Morocco national football team results (2020–present)

This article provides details of international football games played by the Morocco national football team from 2020 onwards.[1][2][3]

Results

Key
	Win
	Draw
	Defeat

2020

9 October 2020 Friendly	Morocco	3–1	Senegal	Rabat, Morocco
19:00 UTC+1	Amallah 10' En-Nesyri 71' El-Arabi 86'	Report	I. Sarr 88' (pen.)	Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Mamadou Keita (Mali)

13 October 2020 Friendly	Morocco	1–1	DR Congo	Rabat, Morocco
19:00 UTC+1	Mazraoui 45'	Report	Wissa 60'	Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Alioune Sow Sandigui (Senegal)

13 November 2020 2021 AFCON Q	Morocco	4–1	Central African Republic	Casablanca, Morocco
20:00 UTC+1	Hakimi 10' Ziyech 31' (pen.), 34' Aboukhlal 64'	Report	Mafouta 25'	Stadium: Stade Mohammed V Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)

17 November 2020 2021 AFCON Q	Central African Republic	0–2	Morocco	Douala, Cameroon
17:00 UTC+1		Report	Ziyech 39' En-Nesyri 90+1'	Stadium: Stade de la Réunification Referee: Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)

2021

18 January 2021 CHAN 2020 GS	Morocco	1–0	Togo	Douala, Cameroon
17:00 UTC+1	Jabrane 27' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stade de la Réunification Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

22 January 2021 CHAN 2020 GS	Morocco	0–0	Rwanda	Douala, Cameroon
17:00 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Réunification Referee: Ahmad Heeralall (Mauritius)

26 January 2021 CHAN 2020 GS	Uganda	2–5	Morocco	Douala, Cameroon
20:00 UTC+1	Orit 25' Kyeyune 84'	Report	El Kaabi 45+4' (pen.) Rahimi 51', 80' El Moussaoui 71' Lukwago 90+2' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stade de la Réunification Referee: Boubou Traore (Mali)

31 January 2021 CHAN 2020 QF	Morocco	3–1	Zambia	Douala, Cameroon
17:00 UTC+1	Rahimi 1' Ali Bemammer 8' El Kaabi 39' (pen.)	Report	Phiri 80'	Stadium: Stade de la Réunification Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)

3 February 2021 CHAN 2020 SF	Morocco	4–0	Cameroon	Limbe, Cameroon
20:00 UTC+1	Bouftini 29' Rahimi 40', 74' Ali Bemammer 82'	Report		Stadium: Limbe Stadium Referee: Jean Ngambo (DR Congo)

7 February 2021 CHAN 2020 Final	Mali	0–2	Morocco	Yaoundé, Cameroon
20:00 UTC+1		Report	Bouftini 68' El Kaabi 79'	Stadium: Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)

26 March 2021 2021 AFCON Q	Mauritania	0–0	Morocco	Nouakchott, Mauritania
19:00 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

30 March 2021 2021 AFCON Q	Morocco	1–0	Burundi	Rabat, Morocco
20:00 UTC+1	Munir 45'	Report		Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium Referee: Blaise Yuven Ngwa (Cameroon)

8 June 2021 Friendly	Morocco	1–0	Ghana	Rabat, Morocco
20:00 UTC+1	El Yamiq 69'	Report		Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium Referee: Adalbert Diouf (Senegal)

12 June 2021 Friendly	Morocco	1–0	Burkina Faso	Rabat, Morocco
20:00 UTC+1	Hakimi 51'	Report		Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium Referee: Abdel Aziz Mohamed Bouh (Mauritania)

2 September 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Morocco	2–0	Sudan	Rabat, Morocco
20:00 UTC+1	Aguerd 10' Ahmed 53' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)

6 October 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Morocco	5–0	Guinea-Bissau	Rabat, Morocco
20:00 UTC+1	Hakimi 31' Louza 45+1' (pen.) Chair 49' El Kaabi 62' Munir 82'	Report		Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)

9 October 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Guinea-Bissau	0–3	Morocco	Casablanca, Morocco
20:00 UTC+1		Report	El Kaabi 10', 70' Barkok 20'	Stadium: Stade Mohamed V Referee: Jean Jacques Ndala Ngambo (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

