[1] Football in Morocco has witnessed significant development in recent years, with increased international fame.

Morocco hosted the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup, in which Moroccan team Raja reached the final, finishing runners-up to German Bundesliga heavyweights Bayern Munich.

[3][4][5] Their best result came in the 2022 World Cup, when they became the first African and Arab national team to reach the semi-finals.

They were also the first African team to win a group at the World Cup, finishing ahead of Portugal, Poland, and England in 1986.

In the Round of 16, they beat Spain in a penalty shootout, becoming the first Arab country to reach the quarter-finals.

The Atlas Lions then defeated Portugal by one goal, before bowing out to France in a close-fought semi-final .