WORLD CUP 2026 · GROUP CAFRICA

Morocco

At the first 48-team World Cup, hosted across USA, Canada and Mexico from 11 June to 19 July 2026. Drawn in Group C with Brazil, Scotland, Haiti.

#8
FIFA rank
C
Group
3
Group fixtures
4
PL stars
THE GROUP

Morocco vs the rest of Group C

FIFA ranks at draw time. Top two from the group advance directly to the Round of 32; the eight best third-place finishers across all 12 groups also progress.

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Morocco's tournament path — the fantasy angle

QUALIFY %
69%
to reach R32
GROUP xP
6.3
across 3 games
EXPECTED FINISH
#2 in group
WC FANTASY CAPTAIN(C)
Chemsdine Talbi
Sunderland
Highest projected impact in this squad
LIKELY SCORERGOAL
Chemsdine Talbi
Sunderland
Top attacking PL contributor
TOP 3 CONTRIBUTORS · PROJECTED PTS/90
1
Chemsdine Talbi
5.0
2
Noussair Mazraoui
4.6
3
Chadi Riad
4.0
VERDICTLive group — ~69% to advance. Chemsdine Talbi the likely captaincy lever.
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FIXTURE DIFFICULTY HEATMAP
CELL COLOUR = RANK DELTA

Morocco's 3 group matches at a glance

Difficulty by pre-tournament FIFA rank delta. Acid means Morocco is the favourite; amber is a coin-toss; red means the underdog. Switches to actual-result colour once each match is played.

MD1A
Brazil
FIFA #6
-2 rank delta
Sat 13 Jun
MD2A
Scotland
FIFA #43
+35 rank delta
Fri 19 Jun
MD3H
Haiti
FIFA #83
+75 rank delta
Wed 24 Jun
2
Easy
1
Toss
0
Hard

Morocco is FIFA #8. Group avg rank is #35 27 places stronger than the group mean.

OFFICIAL SQUAD · 25 PLAYERS

Morocco's tournament 26

Goalkeepers3
Munir Mohamedi
37
Yassine Bounou
35
Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti
30
Defenders9
Achraf Hakimi
27
Noussair Mazraoui
Man Utd
28
Issa Diop
Fulham
29
Nayef Aguerd
30
Anass Salah-Eddine
24
Chadi Riad
Crystal Palace
22
Redouane Halhal
23
Zakaria El Ouahdi
24
Youssef Belammari
27
Midfielders8
Sofyan Amrabat
29
Brahim Diaz
26
Azzedine Ounahi
26
Ismael Saibari
25
Neil El Aynaoui
24
Chemsdine Talbi
Sunderland
21
Ayyoub Bouaddi
18
Samir El Mourabet
20
Other5
Ayoub El Kaabi
32
Soufiane Rahimi
30
Abdessamad Ezzalzouli
24
Gessime Yassine
20
Ayoube Amaimouni-Echghouyab
21

Source: football-data.org (FIFA registered squad). Acid dot · player's Premier League club. Updated daily.

FIXTURES

Morocco's group-stage matches

MDDateUTCUKOpponent
1Sat 13 Jun22:0023:00
2Fri 19 Jun22:0023:00
3Wed 24 Jun22:0023:00
THE PL × WC FUNNEL

4 Premier League players representing Morocco

Track these names — their tournament minutes shape your FPL 2026/27 GW1 captaincy shortlist. 1 from Crystal Palace alone.

Crystal Palace
1
Chadi Riad
Fulham
1
Issa Diop
Man Utd
1
Noussair Mazraoui
Sunderland
1
Chemsdine Talbi

Source: Premier League official article (29 May 2026). ~ marks players inferred from secondary reporting where the squad wasn't formally announced.

FPL ANGLE

Why Morocco's tournament matters for FPL 2026/27

Morocco's 4 PL players will play 3 group matches before the FPL deadline locks. Watch for minutes, form, and tactical fit at international level — the strongest available signal before pre-season friendlies start.

WORLD CUP FANTASY · MOROCCO

Pick Morocco stars in FIFA World Cup Fantasy

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