12 October 2021[note 2] 2022 World Cup qualification	Guinea	1–4	Morocco	Rabat, Morocco
20:00 UTC+1	Kané 31'	Report	El Kaabi 21' Amallah 43', 65' Boufal 89'	Stadium: Stade Moulay Abdellah Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)

12 November 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Sudan	0–3	Morocco	Rabat, Morocco
20:00 UTC+1		Report	Mmaee 3', 63' Louza 90+3'	Stadium: Stade Moulay Abdellah Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)

16 November 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Morocco	3–0	Guinea	Rabat, Morocco
20:00 UTC+1	Mmaee 21' (pen.), 29' El Kaabi 60'	Report		Stadium: Stade Moulay Abdellah Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

1 December 2021 2021 FIFA Arab Cup GS	Morocco	4–0	Palestine	Al Wakrah, Qatar
19:00 UTC+3	Nahiri 31' Hafidi 56', 64' Benoun 87' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium Attendance: 3,843 Referee: Matthew Conger (New Zealand)

4 December 2021 2021 FIFA Arab Cup GS	Jordan	0–4	Morocco	Al Rayyan, Qatar
13:00 UTC+3		Report	Jabrane 4' Benoun 25' Chibi 45+3' Rahimi 88' (pen.)	Stadium: Ahmed bin Ali Stadium Attendance: 7,890 Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)

7 December 2021 2021 FIFA Arab Cup GS	Morocco	1–0	Saudi Arabia	Doha, Qatar
18:00 UTC+3	El Berkaoui 45+4' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Al Thumama Stadium Attendance: 8,502 Referee: Andrés Matonte (Uruguay)

11 December 2021 2021 FIFA Arab Cup QF	Morocco	2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p)	Algeria	Doha, Qatar
22:00 UTC+3	Nahiri 64' Benoun 111'	Report	Brahimi 62' (pen.) Belaïli 102'	Stadium: Al Thumama Stadium Attendance: 24,823 Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)
	Penalties
	Rahimi Benoun Jabrane El Berkaoui		Belaïli Bendebka Bedrane Benayada Tougai

31 December 2021 Friendly	Morocco	Cancelled	Cape Verde	Rabat, Morocco
				Stadium: Stade Moulay Abdellah
Note: The match was cancelled due to the inability of a number of players to join the national teams because of their commitment to their clubs.[5]

2022

10 January 2022 2021 AFCON GS	Morocco	1–0	Ghana	Yaoundé, Cameroon
17:00 (UTC+1)	Boufal 83'	Report		Stadium: Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

14 January 2022 2021 AFCON GS	Morocco	2–0	Comoros	Yaoundé, Cameroon
17:00 (UTC+1)	Amallah 16' Aboukhlal 89'	Report		Stadium: Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)

18 January 2022 2021 AFCON GS	Gabon	2–2	Morocco	Yaoundé, Cameroon
20:00 (UTC+1)	Allevinah 21' Aguerd 81' (o.g.)	Report	Boufal 74' (pen.) Hakimi 84'	Stadium: Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo Referee: Beida Dahane (Mauritania)

25 January 2022 2021 AFCON R16	Morocco	2–1	Malawi	Yaoundé, Cameroon
20:00 (UTC+1)	En-Nesyri 45+2' Hakimi 70'	Report	Mhango 7'	Stadium: Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)

30 January 2022 2021 AFCON QF	Egypt	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Morocco	Yaoundé, Cameroon
16:00 (UTC+1)	Salah 53' Trézéguet 100'	Report	Boufal 6' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo[note 3] Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)

25 March 2022 2022 World Cup qualification	DR Congo	1–1	Morocco	Kinshasa, DR Congo
16:00 UTC+1	Wissa 12'	Report	Tissoudali 76'	Stadium: Stade des Martyrs Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)

29 March 2022 2022 World Cup qualification	Morocco	4–1 (5–2 agg.)	DR Congo	Casablanca, Morocco
19:30 UTC±0	Ounahi 21', 54' Tissoudali 45+7' Hakimi 69'	Report	Malango 77'	Stadium: Stade Mohammed V Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)

