Morocco return to the New York/New Jersey area (Giants Stadium, New York/New Jersey) for the 2026 World Cup, 32 years after their last match there — a 1-2 loss to Saudi Arabia in the 1994 group stage.
Morocco
CAF · 7th World Cup appearance · Group C
Featured facts
Walid Regragui returns after leading Morocco to fourth place in 2022, the best World Cup run by an African nation.
Achraf Hakimi could become the first Moroccan player to complete the Champions League-World Cup double.
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Morocco won all 8 qualifiers, scoring 22 goals and conceding only 2.
Morocco have lost their last 2 World Cup matches, conceding 4 goals.
Morocco’s World Cup opening-match record is 0W-3D-3L across 6 appearances (3-6 goals).
2026 Fixtures
Brazil1–1Morocco
Sat 13 Jun · Group C
Sat 13 Jun
Group CBrazilvsMorocco1–1→Scotland0–1Morocco
Fri 19 Jun · Group C
Fri 19 Jun
Group CScotlandvsMorocco0–1→Morocco4–2Haiti
Wed 24 Jun · Group C
Wed 24 Jun
Group CMoroccovsHaiti4–2→Netherlands1–1Morocco
Mon 29 Jun · Round of 32
Mon 29 Jun
Round of 32NetherlandsvsMorocco1–1→Canada0–3Morocco
Sat 4 Jul · Round of 16
Sat 4 Jul
Round of 16CanadavsMorocco0–3→France2–0Morocco
Thu 9 Jul · Quarterfinal
Thu 9 Jul
QuarterfinalFrancevsMorocco2–0→World Cup record
7
World Cup appearances
Best result: Third place
29
matches played
8 won · 9 drawn · 12 lost
-3
goal difference
30 scored · 33 conceded
Recent World Cups
2022Third place play-offW3 D2 L2→2018Group stageW0 D1 L2→1998Group stageW1 D1 L1→
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All-time top scorers
1Ismael Saibari20263goals
2Youssef En-Nesyri3goals
3Azzedine Ounahi20262goals
4Soufiane Rahimi20262goals
5Abderrazak Khairi2goals
6Abdeljalil Hadda2goals
7Salaheddine Bassir2goals
8Issa Diop20261goal
9Hakim Ziyech1goal
10Achraf Dari1goal
Team profile
Morocco's best World Cup finish is a third-place finish, reached in 2022.
Morocco have an average squad age of 25.9 at the 2026 World Cup.
2026 Squad
| # | Name | Birthdate (Age) | Club | WC Apps | WC Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yassine BounouG | 5 Apr 1991(35) | Al-Hilal | 12 | 0 |
| 2 | Achraf HakimiD | 4 Nov 1998(27) | Paris Saint- Germain | 16 | 1 |
| 3 | Noussair MazraouiD | 14 Nov 1997(28) | Manchester United | 11 | 0 |
| 4 | Sofyan AmrabatM | 21 Aug 1996(29) | Real Betis | 11 | 0 |
| 5 | Nayef AguerdD | 30 Mar 1996(30) | Marseille | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | Ayyoub BouaddiM | 2 Oct 2007(18) | Lille | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | Chemsdine TalbiM | 9 May 2005(21) | Sunderland | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | Azzedine OunahiM | 19 Apr 2000(26) | Girona | 13 | 2 |
| 9 | Soufiane RahimiF | 2 Jun 1996(30) | Al Ain | 6 | 2 |
| 10 | Brahim DíazF | 3 Aug 1999(26) | Real Madrid | 6 | 0 |
| 11 | Ismael SaibariM | 28 Jan 2001(25) | PSV Eindhoven | 5 | 3 |
| 12 | Munir MohamediG | 10 May 1989(37) | RS Berkane | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | Zakaria El OuahdiD | 31 Dec 2001(24) | Genk | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Issa DiopD | 9 Jan 1997(29) | Fulham | 5 | 1 |
| 15 | Samir El MourabetM | 6 Oct 2005(20) | Strasbourg | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | Gessime YassineM | 22 Nov 2005(20) | Strasbourg | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | Abde EzzalzouliF | 17 Dec 2001(24) | Real Betis | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Chadi RiadD | 17 Jun 2003(23) | Crystal Palace | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | Youssef BelammariD | 20 Sept 1998(27) | Al Ahly | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Ayoub El KaabiF | 25 Jun 1993(33) | Olympiacos | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Ayoube AmaimouniF | 30 Nov 2004(21) | Eintracht Frankfurt | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Ahmed Reda TagnaoutiG | 5 Apr 1996(30) | AS FAR | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Bilal El KhannoussM | 10 May 2004(22) | VfB Stuttgart | 6 | 0 |
| 24 | Neil El AynaouiM | 2 Jul 2001(25) | Roma | 6 | 0 |
| 25 | Redouane HalhalD | 5 Mar 2003(23) | Mechelen | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Anass Salah-EddineD | 18 Jan 2002(24) | PSV Eindhoven | 4 | 0 |