The Morocco national football team have reached the highest FIFA ranking in their history after climbing to seventh place in the latest world standings released by FIFA.
The latest rankings mark another milestone for the Atlas Lions, who continue to strengthen their status among the leading national teams in world football following a sustained period of progress on the international stage.
Morocco now hold 1756.94 points, making them not only the highest-ranked African side but also the highest-ranked Arab national team in FIFA rankings history.
The achievement reflects the team’s continued rise in recent years and underlines the consistency that has helped Morocco establish itself among football’s elite nations.
Their rise in the standings was aided by a strong sequence of recent international results, combined with a drop in points suffered by the Netherlands national football team.
The Dutch side lost 6.78 ranking points following a friendly defeat against the Algeria national football team, a result that directly contributed to Morocco overtaking them in the global rankings.
The Netherlands consequently slipped to eighth place with 1751.10 points.
At the summit of the rankings, the Argentina national football team retained first place with 1874.81 points, narrowly ahead of the Spain national football team, who moved into second on 1873.01 points.
The France national football team remained third with 1869.43 points, while the England national football team occupied fourth place on 1825.97 points.
Portugal national football team climbed to fifth with 1763.83 points, narrowly ahead of the Brazil national football team in sixth on 1762.66 points.
Completing the top 10 were Belgium national football team in ninth with 1739.55 points and the Germany national football team in tenth on 1731.30 points, with only small margins separating several of Europe’s leading sides.
Elsewhere in the Arab rankings, Algeria maintained 28th place globally with 1571.03 points, remaining ahead of the Egypt national football team, who stood 29th on 1565.56 points.
The narrow gap between the two North African nations reflects the close competition between them in recent international standings.
The Tunisia national football team dropped to 46th after suffering a 1-0 defeat to the Austria national football team, leaving Tunisia with 1479.10 points in the latest update.
Meanwhile, the Qatar national football team remained 55th globally on 1425.37 points.
The Iraq national football team climbed one position to 56th with 1451.15 points after earning a draw against Spain, a result that added 3.38 points to their total.
Morocco’s latest achievement further highlights the rapid development of the national team and reinforces its growing reputation as one of the strongest sides in international football.
