Morocco's football rise from 92nd to 7th in FIFA rankings offers blueprint for Canada's World Cup ambitions
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Paul Attfield
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This article examines Morocco's remarkable football journey as a parallel and benchmark for Canada's men's national team aspirations. It traces Morocco's rise from 92nd in FIFA rankings in 2015 to 7th today, including becoming the first African and Arab country to reach the World Cup semi-finals in 2022 and winning the African Cup of Nations in 2025. The piece uses Morocco's trajectory as a case study for what Canada hopes to achieve in the upcoming World Cup, highlighting the strategic, developmental, and competitive lessons Canada can draw from Morocco's success.
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· 3 pulledNo one in Morocco needs reminding of the Canadian men's rapid rise through the FIFA world rankings over the last decade or so.
From 92nd in the world in June, 2015 – Canada was 109th at the same point – Morocco has surged all the way up to seventh in the most recent rankings.
Along the way the team became the first African and first Arab country to reach the World Cup semi-finals in Qatar in 2022, before capturing its second African Cup of Nations this past January, albeit in controversial circumstance
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