Morocco's national football team ranks 11th in new global FIFA ranking

Morocco's national football team ranks 11th in new global FIFA ranking
Royal Moroccan Football Federation
Thursday 22 December 2022 - 12:00

The Moroccan national football team rose to the 11th rank in the FIFA World Ranking for the current month of December, issued today, Thursday, to occupy the first rank in Africa and the Arab world.

The Moroccan national team benefited from the positive results of the matches it held before the World Cup finals, as well as from the historic achievement it achieved in the competition itself, after reaching the semi-finals in “Qatar 2022”.

Brazil tops the rankings followed by Argentina, France, Belgium, England and the Netherlands, respectively, then Croatia, Italy, Portugal and Spain, followed by the Moroccan national team.

Morocco won their quarter-finals against Portugal to be among the four best teams in the 2022 World Cup, where Morocco was hailed as the story of the tournament.

Brazil tops the rankings followed by Argentina, France, Belgium, England and the Netherlands, respectively, then Croatia, Italy, Portugal and Spain, followed by the Moroccan national team.

Morocco will surely look to reach the top 10 teams in the world with the next continental competition AFCON, a couple of wins against African opposition will cement the Lions spot and further entrench their position in the FIFA World Ranking.

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