The most participating Moroccans in the "World Cup".
The Moroccan national team is preparing to participate again in the FIFA World Cup, which will be hosted by the United States, Mexico, and Canada during the months of June and July.
The Moroccan team dreams of repeating its achievement from the last World Cup in 2022 in Qatar during its seventh participation in the World Cup and its third consecutive one, when it became the first Arab and African team to reach the semi-finals of the tournament, before finishing in fourth place.
The draw for the group stage placed the Moroccan team in Group C alongside Brazil, Scotland, and Haiti, where the opportunity seems available for them to advance to the knockout stages of the global competition.
Many stars from different generations have represented the Moroccan national team in the World Cup, as the "Atlas Lions" participated in the World Cups of 1970, 1986, 1994, 1998, 2018, and 2022. However, we will highlight in the following lines the list of Moroccan players with the most appearances in the tournament matches.
Achraf Hakimi and Hakim Ziyech top the list, having each played 10 matches during their participation in two World Cup editions, with a total of 903 minutes for each, consisting of 3 matches in the 2018 World Cup in Russia, when the Moroccan team exited the tournament in the first round, and 7 matches in the Qatar World Cup, during the team's journey to the semi-finals.
During his time in the World Cup, Ziyech, who plays as an attacking midfielder, scored a goal against Canada during Morocco's 2-1 victory in the group stage of the Qatar World Cup, and he also provided one assist during the team's 2-0 win over Belgium in the same round of the tournament.
As for Hakimi, who plays as a right-back, he was unable to score during the ten matches he played with the Moroccan national team in the World Cup, while he managed to provide one assist during the match against Canada in the last World Cup.
He is the third most capped player for the Moroccan national team in World Cup matches, having played 8 matches during two World Cup participations, with one match in the World Cup in Russia eight years ago and 7 matches in the Qatar World Cup.
The total minutes played by Amrabat, who plays as a defensive midfielder, with the Moroccan national team in the World Cup is 674 minutes, but he was unable to score or assist any goals during the eight matches he played.
Saïss joined the list after playing 8 matches as well during his two participations with the Moroccan national team in the World Cup, having played two matches in the World Cup in Russia and 6 matches in the Qatar World Cup.
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