JAKARTA - The Morocco national football team is an international football team that represents the republic of Morocco in men's football. Since their debut, the team has shown commendable results.
NicknameThe Moroccan national team is known as the Atlas Lions.
Profile overview
Full name: Morocco National Football Team Nickname: The Atlas Lions Managed by: Royal Moroccan Football Federation Founded: 1928 Colours: Red, green and white Federation: CAF Head coach: Vahid Halilhodzic Captain: Romain Saiss Most caps: Noureddine Naybet ( 115) Top scorer: Ahmed Faras (36) FIFA Ranking: 22 (1558.9points) FIFA Code: MARA brief Historypic.twitter.com/Jaq5XDUoag
— quipe du Maroc (@EnMaroc) June 1, 2022
The Atlas Lions made their debut in the football scene in 1928 when they played a friendly match against France. The team has participated in various major tournaments and competitions and won several medals and trophies.
In 1966, they joined the Confederation of African Football and participated in competitions organized by CAF. In fact, the Atlas Lions have participated in various African Cup competitions and came out as champions of AFCON 1976 as well as in the 2018 and 2020 African Championships.
FIFA RankingThe FIFA ranking of the Moroccan national team as of June 2022 is at position 22 with 1558.9 points, just above Iran. The Atlas Lions' highest FIFA ranking was 10th in 1998, while its lowest FIFA rating was 95th in 2010.
trophyThe Moroccan national football team has won several trophies since they made their debut in the football scene. Here are some of them:
AFCON: 1976 African Nations Championship: 2018, 2021 African National Team of the Year: 1985, 1986, and 1997 FIFA Arab Cup: 2012 Pan Arab Games: 1961, 1976 Mediterranean Games: 1983, 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games: 2013 TrainerCheck out the profile of the captain and coach of Morocco below.
Full name: Vahid Halilhodzic Date of birth: October 15, 1952 Age: 69 years as of January 2022 Place of birth: Jablanica, FPR Yugoslavia Height: 182 cmTeam captainStatement of Coach Vahid Halilhodžić before tomorrow's match against South Africa#DimaMaghrib #AtlasLions #TeamMorocco pic.twitter.com/CWlfkhHddY
— quipe du Maroc (@EnMaroc) June 8, 2022
Here is the profile of Atlas Lions
Full name: Romain Ghanem Paul Saiss Date of birth: 26 March 1990 Age: 32 years (as of June 2022) Place of birth: Bourg-de-Péage, France Height: 190 cm Current club: Wolverhampton Wanderers Position: Defender and midfielder Number: 27
The following players have been called up for the 2021/22 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) competition from 9 January to 6 February 2022.
Goalkeeper
Yassine Bounou (Sevilla) Munir El Kajoui (Hatayspor) Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti (Wydad Casablanca) Defender Romain Saïss (Wolverhampton Wanderers) Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain) Nayef Aguerd (Rennes) Adam Masina (England Watford) Samy Mmaencvaros (Hongaria Mmaenc) Sofian Chakla (OH Leuven) Souffian El Karouani (NEC) Sofiane Alakouch (Metz) Mohamed Chibi (AS FAR)Midfielder
Fayçal Fajr (Sivasspor) Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina) Aymen Barkok (EintrachtFrankfurt) Selim Amallah (Standard Liège) Ilias Chair (Queens Park Rangers) Imran Louza (Watford) Azzedine Ounah (Angers)Striker
Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla) Sofiane Boufal (Angers) Ayoub El Kaabi (Hatayspor) Achraf Bencharki (Zamalek) Munir El Haddadi (Sevilla) Ryan Mmaee (Ferencvarosi) Zakaria Aboukhlal (AZ) Soufiane Rahimi (United Arab Emirates Al-Ain) Tarik Tissoudali (KAA Gent)Morocco at the World CupSome actions from today's precious win against Liberia #DimaMaghrib🇲🇦 #AtlasLions #TeamMorocco pic.twitter.com/jvCq4WMXIS
— quipe du Maroc (@EnMaroc) June 13, 2022
The Moroccan national team has participated in the FIFA World Cup six times. The Atlas Lions' best result came in 1986, when they became the first and only African and Arab national team to finish top of the group at the FIFA World Cup. In Group F of the 1986 FIFA World Cup, Morocco finished above England, Portugal and Poland after holding Poland and England to a goalless draw, and beating Portugal 3-1.
As such, they became the first African national football team, and only the second national football team from outside Europe and America (after North Korea at the 1966 World Cup), to reach the second round of the World Cup. In the next round of 16, they narrowly lost to runners-up West Germany 0-1.
Morocco at the 2022 World CupParticipating in the World Cup is the dream of every Moroccan player and fan. However, in Qatar, they must join in one of the toughest groups where Atlas Lions are in Group F with Belgium, Canada and Croatia.
Here is their group fixture schedule:
Wednesday, 23 November 2022Morocco vs Croatia: 17:00 WIB Thursday, 24 November 2022 Belgium vs Canada: 02:00 WIB Sunday, 27 November 2022 Belgium vs Morocco: 20:00 WIB Croatia vs Canada: 23:00 WIB Thursday, 1 December 2022 Croatia vs Belgium: 22:00 WIBCanada vs Morocco: 22.00 WIBThe English, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and French versions are automatically generated by the AI. So there may still be inaccuracies in translating, please always see Indonesian as our main language. (system supported by DigitalSiber.id)
