While Tunisia has kept its 57th place in the world rankings, despite its goalless draw against Uganda, Morocco has claimed another resounding record in the FIFA rankings.
With their 2-0 victory over Gabon in Rabat on the opening day of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, and taking advantage of Brazil’s 1-1 draw with Australia, the Atlas Lions rise temporarily to fifth place in the world.
Historically, never had an African or Arab country reached such a position.
Unlike the Eagles of Carthage, who should correct themselves and beat Botswana on Monday, then in a friendly against Mali, the Moroccans will face Lesotho on September 29 in Bloemfontein, South Africa, for the second matchday of the CAN qualifiers. They will then meet Ghana in a friendly on October 4 in Tangier.
Meanwhile, Brazil will again face Australia next Tuesday. Benefiting from their results combined with the underperformances of their rivals, they must nonetheless avoid a setback soon and wait for the end of the international break to be definitively settled.
