the Moroccan national football team kicked off their campaign against the Tanzanian national team at the Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium in Dar es Salaam, securing a 2-0 victory in the second round of the fifth elimination group competitions for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers,
This marked Morocco’s first appearance in World Cup-related competitions since their standout performance in the Qatar World Cup, where they contended for third place under the guidance of their coach, Walid Regragui.
The African qualifiers’ fifth group for the 2026 World Cup includes Morocco, Tanzania, Zambia, Niger, and Congo, with Eritrea having withdrawn from the competition.
Morocco’s next World Cup qualifier will be on June 5, hosting the Zambian national team in the third round of the continental elimination group stage, seven months from now.