CAF · Group C
Morocco
Squad value $484M · #14 of 48 by price
About Morocco
Population 36.8M
- Morocco was the first country in the world to recognise the newly independent United States, back in 1777.
- That early friendship became the 1786 Treaty of Friendship — the oldest unbroken treaty relationship in US history.
- It's one of only three countries with coastlines on both the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
- The University of al-Qarawiyyin in Fes, founded in the 9th century, is among the oldest still-running centres of learning on Earth.
- Mount Toubkal in the High Atlas rises to 4,167 metres — the highest peak in North Africa.
Source: Wikipedia
The Journey
Group C- 1
New York / NJ · MetLife Stadium
at Brazil ·Jun 13 D 1–1
5 m · 83k · open · 29°C
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Morocco 1–1 Brazil
Morocco came to MetLife and refused to be a supporting act. Ismael Saibari's twenty-first-minute strike, Brahim Diaz threading it through, put a squad valued at less than half of Brazil's in front of the favourites — and the numbers backed the nerve, fourteen shots to twelve and an xG edge of 1.37 to 1.26. Vinicius Junior levelled it before the break, but Morocco never folded, the goalkeeper making four saves to protect the point. A draw with Brazil, taken on merit. They will not be apologising for any of it.
Goals 21' I. Saibari · 32' Vinicius Junior
xG 1.37–1.26 ·Poss 49% ·Shots 14 (3 on target) ·Corners 2 ·GK saves 4
- 2
Boston · Gillette Stadium
at Scotland ·Jun 19 W 1–0
90 m · 66k · open · 27°C
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Morocco 1–0 Scotland
Morocco needed only two minutes to settle this. Saibari swept in Diaz's pass, and from there the higher-rated side simply controlled it — fifty-nine percent of the ball, twelve shots, and a Scotland side they never allowed a clear sight of goal. The expected goals, 0.95 to 0.54, flatter Scotland if anything; this was a professional's afternoon, the lead protected without alarm. Not a classic, but exactly the kind of result good teams bank early.
Goals 2' I. Saibari
xG 0.95–0.54 ·Poss 59% ·Shots 12 (2 on target) ·Corners 5 ·GK saves 0
- 3
Atlanta · Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Haiti ·Jun 24 W 4–2
320 m · 71k · retractable · 31°C
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Morocco 4–2 Haiti
Morocco had seventy percent of the ball and twenty-two shots, and for ten minutes none of it mattered — an early own goal put Haiti improbably ahead. What followed was a reminder of the gulf the table records: from an expected-goals line of 3.26, Morocco scored four. Achraf Hakimi levelled and turned provider, Ilias Saibari struck on the stroke of half-time, and Soufiane Rahimi and substitute Yassine put gloss on it late. Haiti scored twice and never stopped running, but a Morocco side this dominant was only ever going to win comfortably.
Goals 10' Bono (og) · 39' A. Hakimi · 43' W. Isidor · 45' I. Saibari · 78' S. Rahimi · 89' G. Yassine
xG 3.26–0.52 ·Poss 70% ·Shots 22 (11 on target) ·Corners 9 ·GK saves 1
- 4
Monterrey · Estadio BBVA
at Netherlands ·Jun 30
540 m · 54k · open · 35°C 🔥
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Morocco 1–1 Netherlands
Morocco were the better side for ninety minutes and still did it the hard way. Seventy percent of the ball, eleven shots to six, a 1.4-to-0.23 expected-goals edge — and yet with eighteen minutes left they were behind, Cody Gakpo punishing their one lapse. Then Ismael Diop, set up by Chemsdine Talbi, equalised in stoppage time, and from the spot Morocco held their nerve to win it three to two. The fourteenth-ranked squad outplayed and outlasted the eighth. Through to the last sixteen — and nobody's idea of a soft draw.
Goals 72' C. Gakpo · 90+1' I. Diop · (3–2 pen)
xG 1.4–0.23 ·Poss 70% ·Shots 11 (5 on target) ·Corners 8 ·GK saves 1
- 5
Houston · NRG Stadium
at Canada ·Jul 4
15 m · 72k · retractable · 34°C
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Morocco 3–0 Canada
Morocco needed barely a chance and took three. Abdelhamid Ounahi struck twice either side of the hour and Soufiane Rahimi added a third in stoppage time, all from an expected-goals line of just 0.78 — the definition of clinical. They ceded the ball and the corners to Canada and punished every lapse on the counter. Efficiency like this is a knockout weapon. Morocco are into the quarter-finals, and nobody will want to draw them.
Goals 50' A. Ounahi · 82' A. Ounahi · 90+8' S. Rahimi
xG 0.78–0.86 ·Poss 55% ·Shots 5 (4 on target) ·Corners 1 ·GK saves 3
- 6
Boston · Gillette Stadium
at France ·Jul 9
90 m · 66k · open · 27°C
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Morocco 0–2 France
Morocco's run had thrilled the tournament, and it took the favourites at their most ruthless to end it. They had their share of the ball but could not lay a glove on France, whose goalkeeper was barely troubled while theirs made save after save. Kylian Mbappé and Ousmane Dembélé settled it in a six-minute spell after the break, and the gap in class finally told. There is no disgrace in this — Morocco leave with pride and a nation behind them. Their World Cup ends in the quarter-finals.
Goals 60' K. Mbappe · 66' O. Dembele
xG 0.14–3.69 ·Poss 52% ·Shots 5 (1 on target) ·Corners 5 ·GK saves 6
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Belief
Punching Up- 7
- 5.41
- #4
- #14
Belief +1.6 · Merit + Finishing
- +0.4 did the underlying play beat the market
- +1.2 did the scoreboard beat the play — conversion, keeping, luck
xG 5.58–2.32 · deserved 5.78 pts
Form & Shape
4-2-3-1- WWWWL
- 11–6
- 2
- 1
Aggregate form via API-Football. Most-used shape: 4-2-3-1.
Friendship
Friendship 51Friendship 51 = co-starts + club chemistry +3
- 48
- 10
Friendship blends realized national co-starts with a club-chemistry bonus, so a settled XI and a club-spine squad both score high. Near 100 the total eases so the most-settled squads stay separated rather than all tying out. Gold lines trace the spine: teammates who share a club right now.
The squad
Tap a player for their card · the two numbers are Jornata ratings (0–99): pre-tournament capability and live tournament form · values are Jornata estimates.