The President of the International Federation of Amateur Football (FIFA), Gianni Infantino, congratulated Morocco on its run during the World Cup, which he says is "the result of long-term work".
From February 1 to 11, 2023, Morocco will host the Club World Cup. The decision was made at the FIFA Executive Committee meeting held in Qatar.
The refereeing in the match between Morocco and France is not to the liking of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF), which has officially complained to FIFA about it.
The relaunch by the Atlas Lions of the Palestinian cause at the 2022 Qatar World Cup is not to the liking of the pro-Israeli group UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI). The latter has complained about the Moroccan team to FIFA.
FIFA has presented "Al Hilm", the official ball for the last four matches of the World Cup, including the one between Morocco and France.
The proposal of several teams composed of predominantly Muslim players to wear an armband against Islamophobia during the World Cup in Qatar is said to have met with the refusal of FIFA. The latter had a few weeks earlier banned the wearing of the "One Love" armband in support of LGBT+ rights, and proposed in its place a series of messages such as "No to discrimination".
By securing on Tuesday their ticket for the World Cup quarter-finals , the Moroccan national football team will receive the tidy sum of 17 million dollars, paid by FIFA.
On the FIFA platform, tickets for the round of 16 match between Morocco and Spain are sold out, forcing Moroccan supporters to turn to the black market where tickets are sold at exorbitant prices.
The referee who will officiate the round of 16 match between Morocco and Spain is known. FIFA has published his name, as well as those of his assistants.
By leading the Atlas Lions to the second round of the World Cup , Walid Regragui has definitively entered the history of football, not only in Morocco, but also in the Arab world.
FIFA announced on Sunday that it has reserved 5,000 additional tickets for Moroccan supporters for the Morocco-Spain match, at the request of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF).
The 2022 Qatar World Cup has given rise to a great complicity between the Moroccan internationals Hakim Ziyech and Achraf Hakimi, who, with their teammates, have led Morocco to the round of 16 . A historic feat.