The Young Atlas Lions of Morocco have been crowned as the champions of juvenile football in the World.
Morocco defeated 6 times World champions, Argentina in the finals on Sunday, October 19, 2025, in Chile to become the second African country to win the U-20 World Cup after Ghana in 2009.
In front of the over 48,000 spectators at the Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, a first half brace from 20-year-old Yassir Zabiri sealed an empathic 2-0 victory for Morocco over the North American side.
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Morocco reached the final by beating South Korea, the United States and France in the knockout rounds before downing Argentina to cap an impressive run.
It was the first loss in the tournament for Argentina, who was aiming for its seventh title.
Watch highlights of the game below:
🇲🇦🇲🇦Morocco is a shining light 🔥
Massive investment over the years,superb attention to detail and sticking to the plan of becoming AN ELITE FOOTBALL NATION.
Fully deserve this🙏🏿pic.twitter.com/Z5i1EPKDnM
— George Addo Jnr (@addojunr) October 20, 2025
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