The Moroccan under-20 national team qualified for the Round of 16 despite losing 1-0 to Mexico in their final group stage match on Saturday during the Youth World Cup. Despite this defeat, the “Atlas Cubs” topped their group with 6 points, bettering Mexico, which finished second with 5 points.
The Moroccan side started the match strongly, creating several clear scoring opportunities but failed to convert them into goals. The score remained goalless until the 50th minute when the referee awarded a penalty to Mexico, which player Mora converted, giving his team the only goal of the match.
Thus, the Moroccan team concluded the group stage at the top of Group C, outperforming Spain, which finished third with 4 points, while Brazil ended at the bottom with 1 point.
