Published on 6/18/2026
A historic leap for the “Atlas Lions” in the world rankings, as the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) announced in its latest national team classification that the Moroccan national team had achieved an unprecedented achievement by rising to sixth place in the world, for the first time in the history of Moroccan and Arab football.
The live classification on the official FIFA website showed that the “Atlas Lions” score had risen to 1755.62 points, exceeding its previous number (1755.10 points), which placed it in seventh place during the update issued on June 4 of this year.
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FIFA ranking of the top five teams…
- Argentina: first place (1889.06 points).
- France: second place (1887.11 points).
- Spain: third place (1856.03 points).
- England: fourth place (1822.68 points).
- Brazil: fifth place (1765.34 points).
Morocco tied with Brazil in the 2026 World Cup
This remarkable progress in the FIFA classification came as a culmination of the exceptional performance presented by the Moroccan national team last Saturday, when it imposed a positive draw (1-1) on its Brazilian counterpart in the third group competitions in the 2026 World Cup.
Sports analysts praised the strong technical and physical level of the “Atlas Lions” in their opening match, describing the result as “a draw with the taste of victory.” With this valuable result, each team added one point to its score in the group, which also includes Scotland and Haiti.
The Moroccan national team enters the 2026 World Cup competitions with broad ambitions and high hopes, drawing inspiration from its immortal historical achievement in the World Cup (Qatar 2022), when it broke the monopoly of the seniors and became the first Arab and African team in history to reach the semi-finals, finishing that edition in fourth place globally.
