Morocco qualified for the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada after its broad 5-0 victory against Niger Friday in Rabat, becoming the first African selection to validate its ticket for the competition.
The midfielder of the PSV Eindhoven Ismael Saibari, author of a double (29th and 38th), the striker Ayoub El Kaabi (Olympiakos, 50th), the Hamza Igamane (Lille, 68th) and the Azzedine Ounahi (Gérone, 84th) midfielder. third consecutive World Cup.
Morocco faces Zambia on Monday on the last day of qualifying on Monday.
Morocco coach, Walid Regragui, assures that the objective is now to complete the qualification phase with a flawless and focus on the African Cup of Nations (CAN), which Morocco will host from December 21, 2025 to January 18, 2026.
The Atlas Lions will try to win a second title there, 50 years after their only continental coronation. Morocco participated in the World Cup six times: in 1970, 1986, 1994, 1998, 2018 and 2022.
This qualification comes five years from the 2030 World Cup, which Morocco will co-organize with Spain and Portugal.
The meeting between Zambia and Morocco will be followed this Monday, September 8 at 3 p.m. on the Live Foot Team.
