Entering African qualification in the second round, Morocco breezed through with a 100 per cent record. The North Africans won all six matches, scoring 20 goals in the process and conceding only once, the 5-0 home victory against Guinea-Bissau their most comfortable result. Advancing to the third round as group winners, Morocco would meet DR Congo in the home-and-away play-off in March with a place at Qatar 2022 on the line. Coming through the away fixture with a 1-1 draw – Tarik Tissoudali netted a timely equaliser late on – Vahid Halilhodzic’s men ran out resounding winners at home, triumphing 4-1. Midfielder Azzedine Ounahi scored the opening two goals, while Inter Milan wing-back <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/2022/01/26/achraf-hakimi-fires-morocco-into-africa-cup-of-nations-quarter-finals-after-malawi-scare/" target="_blank">Achraf Hakimi </a>completed the rout. However, a sixth World Cup appearance was not enough to keep Halilhodzic in the job; the Bosnian was dismissed in August and replaced by French-born Moroccan Walid Regragui. Ayoub El Kaabi was Morocco’s top scorer in qualification, with five goals. In Qatar, Morocco have been drawn in Group F, alongside Belgium, Croatia and Canada. <b>November 23 </b>Morocco v Croatia – Al Bayt Stadium (2pm) <b>November 27 </b>Belgium v Morocco – Al Thumama Stadium (5pm) <b>December 1 </b>Canada v Morocco – Al Thumama Stadium (7pm) <b>Group qualifying</b> September 2, 2021<b> Morocco 2</b> (Aguerd 10', Abdalla og 53') <b>Sudan 0</b> October 6, 2021 <b>Morocco 5</b> (Hakiki 31', Louza pen 45+1, Chair 49', El Kaabi 62', El Haddadi 82') <b>Guinea-Bissau 0</b> October 9, 2021<b> Guinea-Bissau 0 Morocco 3</b> (El Kaabi 10', 69', Barkok 20') October 12, 2021 <b>Guinea 1</b> (Kane 31') <b>Morocco 4</b> (El Kaabi 21', Amallah 42', 65', Boufal 89') November 12, 2021 <b>Sudan 0 Morocco 3</b> (Mmaee 3', 61', Louza 90+3') November 16, 2021 <b>Morocco 3</b> (Mmaee pen 20', 29', El Kaabi 60') <b>Guinea 0</b> <b>Play-off</b> First leg: March 25, 2022 <b>DR Congo 1</b> (Wissa 12') <b>Morocco 1</b> (Tissoudali 76') Second leg: March 29, 2022<b> Morocco 4</b> (Ounahi 21', 54', Tissoudali 45+7', Hakimi 69') <b>DR Congo 1 </b>(Malango 77'). <b>Morocco win 5-2 on aggregate</b>