Morocco first competed in the 1970 World Cup. Morocco competed for the 7th time at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Morocco's best previous result was making the round of 16 in 1986. In the quarter-final in Qatar 2022, Morocco beat Portugal to become the first African nation to make the World Cup semi-finals. They ultimately finished fourth.

Morocco will co-host the 2030 World Cup.

1970

Morocco didn't make it out of Group 4 at the 1970 FIFA World Cup.

1986

Morocco made it to the Round of 16 of the 1986 FIFA World Cup, but lost 0-1 to Germany.

1994

Morocco didn't make it out of Group F at the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

1998

Morocco didn't make it out of Group A at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

2018

Morocco didn't make it out of Group B at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

2022

Morocco reached the semi-final at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, but lost 0-2 to France. The team also lost 1-2 to Croatia in the third place match of the competition.

2026

Morocco qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and were drawn into Group C alongside Brazil, Scotland, and Haiti. They reached the quarter-finals.

Morocco finished second in Group C, drawing 1–1 with Brazil, beating Scotland 1–0, and defeating Haiti 4–2. In the Round of 32, they drew 1–1 with the Netherlands and won 3–2 on penalties, with goalkeeper, Yassine Bounou saving the decisive spot-kick.

The Atlas Lions also beat co-hosts, Canada 3–0 in the Round of 16 (Azzedine Ounahi scoring twice), before their run ended with a 0–2 defeat to France in the quarter-finals.

Date Round Result Opponent
13 June Group C 1–1 Brazil
19 June Group C 1–0 Scotland
24 June Group C 4–2 Haiti
29 June Round of 32 1–1 (3–2 pens) Netherlands
4 July Round of 16 3–0 Canada
9 July Quarter-final 0–2 France

Trivia

  • Tunisia was the first team to win a qualifying match on penalty shootout, when they won 4:2 on penalties over Morocco after a 1:1 tie at home on 9 Jan 1977.
  • At the 2026 World Cup, Morocco again beat a European heavyweight on penalties, edging the Netherlands 3–2 in a Round of 32 shootout after a 1–1 draw, with goalkeeper Yassine Bounou making the decisive save.
  • Morocco qualified for the women's FIFA World Cup for the first time in 2023.