Moroccan women’s soccer is making strides both domestically and internationally after spending many years mainly in the background. The national women’s team will compete for the first time at the FIFA Women’s World Cup this summer, becoming the first team from the Arab world to qualify. It’s the first time that Morocco’s national women’s team has qualified for the competition.
Moroccan football officials and players claim that hosting the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in 2022, which attracted enormous crowds of fans, helped their nation qualify for the World Cup and represented a turning point in how people view women’s football.
The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, which starts on July 20, will have Morocco as the underdog. The first game they will play is on July 24 versus Germany.
Morocco’s greatest matches:
Morocco vs Guinea 1976
The national team did not halt its winning streak until it met Guinea in the championship match at the 1976 Africa Cup of Nations in Ethiopia, where it won its first title.
Even though Morocco trailed by one throughout the entire game, Ahmed Makrouh, also known by his nickname “Baba,” was able to win Morocco its first championship by tying Guinea with a spectacular goal in the dying seconds of the game. Morocco won the match as a result of Morocco’s advantage in the league system of the time, which ranked teams based on the number of points they accrued over a string of matches.
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Morocco vs Portugal 1986
During the FIFA World Cup 1986, nobody believed the complete destruction of Portugal by Morocco. The national team won with three goals to one. Abderazak Khayri was the standout of the game, scoring twice at the 19th and 26th minute marks. The third goal was scored by the gifted Krimo at the 62-minute mark, while Diamantino Miranda scored the lone goal for Portugal at the 80-minute mark
Morocco vs Scotland 1998
Morocco was part of a formidable team that competed in the 1998 World Cup in France, along with world champions Brazil, Norway and Scotland. Norway and Brazil conspire to defeat the Atlas Lions even though Morocco was about to qualify the second round. However, the national team’s electric performance during their encounter against Scotland made Moroccans proud. The game’s first goal was scored by Abdeljalil Hadda at 47 minutes, while the game’s second goal was scored by giant striker Salaheddine Basir at 22 and 85 minutes.
Morocco vs Norway 1998
Moroccan golden footballers valiantly demonstrated their skills and patriotism during the national team’s World Cup match against Norway in 1998 in France, despite the results being a tie. As a result, it was the best Arabic and African World Cup teams.
Morocco vs Algeria 2004
The Atlas lions revived Moroccon sport after a long absence, during the Africa Cup of Nations in 2004 in Tunisia. However, even being the stars of the tournament, they were failed to win the championship. It was one of the greatest matches
Morocco vs Algeria 2012
The game between Algeria and Morocco was regarded as the local derby. Atlas Lions defeated Algeria 4-0 in 2012’s qualifications for the African Cup of Nations. At the 25-minute mark, Golden defender Mehdi Benatia successfully scored the opening goal. Moroccan superstar Marouane Chamakh scored the second goal at the 38-minute mark.
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