1 June 2022 Friendly	United States	3–0	Morocco	Cincinnati, United States
19:30 UTC−4	Aaronson 26' Weah 32' Wright 64' (pen.)			Stadium: TQL Stadium Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)

9 June 2022 2023 AFCON Q	Morocco	2–1	South Africa	Rabat, Morocco
20:00 UTC+1	En-Nesyri 51' El Kaabi 88'	Report	Foster 8'	Stadium: Stade Moulay Abdellah Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)

13 June 2022 2023 AFCON Q	Liberia	0–2	Morocco	Casablanca, Morocco
20:00 UTC+1		Report	Fajr 56' (pen.) En-Nesyri 57'	Stadium: Stade Mohammed V Referee: Mohamed Moussa (Niger)

23 September 2022 Friendly	Morocco	2–0	Chile	Barcelona, Spain
21:00 UTC+2	Boufal 66' (pen.) Sabiri 78'	Report		Stadium: RCDE Stadium Referee: Martin Dohál (Slovakia)

27 September 2022 Friendly	Morocco	0–0	Paraguay	Seville, Spain
21:00 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarín Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)

17 November 2022 Friendly	Morocco	3–0	Georgia	Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
20:00 UTC+4	En-Nesyri 5' Ziyech 29' Boufal 71' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Sharjah Stadium Referee: Adel Al Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

23 November 2022 2022 FIFA World Cup GS	Morocco	0–0	Croatia	Al Khor, Qatar
13:00 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Al Bayt Stadium Attendance: 59,407 Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)

27 November 2022 2022 FIFA World Cup GS	Belgium	0–2	Morocco	Doha, Qatar
16:00 UTC+3		Report	Saïss 73' Aboukhlal 90+2'	Stadium: Al Thumama Stadium Attendance: 43,738 Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)

1 December 2022 2022 FIFA World Cup GS	Canada	1–2	Morocco	Doha, Qatar
18:00 UTC+3	Aguerd 40' (o.g.)	Report	Ziyech 4' En-Nesyri 23'	Stadium: Al Thumama Stadium Attendance: 43,102 Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)

6 December 2022 2022 FIFA World Cup R16	Morocco	0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–0 p)	Spain	Al Rayyan, Qatar
18:00 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Education City Stadium Attendance: 44,667 Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)
	Penalties
	Sabiri Ziyech Benoun Hakimi		Sarabia Soler Busquets

10 December 2022 2022 FIFA World Cup QF	Morocco	1–0	Portugal	Doha, Qatar
18:00 UTC+3	En-Nesyri 42'	Report		Stadium: Al Thumama Stadium Attendance: 44,198 Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)

14 December 2022 2022 FIFA World Cup SF	France	2–0	Morocco	Al Khor, Qatar
22:00 UTC+3	T. Hernandez 5' Kolo Muani 79'	Report		Stadium: Al Bayt Stadium Attendance: 68,294 Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)

17 December 2022 2022 FIFA World Cup 3rd place	Croatia	2–1	Morocco	Al Rayyan, Qatar
18:00 UTC+3	Gvardiol 7' Oršić 42'	Report	Dari 9'	Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Attendance: 44,137 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

2023

March 2023[note 4] 2023 AFCON Q

Morocco

Cancelled

Zimbabwe

March 2023 2023 AFCON Q

Zimbabwe

Cancelled

Morocco

25 March 2023 Friendly	Morocco	2–1	Brazil	Tanger, Morocco
22:00 UTC±0	Boufal 29' Sabiri 78'	Report	Casemiro 67'	Stadium: Ibn Batouta Stadium Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)

28 March 2023 Friendly	Morocco	0–0	Peru	Madrid, Spain
21:30 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Metropolitano Stadium

12 June 2023 Friendly	Morocco	0–0	Cape Verde	Rabat, Morocco
20:00 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium Attendance: 55,500 Referee: Mahamadou Kéïta (Mali)

17 June 2023 2023 AFCON Q	South Africa	2–1	Morocco	Johannesburg, South Africa
17:00 UTC+1	Mohamedi 5' (o.g.) Lepasa 48'	Report	Ziyech 60'	Stadium: Soccer City Referee: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad)

