Morocco World Cup 2026 preview: Players to watch, group and squad list
Morocco aims to build on its historic 2022 World Cup semifinal appearance as it prepares for the 2026 tournament. The team faces challenges, including a managerial change and the fallout from a controversial Africa Cup of Nations final. Despite these issues, Morocco boasts a strong squad and hopes to make history as the first African nation to win the World Cup.
- ▪Morocco reached the World Cup semifinals in 2022, becoming the first African and Arab team to do so.
- ▪The team is currently dealing with the aftermath of a chaotic AFCON final against Senegal, which involved a contentious penalty decision.
- ▪Walid Regragui, the coach who led Morocco's successful 2022 campaign, departed in March, and Mohamed Ouahbi has taken over as head coach.
Opening excerpt (first ~120 words) tap to expand
Sport|World Cup 2026Morocco World Cup 2026 preview: Players to watch, group and squad listThe Atlas Lions aim to better their historic 2022 semifinal appearance but have had a chaotic run-in.ListenListen (9 mins)SaveClick here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharefacebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoBrahim Diaz and his Morocco teammates want to become the first African nation to hold a World Cup trophy [Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters]Published On 3 Jun 20263 Jun 2026Previous World Cup appearances: 6 Best performance: Fourth place (2022) First appearance: 1970 (Mexico) Top goal scorer: Youssef En-Nesyri (3) Most appearances: Achraf Hakimi, Hakim Ziyech (10) Player to watch: Brahim Diaz FIFA world ranking: 8The FIFA World Cup begins on June 11.
…
Excerpt limited to ~120 words for fair-use compliance. The full article is at Al Jazeera English.
Discussion
0 commentsMore from Al Jazeera English
