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Why Morocco is called MAR and not MOR in World Cup broadcast

Morocco players Hakim Ziyech (L) and Achraf Hakimi. [Courtesy of Getty Images]

Social media users have been wondering why Morocco is abbreviated as MAR and not MOR at the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

Ideally, FIFA codes for participant countries in the World Cup come from the first three letters of a country's English name.

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