12 September 2023 Friendly	Morocco	1–0	Burkina Faso	Lens, France
	Ounahi 37'	Report		Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Referee: Jérémie Pignard (France)

14 October 2023 Friendly	Ivory Coast	1–1	Morocco	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
18:00 UTC+1	Haller 45+3'	Report	El Kaabi 81'	Stadium: Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium

17 October 2023[note 5] 2023 AFCON Q	Morocco	3–0	Liberia	Agadir, Morocco
20:00 UTC+1	Harit 45+2' El Kaabi 59' (pen.) Adli 88'	Report		Stadium: Stade Adrar Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)

16 November 2023 2026 World Cup qualification	Morocco	Cancelled	Eritrea	Agadir, Morocco
				Stadium: Stade Adrar
Note: Eritrea withdrew from the qualifiers before the first matches were played.

21 November 2023 2026 World Cup qualification	Tanzania	0–2	Morocco	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
22:00 UTC+3		Report	Ziyech 28' Mwamnyeto 54' (o.g.)	Stadium: Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)

2024

7 January 2024 Friendly	Morocco	Cancelled	Gambia	Salé, Morocco
		Report		Stadium: Mohammed VI Football Complex

11 January 2024 Friendly	Sierra Leone	1–3	Morocco	San Pedro, Ivory Coast
15:00 UTC±0	Komeh 10'	Report	En-Nesyri 30', 55' Boufal 35'	Stadium: Laurent Pokou Stadium

17 January 2024 2023 AFCON GS	Morocco	3–0	Tanzania	San Pédro, Ivory Coast
17:00 UTC±0	Saïss 30' Ounahi 77' En-Nesyri 80'	Report		Stadium: Laurent Pokou Stadium Attendance: 15,478 Referee: Alhadj Allaou Mahamat (Chad)

21 January 2024 2023 AFCON GS	Morocco	1–1	DR Congo	San Pédro, Ivory Coast
14:00 UTC±0	Hakimi 6'	Report	Silas 76'	Stadium: Laurent Pokou Stadium Attendance: 13,342 Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)

24 January 2024 2023 AFCON GS	Zambia	0–1	Morocco	San Pédro, Ivory Coast
20:00 UTC±0		Report	Ziyech 37'	Stadium: Laurent Pokou Stadium Referee: Tanguy Patrice Mebiame (Gabon)

30 January 2024 2023 AFCON R16	Morocco	0–2	South Africa	San Pédro, Ivory Coast
20:00 UTC±0		Report	Makgopa 57' Mokoena 90+5'	Stadium: Laurent Pokou Stadium Referee: Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)

22 March 2024 Friendly	Morocco	1–0	Angola	Agadir, Morocco
22:00 UTC±0	Carmo 71' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Adrar Stadium

