· The three earlier African groups to achieve the World Cup quarter-finals had been all eradicated regardless of being degree after the regulation 90 minutes: Cameroon in 1990 (misplaced 3-2 after additional time versus England in Naples), Senegal in 2002 (misplaced 1-0 in golden objective additional time versus Türkiye in Osaka) and Ghana in 2010 (misplaced on penalties versus Uruguay in Johannesburg).
· Morocco can grow to be the lowest-ranked group within the FIFA world rankings to achieve the World Cup semi-finals since Türkiye (then ranked twenty second) and Korea Republic (fortieth) in 2002. Morocco are presently ranked twenty second.
· Morocco turned the primary African group to win a World Cup penalty shootout once they defeated Spain within the spherical of final 16 of this event. That was the Atlas Lions’ second World Cup knockout section match, after a 1-0 defeat versus West Germany within the spherical of final 16 in 1986.
· Morocco are unbeaten in 5 World Cup matches (W2-D3-L0, recreation determined by a penalty shootout classed as a draw), since a 1-0 defeat in opposition to Portugal within the 2018 group stage. This equals the longest World Cup unbeaten run by an African group: additionally 5 by Cameroon from 1982 to 1990.
· Morocco saved a clear sheet in seven of their final eight matches in all competitions. The one exception on this run was their 2-1 win over Canada within the 2022 World Cup group stage (personal objective by Nayef Aguerd).
· Walid Regragui is the primary African supervisor to achieve the Phrase Cup quarter-finals. The three earlier African quarter-finalists had managers from Russia (Valeri Nepomniachi for Cameroon in 1990), France (Bruno Metsu for Senegal in 2002) and Serbia (Milovan Rajevac for Ghana in 2010).
· Morocco are unbeaten in all seven video games below Regragui (W4-D3-L0, match determined by a penalty shootout classed as a draw). No opposition participant scored in opposition to the Atlas Lions in these seven fixtures (the one objective they conceded in that run was an personal objective by Nayef Aguerd).
· Abdelhamid Sabiri, Romain Saïss and Sofyan Amrabat are one yellow card away from a suspension.
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