Morocco, Peru Set for New Year’s Eve Friendly in Madrid

MADRID (Interstat) — Morocco and Peru will close out 2025 with an intercontinental friendly Wednesday at Estádio Cívitas Metropolitano.

The match, organized under the “Friendlies of Friendlies in World” banner, pits the African side against South American opposition on neutral ground in the Spanish capital. Despite being the designated home team, Morocco will not enjoy a home-field advantage.

The Atlas Lions enter with strong recent form, having gone unbeaten in their last 11 matches across all competitions. Their most recent result was a 1-0 victory over Congo on Oct. 14. That match was part of a dominant stretch in August where Morocco won six of seven games, including a 6-4 shootout with Senegal and a 3-2 win over Madagascar’s U23 side. Their attack has been potent, scoring three or more goals in five of those August fixtures.

Peru arrives directly from a high-profile stalemate in Europe, having drawn 3-3 with Germany on Tuesday. That result demonstrates the team’s resilience and offensive capability against top-tier opposition, providing a significant momentum boost heading into this clash.

Statistical projections present a conflicting outlook. Interstat’s ELO rating system heavily favors Morocco, assigning the team a 79.60 percent probability to win. However, the organization’s proprietary game simulator predicts a 1-1 draw, suggesting a tightly contested match.

This encounter offers both teams a final opportunity to evaluate talent and tactics before potential competitive fixtures in 2026. For Morocco, it is a chance to test their prolific attack against a CONMEBOL opponent. For Peru, the match serves as another measuring stick against a confident team from a different federation, following their impressive result against Germany.

Kickoff is set for Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025.