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Morocco at the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 

The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 trophy along with the official match ball of the tournament. (FIFA)
The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 trophy along with the official match ball of the tournament. (FIFA)
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Morocco at the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 

The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 trophy along with the official match ball of the tournament. (FIFA)
The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 trophy along with the official match ball of the tournament. (FIFA)

Statbox on Morocco at the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023:

FIFA ranking: 72 (as of June 9)

Nickname: Lionesses of Atlas

Coach: Reynald Pedros

How they qualified:

Morocco have qualified as one of the four semi-finalists of the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations, which served as Africa's qualification event for the World Cup.

They beat Botswana and record 11-time winners Nigeria in the quarter- and semi-finals, respectively, before losing to South Africa 2-1 in the final.

Previous tournaments:

Morocco have never previously played at the World Cup.

Prospects:

Morocco are the lowest-ranked side in Group H alongside Colombia, South Korea and two-times champions Germany, as well as second-lowest of all the teams that qualified for the tournament (ahead of only Zambia, ranked 77th).

As the only debutants in their group, Morocco's best bet to score points will be against their least experienced opponents at this stage, Colombia, who previously played at the World Cup once and whom they face in the third game.

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Slot, who replaced Juergen Klopp in May, also guided Liverpool to wins over Arsenal and Real Betis. They face Sevilla next at Anfield before visiting promoted Ipswich Town for their Premier League opener on Aug. 17.

Asked if he was pleased with his side's performances so far, the Dutchman said: "Yes, I was but not with all of them. We are very happy with the result, we scored some really nice goals ... very positive tour.

"But I don't think we had enough control over the game, I think we gave away too many chances. United deserved more than a 3-0 loss but it's also our quality that we do score our own chances.

"We will see how players (returning from holidays) fit into the team. We need to work hard in the upcoming two weeks to be ready."