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Qatar 2022: How far have Morocco gone at a FIFA World Cup?

Morocco have shocked the world by finishing as leaders of Group F and beating both Spain and Portgual in the knockout stage of theQatar 2022 World Cup. Find out here what's the furthest the African team got at a FIFA World Cup.

Sofiane Boufal of Morocco.
Ā© Clive Brunskill/Getty ImagesSofiane Boufal of Morocco.

The Qatar 2022 group stage was full of surprises. While Japan pulled off a big shock by winning their group over Spain or Germany, Morocco have also made a statement by finishing as leaders of Group F.

With seven points out of nine, the African team upset Belgium en route to the FIFA World Cup knockout stages. They had to face a challenging opponent in Spain, but Morocco managed to force the extra time and upset the 2010 world champions on penalties. In the quarterfinals, the team upset Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal by winning 1-0 to reach the semis.

While everyonewill alwaysremember what an impression they made in this tournament, many wonder how farthey’ve ever gone at a World Cup. Let’s take a look at their best result.

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What’s the furthest Morocco have ever gone at a FIFA World Cup?

Morocco have played in six FIFA World Cups, including their participation at Qatar 2022. The furthest Morocco had gone before Qatar 2022was the Round of 16 at Mexico 1986, losing to West Germany.

At Qatar 2022, however, Morocco improved that result by reaching the World Cup semifinals for the first time. Will they go further? Using this World Cup Predictor, you can see every potential outcome of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

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