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🏆 World Cup 2026 · Group C

Morocco

Structured possession play with defensive discipline and controlled tempo.

📋 Tournament Brief

Morocco represents a footballing culture built on technical skill, defensive organisation, and intelligent possession play. The Atlas Lions are known within African football for their structured approach—a blend of North African defensive discipline and creative midfield work that has made them a consistent presence in continental competition. Their fans expect a team that competes with intelligence and intensity, combining physical resilience with ball-playing capability.

Morocco's qualification for this World Cup underscores the nation's sustained development within African football. The campaign reflected their status as a serious continental force, combining defensive solidity with the ability to break down opponents methodically. Reaching the World Cup represents validation of their footballing progress and the investment in their national programme.

Group C presents a demanding draw. Brazil's presence—one of football's traditional powerhouses—places Morocco among underdogs, but the group is not a formality. Scotland brings physicality and unpredictability typical of British football, while Haiti enter as the Group's smallest footballing economy. Morocco's challenge lies in managing a group where they are neither clear favourites nor entirely discounted, requiring both defensive discipline and clinical finishing to progress.

Within African football, Morocco occupy a position of continental respect. They represent the technical and tactical ambitions of North African football—a region with deep footballing traditions and a commitment to organised, competitive football on the global stage.

Editorial preview · pre-tournament context · edited

👥 Squad & Manager updated 2 Jun

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Head Coach
W. Regragui
Morocco · age 50
Predicted XI
4-3-3
Predicted starting XI · published closer to kickoff
GK
DEF
DEF
DEF
DEF
MID
MID
MID
FWD
FWD
FWD
Goalkeepers · 3
1 Y. Bounou
Y. Bounou
age 34
12 M. Mohamedi
M. Mohamedi
age 36
22 A. Tagnaouti
A. Tagnaouti
age 29
Defenders · 8
2 A. Hakimi
A. Hakimi
age 27
3 I. Diop
I. Diop
age 28
3 N. Mazraoui
N. Mazraoui
age 28
4 R. Halhal
R. Halhal
age 22
5 N. Aguerd
N. Aguerd
age 29
6 C. Riad
C. Riad
age 22
11 Z. El Ouahdi
Z. El Ouahdi
age 24
26 A. Salah-Eddine
A. Salah-Eddine
age 24
Midfielders · 10
4 S. Amrabat
S. Amrabat
age 29
8 A. Ounahi
A. Ounahi
age 25
10 Brahim Díaz
Brahim Díaz
age 26
11 I. Saibari
I. Saibari
age 24
17 Gessime Yassine
Gessime Yassine
age 20
20 A. Bouaddi
A. Bouaddi
age 18
23 B. El Khannouss
B. El Khannouss
age 21
24 N. El Aynaoui
N. El Aynaoui
age 24
28 Y. Belammari
Y. Belammari
age 27
S. El Mourabet
S. El Mourabet
age 20
Attackers · 6
9 S. Rahimi
S. Rahimi
age 29
17 A. Ezzalzouli
A. Ezzalzouli
age 24
20 A. El Kaabi
A. El Kaabi
age 32
21 C. Talbi
C. Talbi
age 20
A. Amaimouni
A. Amaimouni
age 20
S. Benjdida
S. Benjdida
age 24
Squad data via API-Football · subject to change ahead of tournament

📅 Group C Fixtures Morocco · 3 matches

Morocco's group-stage fixtures will appear here as match details are confirmed. They play three Group C matches across the opening 12 days of the tournament.

🤝 Group C Rivals