After captivating the entire African continent with the promise of a glamorous Qatar World Cup final, the Atlas Lions ultimately lost 2–0 to the reigning world champions, the Blues. They will have to content themselves with a small final against the Croatians, whom they have already faced in the pool on Saturday (0-0).
With a Lost against France in the semi-finals on Wednesday 14 December 2022, Morocco is considered the only African and Arabic team who reach this stage of the World Cup since its inception in 1930.