The Morocco national football team (Arabic: المنتخب المغربي لكرة القدم) represents Morocco in men's international football.
History[]
20th century[]
Morocco participated in its first official international game at the 1957 Arab Games in Beirut, but drew 3-3 to Iraq.[1]
In 1961, Morocco won the Pan-Arab Games football tournament, winning all five matches, including their largest-ever victory against Saudi Arabia 13-1.[2]
Morocco won the 1976 African Cup of Nations with a 1-1 draw, becoming the first and only cup in its history.[3]
Morocco made history as the first African and Arab national team to advance from the first round of the 1986 FIFA World Cup.[4]
21st century[]
The team qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup by winning the third round of CAF qualifiers. Morocco became the first African and Arab team to qualify for the semi-finals after winning against Portugal 1–0.[5]
The team suffered a 2–0 loss to France in the semi-finals and a 2–1 loss to Croatia in the third place play-off, resulting in their World Cup campaign ending in fourth place.[6]
Future[]
Morocco, Portugal, and Spain will be the host nations for the 2030 FIFA World Cup.[7]
References[]
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220927133121/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arabgam57.html
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220927150610/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arabgam61.html
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220822095118/https://www.rsssf.org/tables/76a.html
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4851052.stm
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20221213175354/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-63930050
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20221217133711/https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2022/dec/17/croatia-morocco-world-cup-2022-third-place-playoff-live-score-updates
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240726013853/https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/articles/world-cup-2030-hosts-qualified-bidding-spain-argentina-morocco-uruguay-portugal-paraguay
