Published on 6/20/2026
The first Moroccan national football team continued to create glories and write history, achieving an exceptional leap in the world rankings of teams issued by the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), following its valuable victory over its Scottish counterpart in the 2026 World Cup currently being held in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
The “Atlas Lions” achieved a difficult and important victory (1-0) over the Scotland national team in the match hosted by the city of Boston on Friday evening, local time, for the second round of the third group competitions.
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The star, Ismail Saibari, played the role of absolute heroism, after he succeeded in scoring the only goal of the match, scoring the only goal of the match, only 70 seconds after the starting whistle sounded, to have his name recorded in golden letters as the owner of the fastest Arab goal in the history of the World Cup tournaments.
Morocco breaks into the top five list
Breaking into the “Big Five” list. This World Cup victory was directly and influentially reflected in Morocco’s position in the direct world rankings (during the tournament); The team rose to occupy fifth place in the world with 1,769 points, according to what was reported by the Moroccan “Championship” website regarding the latest FIFA updates.
With this score, Morocco surpassed major global football powers, surpassing the Portuguese national team, which fell to sixth place with 1,755 points, and the Netherlands national team, which ranked seventh with 1,749 points. The Moroccan national team had jumped to sixth place in the world earlier this week, after imposing a positive draw (1-1) on the Brazilian national team in the opening round.
The Moroccan team, which ranked fourth in the Qatar World Cup 2022, is close to qualifying for the knockout rounds, achieving second place in Group C on goal difference behind Brazil, which won 3-0 over Haiti.
The group arrangement was as follows:
- Brazil: 4 points (first place).
- Morocco: 4 points (second place).
- Scotland: 3 points (third place).
- Haiti: No points (Fourth place and her exit from the first round was confirmed).
