World Cup Team Guide: Morocco

Manager: Herve Renard

Key Player: Medhi Benatia - The skipper has more than 50 caps for his country and his top-level experience will serve Morocco well as he leads them into the World Cup as huge underdogs.

Qualifying:

The 'Atlas Lions' topped Group F in African qualifying after a crucial victory over the Ivory Coast on the final matchday. Morocco finished unbeaten, with three wins and three draws from their six games yielding 12 points, the lowest of any group winners.

Last time out:

2014 World Cup:

Morocco missed out on the last World Cup after finishing second behind the Ivory Coast in Group C in qualifying, with nine points from six games.

History:

Morocco have appeared at four World Cups, last qualifying in 1998. Their best performance saw them reach the Round of 16 in Mexico in 1986 after topping a Group F that contained England and Portugal. They were eventually edged out 1-0 by eventual finalists Germany in the knockout stages.

Who will they face?

Iran (4pm, June 15, St Petersburg), Portugal (1pm, June 20, Moscow), Spain (7pm, June 25, Kaliningrad).

Final squad:

Goalkeepers: Munir Mohamedi (Numancia), Yassine Bounou (Girona), Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti (IR Tanger).

Defenders: Nabil Dirar (Fenderbahce), Achraf Hakimi (Real Madrid), Medhi Benatia (Juventus), Manuel da Costa (Istanbul Basaksehir), Romain Saiss (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Badr Banoun (Raja Casablanca), Hamza Mendyl (Lille).

Midfielders: Mbark Boussoufa (Al-Jazira), Younes Belhanda (Galatasaray), Nordin Abrabat (Leganes), Faycal Fayr (Getafe), Youssef Ait Bennasser (Caen), Hakim Ziyech (Ajax), Mehdi Carcela (Standard Liege), Sofyan Amrabat (Feyenoord), Amine Harit (Schalke 04), Karim El Ahmadi (Feyenoord).

Forwards: Khalid Boutaib (Yeni Malatyaspor), Ayoub El Kaabi (RS Berkane), Aziz Boudhaddouz (FC Saint Pauli).