Why Morocco is listed as ‘MAR’ at the World Cup

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleMorocco took on two-time world champions France in the World Cup quarter-finals on Thursday in Boston.Some football fans noticed that Morocco was listed as ‘MAR’ rather than ‘MOR’ on the scoreboard, which has been the case throughout the tournament.The reason behind this is that Morocco in French is “Maroc”, and MAR is also the country’s ISO alpha-3 code which is used internationally.French is not the official language of Morocco, but it is spoken by most Moroccans, leading to the name “Maroc”.Morocco goalkeeper Bono saved a Kylian Mbappe penalty in the first half, but France bounced back to score through Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele in the second half as they moved closer to booking their spot in the semi-finals.More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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