The Lions of the Atlas qualified for their third consecutive FIFA Futsal World Cup in a fantastic fashion. First, they won the 2020 African Futsal Cup of Nations, recording all victories in the process and conceding only one goal. Second, Morocco won the 2021 Arab Futsal Cup again recording all victories and conceding just two goals. Morocco was particularly impressive in the later stages of the tournament. They have a hard group in the Futsal World Cup, but Morocco is looking more than ready to record their first victory on the big stage and maybe even get to the next round.
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Nickname: Lions of the Atlas
Association: Royal Moroccan Football Federation
Confederation: CAF (Africa)
FIFA code: MAR
FIFA ranking: 17
First international match: Belarus – Morocco 4:1 (11 February 1995)
Biggest international win: Morocco – South Africa 14:1 (18 April 2000)
Biggest international defeat: Egypt – Morocco 7:0 (31 July 2004)
World Cup Appearances: 3 (2012, 2016, 2021)
World Cup Best result: Group stage
Road to Lithuania: Champions of 2020 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations: Morocco – Libya 3:0, Morocco – Equatorial Guinea 8:1, Mauritius – Morocco 0:3, Morocco – Angola 4:0, Morocco – Egypt 5:0
Coach: Hicham Deguig
Star Player: Bilal Bakkali
