The CAF side, Morocco qualified into the FIFA World Cup 2026 as one of the most respected and feared teams in international football. The Atlas Lions captured the world's attention at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, where they became the first African nation in history to reach the semi-finals, rewriting the record books and inspiring an entire continent.
With a talented squad, growing confidence, and invaluable experience from their historic run in Qatar, Morocco will arrive in the United States, Canada, and Mexico aiming to prove that their success in 2022 was no one-off. The North African giants will be determined to challenge football’s traditional powers once again and push even deeper into the tournament. Here's the Morocco FIFA World Cup 2026 Analysis
As the FIFA World Cup 2026 kicks off across North America, let’s take a look at their some of the most important FIFA World Cup records, milestones, and statistics in Morocco’s history.
Note: All the records are till FIFA World Cup 2022
(Team Records)
Contents
Brief records
Hosts
Best Result
Final place in every edition
Last records
Match records (Top 3)
> Biggest winning margin
> Biggest losing margin
Morocco’s brief records in FIFA World Cup history
Participation | Matches | Won | Drawn* | Penalty shootout | Lost | Winning %* | |
Won | Lost | ||||||
7/23 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12.50 |
(Drawn: including penalty shootout matches; Winning %: excluding penalty shootouts)
Hosts: Never
Best Result: Fourth Place (2022)
Morocco’s final place in every FIFA World Cup
Year | Host(s) | Last position |
1930 | Uruguay | Part of France |
1934 | Italy | Part of France |
1938 | France | Part of France |
1950 | Brazil | Part of France |
1954 | Switzerland | Part of France |
1958 | Sweden | Did not enter |
1962 | Chile | Did not qualify |
1966 | England | Withdrew |
1970 | Mexico | Group Stage |
1974 | West Germany | Did not qualify |
1978 | Argentina | Did not qualify |
1982 | Spain | Did not qualify |
1986 | Mexico | Round of 16 |
1990 | Italy | Did not qualify |
1994 | USA | Group Stage |
1998 | France | Group Stage |
2002 | South Korea & Japan | Did not qualify |
2006 | Germany | Did not qualify |
2010 | South Africa | Did not qualify |
2014 | Brazil | Did not qualify |
2018 | Russia | Group Stage |
2022 | Qatar | Fourth Place |
Last time in FIFA World Cup for Morocco
Last Semi Finals exit: 2022
Last Round of 16 exit: 1986
Last Group Stage exit: 2018
Last Failed to Qualify: 2014
Morocco’s match records in FIFA World Cup (Top 3)
Biggest winning margin | Biggest losing margin |
3-0 vs Scotland in 1998 | 0-3 vs Peru in 1970 |
3-1 vs Portugal in 1986 | 0-3 vs Brazil in 1998 |
— | 0-2 vs France in 2022 |
(Players’ Records)
Contents
Top 5 most appearances
Top 5 most goals
Top 5 most appearances for Morocco in FIFA World Cup
Player | Appearances |
Achraf Hakimi | 10 |
Hakim Ziyech | 10 |
Youssef En-Nesyri | 8 |
Romain Saiss | 8 |
Sofyan Amrabat | 8 |
Top 5 most goals for Morocco in FIFA World Cup
Player | Goals |
Youssef En-Nesyri | 3 |
Abderrazak Khairi | 2 |
Salaheddine Bassir | 2 |
Abdeljalil Hadda | 2 |
Maouhoub Ghazouani | 1 |
Houmane Jarir | 1 |
