Morocco announced the squad for the World Cup » Threaten Brazil with stars from Real Madrid and PSG

This is Morocco's seventh qualification to the final tournament, according to One Football. The “Lions” made history in the previous edition, becoming the first African team to reach the semi-finals. This historic performance, achieved four years ago in Qatar, remains the best ever at a World Championship.

The coach Mohamed Ouahbi announced the full squad today. The captain of the team is Achraf Hakimi, who is also the most experienced player with 95 caps. The right back from Paris Saint-Germain is one of the most important footballers of the national team.

Other key players in the squad are Brahim Diaz (Real Madrid), Bilal El Khannouss (VfB Stuttgart), Ayoub El Kaabi (Olympiacos) and goalkeeper Yassine Bounou (Al-Hilal).

Morocco's World Cup squad

• Goalkeepers: Yassine Bounou (Al-Hilal), Munir El Kajou (Renaissance Berkane), Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti (AS FAR)
  defense: Achraf Hakimi (PSG), Noussair Mazraoui (Manchester United), Nayef Aguerd (Olympique Marseille), Chadi Riad (Crystal Palace), Issa Diop (Fulham), Anass Salah-Eddine (PSV Eindhoven), Zakaria El Ouahdi (KRC Genk), Redouane Halhal (Mechelen), Youssef Belammari (Al-Ahly)

• midfielders: Sofyan Amrabat (Real Betis), Azzedine Ounahi (Girona FC), Neil El Aynaoui (AS Roma), Bilal El Khannouss (VfB Stuttgart), Ismael Saibari (PSV Eindhoven), Samir El Mourabet (Strasbourg), Ayyoub Bouaddi (Lille LOSC), Gessime Yassine (Strasbourg)

• Strikers: Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid), Ayoub El Kaabi (Olympiacos), Abde Ezzalzouli (Real Betis), Soufiane Rahimi (Al-Ain SC), Chemsdine Talbi (Sunderland), Ayoube Amaimouni (Eintracht Frankfurt) 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification

The Moroccan national team qualified for the 2026 World Cup from a group that also included Niger, Tanzania, Zambia, the Republic of Congo and Eritrea. A change occurred even before the start of the campaign: Eritrea withdrew from the preliminaries.