdoria), Yahya Jabrane (Wydad), Bilel El (Genk).
Forwards- Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea), Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla), Abde Ezzalzouli (Osasuna), Walid Cheddira (SSC Bari), Amine Harit (OM), Ilias Chair (QPR), Sofiane Boufal (Angers), Abderrazak Hamdallah (Al- Ittihad).
Probable Top Picks for FIFA World Cup 2022:
- Yassine Bounou (Sevilla) – Goalkeeper.
- Romain Saiss (Besiktas) – Defender, as well as the captain.
- Achraf Hakimi (PSG)– Defender.
- Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina)– Midfielder.
- Sofiane Boufal (Angers)– Forward.
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