Morocco is playing in its sixth World Cup after making its first appearance in 1970. In 1986, the Atlas Lions became the first African team to reach the knockout round, losing to West Germany 1-0 in the round of 16.
Morocco's Youssef En-Nesyri, centre, celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during the African Cup of Nations 2022 round of 16 soccer match between Morocco and Malawi at the Ahmadou Ahidjo stadium in Yaounde, Cameroon, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. Striker Youssef En-Nesyri was selected in Morocco's squad for the World Cup on Thursday despite failing to score a league goal this season for Spanish club Sevilla.
Central defender Nayef Aguerd, who plays for Premier League club West Ham, was also included. Aguerd hurt his knee in the off-season. Romain Saiss brings a lot of experience in central defense with 64 international appearances and four solid seasons with Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers before joining Turkish team Besiktas this season.
If En-Nesyri's scoring drought continues, Morocco's main goal threats could come from Chelsea forward Hakim Ziyech and Angers winger Sofiane Boufal, who has scored four of his five international goals for Morocco this year. Ziyech has netted 17 goals for Morocco since his international debut in 2015.
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