FIFA World Cup Qualifiers
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The Morocco national football team are buzzing in Group E of the 2026 FIFA World Cup African qualifiers. The head of coach of the national side, Walid Regragui has revealed a 27-man squad for June.
Morocco should have played two qualifiers so far but even with one game played, they lead the Group E of the 2026 FIFA World Cup African qualifiers because of a better goal difference over Zambia.
The Atlas Lions had Eritrea and Tanzania on their qualifier schedule back in November 2023. But as the former pulled out of the competition just two days before facing Morocco, they ended up playing just Tanzania.
A 2-0 win over the Taifa Stars gave them all three points. Later the side led by Regragui met the aforementioned side once again but in a different event, the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. After progressing from the group, the nation’s journey was halted in the Round of 16 by South Africa.
In June, Morocco will be playing two World Cup qualifiers fixtures. Firstly they take on Zambia and then the Republic of Congo.
A 27-man squad have been approved by the long-standing manager. It features the likes of Yassin Bono, Achraf Hakimi of Paris Saint-Germain, and Noussair Mazraoui from Bayern Munich. Even the midfield has world-renowned stars such as Sofyan Amrabat and Real Madrid star Brahim Díaz.
Even though the attackers include Hakim Ziyech, Youssef En-Nesyri and Bayer Leverkusen’s Amine Adli, we know what Díaz is capable of, on his day.
Goalkeepers: Yassin Bono (Al Hilal), Munir El Kajoui (Al Wehda), El Mehdi Benabid (AS FAR)
Defenders: Achraf Hakimi (PSG), Mohamed Chibi (Pyramids FC), Abdelkabir Abqar (Deportivo Alavés), Achraf Dari (Sporting de Charleroi), Nayef Aguerd (West Ham), Ghanem Saïss (Al-Shabab), Chadi Riad (Betis), Yahia Attiat Allah (FK Sochi), Noussair Mazraoui (Bayern Munich)
Midfielders: Sofyan Amrabat (Manchester United), Oussama El Azzouzi (Bologna FC), Bilal El Khannouss (KRC Genk), Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid), Ismael Saibari (PSV Eindhoven), Oussama Targhalline (Le Havre), Amir Richardson (Stade de Reims), Azzedine Ounahi (Olympique de Marsella)
Forwards: Hakim Ziyech (Galatasaray), Ilias Akhomash (Villarreal), Ayoub El Kaabi (Olympiakos), Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla), Soufiane Rahimi (Al-AIn FC), Amine Adli (Bayer Leverkusen), Eliesse Ben Seghir (AS Monaco)
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