26 March 2024 Friendly	Morocco	0–0	Mauritania	Agadir, Morocco
				Stadium: Adrar Stadium

7 June 2024 2026 World Cup qualification	Morocco	v	Zambia	Agadir, Morocco
20:00				Stadium: Adrar Stadium

11 June 2024 2026 World Cup qualification	Congo	v	Morocco	Kinshasa, DR Congo
17:00				Stadium: TBD

Head to head records

Head to head records
Opponent	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	W%	D%	L%
Algeria	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	100	0
Belgium	1	1	0	0	2	0	100	0	0
Brazil	1	1	0	0	2	1	100	0	0
Burkina Faso	2	2	0	0	2	0	100	0	0
Burundi	1	1	0	0	1	0	100	0	0
Cameroon	1	1	0	0	4	0	100	0	0
Canada	1	1	0	0	2	1	100	0	0
Cape Verde	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	100	0
Central African Republic	2	2	0	0	6	1	100	0	0
Chile	1	1	0	0	2	0	100	0	0
Comoros	1	1	0	0	2	0	100	0	0
Croatia	2	0	1	1	1	2	0	50	50
DR Congo	4	1	3	0	7	4	25	75	0
Egypt	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	100
France	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	100
Gabon	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	100	0
Georgia	1	1	0	0	3	0	100	0	0
Ghana	2	2	0	0	2	0	100	0	0
Guinea	2	2	0	0	7	1	100	0	0
Guinea-Bissau	2	2	0	0	8	0	100	0	0
Ivory Coast	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	100	0
Jordan	1	1	0	0	4	0	100	0	0
Liberia	2	2	0	0	5	0	100	0	0
Malawi	1	1	0	0	2	1	100	0	0
Mali	1	1	0	0	2	0	100	0	0
Mauritania	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	100	0
Palestine	1	1	0	0	4	0	100	0	0
Paraguay	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	100	0
Peru	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	100	0
Portugal	1	1	0	0	1	0	100	0	0
Rwanda	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	100	0
Saudi Arabia	1	1	0	0	1	0	100	0	0
Senegal	1	1	0	0	3	1	100	0	0
Sierra Leone	1	1	0	0	3	1	100	0	0
South Africa	2	1	0	1	3	3	50	0	50
Spain	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	100	0
Sudan	2	2	0	0	5	0	100	0	0
Tanzania	2	2	0	0	5	0	100	0	0
Togo	1	1	0	0	1	0	100	0	0
Uganda	1	1	0	0	5	2	100	0	0
United States	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	100
Zambia	1	1	0	0	3	1	100	0	0
Totals	55	37	13	5	104	34	67.27	23.64	9.09

Notes

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa, the match was played behind closed doors.
The match was originally scheduled to be played on 6 September 2021, 16:00 UTC+0, but was postponed and relocated due to security concerns following the 2021 Guinean coup d'état.[4]
The match was originally due to be held at Olembe Stadium in Yaoundé but was relocated following the Yaoundé stadium disaster.[6][7]
Zimbabwe were excluded from the qualifiers as their suspension by FIFA due to political interference had not been lifted in the deadline set by CAF.[8]
Originally scheduled on 9 September 2023, the game was postponed and rescheduled due to the 2023 Al Haouz earthquake.[9]

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"إلغاء المباراة الودية التي كانت ستجمع المنتخب المغربي بنظيره الرأس الأخضر". اليوم 24 – أخبار اليوم على مدار الساعة (in Arabic). 29 December 2021.
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[Behind_closed_doors-4] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa, the match was played behind closed doors.

[6] The match was originally scheduled to be played on 6 September 2021, 16:00 UTC+0, but was postponed and relocated due to security concerns following the 2021 Guinean coup d'état.[4]

[10] The match was originally due to be held at Olembe Stadium in Yaoundé but was relocated following the Yaoundé stadium disaster.[6][7]

[12] Zimbabwe were excluded from the qualifiers as their suspension by FIFA due to political interference had not been lifted in the deadline set by CAF.[8]

[14] Originally scheduled on 9 September 2023, the game was postponed and rescheduled due to the 2023 Al Haouz earthquake.[9]

[1] "Morocco - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Soccerway.

[2] "Morocco national team". worldfootball.net. World Football.

[3] "World Football Elo Ratings: Morocco". eloratings.net. World Football Elo Ratings.

[5] "Statement on FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifying match Guinea vs. Morocco". FIFA.com. 5 September 2021.

[7] "إلغاء المباراة الودية التي كانت ستجمع المنتخب المغربي بنظيره الرأس الأخضر". اليوم 24 – أخبار اليوم على مدار الساعة (in Arabic). 29 December 2021.

[8] Kouam, Joel; McCluskey, Mitchell; Klosok, Aleks (24 January 2022). "AFCON: Report into deadly stadium crush will focus on who closed gate that led to loss of lives". CNN. Retrieved 25 January 2022.

[9] "Afcon 2021: Quarter-final at Olembe Stadium to be moved after fatal crush". BBC Sport. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

[11] "CAF Media Statement on Zimbabwe and Kenya AFCON 2023 qualifiers". cafonline.com. 23 May 2022.

[13] "CAF postpones Morocco vs Liberia AFCON 2023 Qualifier match following Earthquake in Morocco which resulted in more than 800 people losing their lives and hundreds injured". cafonline.com. 9 September 2023.