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·26 May 2026

Brazil's first opponents, Morocco name World Cup squad

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Morocco’s national team announced this Tuesday (26) its squad for this year’s World Cup.

The team’s biggest star is right-back Achraf Hakimi of PSG, who is still recovering from an injury and is racing against time to play in the Champions League final on Saturday (30).


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Morocco will be Brazil’s first opponent at the tournament, in a match scheduled for June 13 in New Jersey.

Next, the African team will face Scotland and Haiti in Group C of the competition.

Check out the full squad list below:

Goalkeepers

Yassine Bounou (Al-Hilal)

Munir El Kajoui (Berkane)

Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti (Wydad Casablanca)

Defenders

Noussair Mazraoui (Manchester United)

Anass Salah-Eddine (PSV)

Youssef Belammari (Al-Ahly)

Nayef Aguerd (Olympique de Marseille)

Chadi Riad (Crystal Palace)

Issa Diop (Fulham)

Redouane Halhal (Mechelen)

Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain)

Zakaria El Ouahdi (Genk)

Midfielders

Samir El Mourabet (Strasbourg)

Ayyoub Bouaddi (Lille)

Neil El Aynaoui (Roma)

Sofyan Amrabat (Real Betis)

Azzedine Ounahi (Girona)

Bilal El Khannouss (Stuttgart, on loan from Leicester)

Ismael Saibari (PSV)

Forwards

Abdessamad Ezzalzouli (Real Betis)

Chemsdine Talbi (Sunderland)

Soufiane Rahimi (Al Ain)

Ayoub El Kaabi (Olympiacos)

Brahim Diaz (Real Madrid)

Yassine Gessime (Strasbourg)

Ayoube Amaimouni (Eintracht Frankfurt)


🔄 Alternates

El Mehdi Al Harrar (Raja Casablanca)

Amine Sbaï (Angers-FRA)

Marwane Saâdane (Al-Fateh)

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