India, June 14 -- Morocco's national football team is playing against Brazil today at the New York Stadium, but it is in the headlines not just because of its performances on the pitch. One quirk on scoreboards and graphics puzzled a lot of match viewers: Morocco is displayed as "MAR" instead of the more evident "MOR."

According to FIFA's official country code system, Morocco is represented by "MAR" because the country is widely known as "Maroc" in French.

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