DR ‹ › The Atlas Lions will face El Salvador in a friendly on June 3 as part of their preparations for the 2026 World Cup. The announcement was made on Friday, April 17, by the president of the Salvadoran Football Federation, Yamil Bukele, in a post on X. The match will be played at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland, he added. «It is, definitively, a high-level commitment that adds to our process», Bukele said. CONFIRMADO: El Salvador jugará ante Marruecos, el próximo 3 de junio, en el Northwest Stadium, en Landover, Maryland, como parte de los compromisos a disputar en la próxima fecha FIFA. Es, en definitiva, un compromiso de alto nivel que suma a nuestro proceso. pic.twitter.com/WQI3xAtS5y — Yamil Bukele (@ybukele) April 17, 2026 The friendly against El Salvador will come just days before another preparatory match the Atlas Lions are set to play against Norway on June 7. That game will also take place in the United States, at Sports Illustrated Stadium in Harrison, New Jersey. Ahead of the Norway clash, Morocco had already played two friendlies in preparation for the World Cup, drawing 1–1 with Ecuador in Madrid and defeating Paraguay 2–1 in Lens. Morocco has been drawn into Group C of the 2026 World Cup alongside Scotland, Brazil, and Haiti. The Atlas Lions will face Brazil in their opening group-stage match on June 13 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. They will then take on Scotland on June 19 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, near Boston, before concluding the group stage against Haiti on June 24 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.
