Historic Showdown: Morocco to battle Argentina for U-20 World Cup trophy
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Argentina’s scoring chart with four goals. Morocco now hopes to make even more history by winning the country’s first World Cup title.
The young Atlas Cubs defeated France 5–4 on penalties after a 1–1 draw in extra time.
Goalkeeper Abdelhakim El Mesbahi, Morocco’s third-choice keeper, came off the bench late in the match and saved the decisive penalty that sent his team to the final.
The final will take place on Sunday at midnight (Moroccan time, GMT+1) at the Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos in Santiago, Chile.
Morocco will face Argentina, who have been unbeaten throughout the tournament.
This is the first time any Moroccan national team has reached a FIFA World Cup final. Morocco topped its group ahead of Spain and Brazil before defeating South Korea, the USA, and France in the knockout stages.
The 2005 Moroccan team finished fourth, making this new milestone even more historic.
With this achievement, Morocco joins Ghana and Nigeria as the only African countries to ever reach a U-20 World Cup final.
Argentina, Morocco’s opponent, has been in excellent form winning all six matches so far, scoring 15 goals and conceding just two.
They beat Mexico 2–0 in the quarterfinals and Colombia 1–0 in the semifinals. Silvetti scored in both matches, while Alejo Sarco leads
Argentina’s scoring chart with four goals.
Morocco now hopes to make even more history by winning the country’s first World Cup title.
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