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Morocco's 3-0 Victory Over Scotland Is Not Enough
Morocco hammered Scotland, 3-0, behind two goals by Salaheddine Bassir on June 23. However, the Moroccans could not advance after Norway's 2-1 defeat of Brazil secured the second spot in Group A.

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World Cup Highlights

Fourth time in World Cup finals
First African team to reach last 16
African Nations Champions in 1976
Third in African Nations Cup in 1980

First-Round Results

Date Result Site Wednesday, June 10 Morocco 2, Norway 2 Montpellier Tuesday, June 16 Brazil 3, Morocco 0 Nantes Tuesday, June 23 Morocco 3, Scotland 0 Saint-Etienne

Complete First-Round Results

Roster

Pos. Name Age Club GK Abdelkader Brazi 33 Royal Armed Forces GK Driss Benzerki 27 Settat GK Mustapha Chadili 25 Raja Casablanca D Abdelkrim Hadrioui 25 Benfica D Noureddine Naybet 28 Deportiva Coruna D Abdelilah Saber 27 Sporting Lisbon D Youssef Rossi 24 Rennes D Lahcen Abrami 28 Wydad Casablanca D Smahi Triki 30 Lausanne D Rachid Neqrouz 26 Bari M Moustafa Hadji 26 Deportiva Coruna M Rachid Azzouzj 27 Furth (Germany) M Youssef Chippo 24 Porto M Said Chiba 27 Compostela M Jamel Sellami 27 Raja Casablanca M Abderrahim Ouakili 27 1860 Munich M Tahar 29 Benfica M Mourad Bounoua 25 Kickers Stuttgart F Salaheddine Bassir 25 Deportivo Coruna F Abdeljilil Hadda 26 Club Africain F Ali Khattabi 21 Heerenveen F Rachid Rokki 23 SCMM Mohammedia

Road to France

Won Lost Tied GF GA 5 0 1 14 2 How Qualified: First place in CAF Group 5

Date Result Aug. 17, 1997 Morocco 2, Gabon 0 June 8, 1997 Morocco 1, Ghana 0 April 26, 1997 Sierra Leone 0, Morocco 1 April 6, 1997 Gabon 0, Morocco 4 (Abandoned after 55 minutes) Jan. 11, 1997 Ghana 2, Morocco 2 Nov. 9, 1996 Morocco 4, Sierra Leone 0

Facts and Figures

Knight-Ridder/Tribune
Location: Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Western Sahara
Population: 30,391,423 (July 1997 estimate)
Capital: Rabat
Comparative area: Slightly larger than California
Religions: Muslim 98.7 percent, Christian 1.1 percent, Jewish 0.2 percent
Landscape: Northern coast and interior are mountainous with large areas of bordering plateaus, intermontane valleys, and rich coastal plains