Brazil vs Morocco Key Stats: FIFA World Cup 2026
by Trystan Pugh ·
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Below you can find key stats for Brazil vs Morocco. From historical trends to player milestones, we have you covered for every match at FIFA World Cup 2026 in USA, Canada & Mexico!
- The only previous FIFA World Cup match between Brazil and Morocco was a 3-0 victory for Brazil in the group stage at France 1998.
- There have been two friendlies between the sides, with one win each: Brazil won 2-0 at home in October 1997, while Morocco won 2-1 in Tangier in March 2023, the most recent meeting.
- Brazil are the most successful nation in FIFA World Cup history, with five titles to their name. They are the only team to have participated in every edition of the tournament; FIFA World Cup 2026 marks their 23rd consecutive appearance.
- Since their last title in 2002, Brazil have been eliminated in the quarter-finals in four of the last five editions, with the exception being a fourth-place finish on home soil in 2014.
- Brazil hold the all-time records for most matches won (76) and most goals scored (237) in FIFA World Cup history.
- Brazil have not lost their opening fixture at a FIFA World Cup edition since a 3-1 reverse against Spain in 1934. They have won 17 and drawn three of their subsequent tournament curtain-raisers.
- Brazil have won seven of their eight FIFA World Cup matches against CAF opposition, with the only exception being their 1-0 defeat to Cameroon in the Qatar 2022 group stage.
- Brazil’s 1-0 defeat to Cameroon in their last group game at Qatar 2022 ended their 17‑match unbeaten run in FIFA World Cup group‑stage outings - a streak that had lasted since their 2-1 loss to Norway at France 1998.
- Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti is the first non‑Brazilian to lead the Seleção at the FIFA World Cup.
- Brazil head coach Carlo Ancelotti was a member of Italy’s coaching staff when they reached the FIFA World Cup final on US soil in 1994, eventually falling short in a penalty shoot-out against none other than his current employers.
- Marquinhos and Achraf Hakimi, the respective captains of Brazil and Morocco, are team-mates at Paris Saint-Germain.
- Morocco are making their seventh FIFA World Cup appearance, and third in a row, marking the first time they’ve qualified for three consecutive editions. Their history at the finals began in 1970, when they became only the second African nation, after Egypt in 1934, to compete on football’s biggest stage.
- The Atlas Lions arrive at this year’s FIFA World Cup with history on their minds, hoping to replicate their sensational run at Qatar 2022. There, they became the first African side to reach the semi-finals, having topped a group that included European powerhouses Croatia and Belgium and a Canada outfit very much on the rise. They then stunned Spain and Portugal in the knockouts before falling to France in the semi-finals and ultimately finishing fourth after a narrow 2-1 defeat to familiar foes Croatia.
- Morocco were the first African nation to qualify for the 2026 finals, sealing their spot on 5 September 2025 with a commanding 5-0 win over Niger. They finished the campaign with a perfect record, winning all eight of their qualifying matches to top Group E.
- Morocco’s U-20 side, the Atlas Cubs, made history in October 2025 by claiming the country’s first-ever FIFA title thanks to a stunning 2-0 victory over Argentina in the FIFA U-20 World Cup Chile 2025 final.
- Morocco lost 3-0 in both of their previous FIFA World Cup matches against South American opposition: first to Peru in 1970, then to Brazil in 1998.
- Morocco are unbeaten in their last four FIFA World Cup group-stage matches (W2 D2) and are aiming to win three in a row having triumphed in their last two at Qatar 2022.
- Morocco lost all three of their encounters at the 1994 finals in the United States, including a 2-1 defeat against Saudi Arabia at Giants Stadium in New York New Jersey.
- Neymar is participating at his fourth FIFA World Cup, equalling the Brazilian record jointly held by eight players: Cafu, Castilho, Djalma Santos, Leão, Nilton Santos, Pelé, Ronaldo and Thiago Silva.
- Sofyan Amrabat, Yassine Bounou, Munir El Kajoui, Achraf Hakimi and Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti are all participating in their third FIFA World Cup, becoming the first Moroccan players ever to reach this landmark.
- Achraf Hakimi could become MoroccDo’s outright record holder for FIFA World Cup appearances. He currently shares the record of ten matches with Hakim Ziyech.
- At 35 years and 69 days, Morocco’s first‑choice goalkeeper Yassine Bounou could become the oldest player ever to make a FIFA World Cup appearance for Morocco, surpassing Mbark Boussoufa, who was 33 years and 314 days old when he faced Spain on 25 June 2018. Back‑up goalkeeper Munir El Kajoui, at 37 years and 34 days, could also potentially break the record if he features.
