Although the official ranking will only be updated on January 19, the day after the CAN final, projections by the specialist platform Football Meets Data already offer a clear picture of the achievement by Walid Regragui’s men. The convincing 2 to 0 win over Cameroon in the quarter finals earned the Atlas Lions an additional 11.42 points, bringing their total to 1733 FIFA points.
With this total, Morocco would surpass football powerhouses such as Germany and Belgium, firmly placing itself in eighth position in the global standings. This would be Morocco’s best ranking in history and the highest position ever reached by an African national team since the creation of the FIFA ranking.
This rapid rise follows an unstoppable sporting logic. In the space of two major competitions, Morocco has reached at least the semi finals of the 2022 World Cup and the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, confirming its place among the elite of international football.
Another reassuring factor is that in knockout stages, no points penalty is applied to the defeated team. Morocco is therefore assured of retaining at least this eighth place at the end of the tournament. Even better, another victory could bring Achraf Hakimi’s teammates dangerously close to the global top five, with Brazil, currently fifth, holding only a roughly twenty point lead.
Beyond the numbers, this ranking crowns a solid sporting project, a talented generation and a clear vision. Morocco is no longer content with occasional brilliance, it is now establishing itself as a lasting force in world football.
Translated from Abderrazzak Boussaid’s French article – le7tv