Morocco beats Argentina to win FIFA U20 World Cup title

Morocco made history by winning the FIFA U20 World Cup for the first time, defeating Argentina 2-0 in the final at the Estadio Nacional Julio Martnez Prdanos in Santiago, Chile in the early hours of Monday morning. Striker Yassir Zabiri scored twice as Morocco won its first Under-20 World Cup title with a 2-0 victory over Argentina. Zabiri scored in the 12th and 29th minutes of the final to help Morocco become the first African nation to win the U20 title since Ghana in 2009. Morocco topped its group against Spain, Brazil, and Mexico and then advanced over South Korea, the United States, and France in the knockout stages. It was the first loss in the tournament for Argentina, which was aiming for its seventh title. Argentina reached the final despite missing its two best players in this age group, Bayer Leverkusens Claudio Echeverri and Real Madrids Franco Mastantuono. Reigning champions Uruguay failed to qualify for this year's World Cup, after finishing fifth in the South American 2025 U-20 Championship Colombia won the third-place final after beating France 1-0 earlier. The post Morocco beats Argentina to win FIFA U20 World Cup title appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.