Has Morocco ever won a World Cup? Atlas Lion's history explained
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No, Morocco has never won a World Cup. The Atlas Lions have never even reached the final. But nobody from Africa has come closer.
Morocco stunned the soccer world in 2022. The Atlas Lions knocked off Belgium, Spain and Portugal on its way to the semifinals, the first African or Arab nation to get that far. France ended the magical run with a 2-0 win, and Croatia beat them 2-1 in the third-place game. That fourth-place finish remains the best by any African team.
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This is Morocco's seventh World Cup, first qualifying in 1970. The Atlas Lions have been making history along the way. Morocco won its group on 1986, another first for an African nation, before West Germany, the eventual finalist, escaped their round of 16 meeting 1-0.
This 2026 version might be the best Morocco team yet. The reigning Africa Cup of Nations champion is ranked sixth in the world, ahead of Portugal, Belgium and the Netherlands, and hasn't lost a match in 34 games. The longest such streak of all the teams in the tournament.
France awaits again, at 4 p.m. on Thursday at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, a rematch of the 2022 semifinal. France has won four of the six meetings between the teams. Morocco's lone win came in a 1998 penalty shootout, and the Atlas Lions have never beaten France in 90 minutes.
Win Thursday, and Morocco is one game from a place no African team has ever gone.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Has Morocco ever won a World Cup? Atlas Lion's history explained