The Morocco Women's National Football Team will be the first Arab team to participate in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, set to take place in New Zealand and Australia. The "Atlas" women's team qualified for the finals after finishing second in the Africa Women Cup of Nations held in their country from July 2 to July 23, 2022. The Moroccan ladies lost to their South African counterparts in the final with a score of 1-2 in a match held at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Sports Complex.
The ninth edition of the Women's World Cup will take place from July 20 to August 2023. The FIFA draw for the Women's World Cup was held on October 22, 2022, in Auckland, where Morocco was placed in Group H alongside Germany, Colombia, and South Korea.
**Match Schedule for Morocco Team**
The Moroccan women's team will play its first-ever World Cup match against Germany at the "Melbourne Rectangular Stadium" in Melbourne on July 24, 2023, at 11:30 AM Saudi time. They will face the South Korean team on July 30 at 7:30 AM Mecca time at the "Hindmarsh Stadium." The last group stage match for the only Arab team in the tournament will be against Colombia on August 3, 2023, at 1:00 PM Saudi time at "Nib Stadium" in Perth, Australia.
**Morocco Women's Team Roster**
French coach Reynald Pedros announced the final list of 23 players participating in the Women's World Cup, which includes: Khadija Remichi, Zinab Ridwaani, Nahila Benzin, Ghazlan Shbak, Najat Badri, Fatima Taknaout from the Royal Army Club, Hanane Ait Haj, Sara Qassi, and Kenza Chabil from French club Fleury; Nasreen Shad from Lille (France); and Nahila Naqaach from Servette Chênois (Switzerland).
The list also includes players Salma Amani from Metz (France), Ibtissam Gradi from Al Ahli Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), Asia Zaher from Chabab Mohammédia, Sabah Sghir from Sampdoria, Roukia Mazraoui from Charleroi (Belgium), and Fatima Zahra Brima from Europa (Spain). Additional players are Anissa Lahmari from Guingamp (France), Soukina Ouzraki from Anderlecht (Belgium), Sofia Bouftini from Nahda Berkan, Yasmin Almarabat from Levante (Spain), Inas Arouissa from Caen (France), and Rozila Ayan from Tottenham (England).
