Brazil lose to Morocco, face must-win in final U20 World Cup group game | OneFootball

This Wednesday, in a match valid for the second round of the U-20 World Cup group stage, Brazil faced Morocco at the Estadio Nacional de Santiago, lost 2-1, and will decide its qualification in the decisive and final game.

Iago was the one who found the net for the Brazilian National Team, while Othmane and Zabiri scored for the Moroccans.

What now?

With the setback, the Seleção remained with just one point, in third place in Group C of the competition, and is still winless (one loss and one draw). To qualify for the next stage, they must beat Spain and hope for a slip by Mexico against group leader Morocco (6 points). In case of a draw, they need to hope for a Mexican defeat and overcome the difference in tiebreaker criteria.

Match summary

BRAZIL 1 x 2 MOROCCO

🏆 Competition: 2nd round of the U-20 World Cup 🏟️ Venue: Estadio Nacional de Santiago (CHI) 📅 Date: October 1, 2025 (Wednesday) ⏰ Time: 8:00 PM (Brasília time)

GOALS:

⚽ Othmane, 15′ of the 2nd half (Morocco) ⚽ Zabiri, 31′ of the 2nd half (Morocco) ⚽ Iago, 46′ of the 2nd half (Brazil)

How the match went

Morocco opened the scoring at 15 minutes into the second half, when Yassine advanced down the right and crossed to Othmane, who volleyed it into the net.

At 31 minutes, Yassine took advantage of a mistake in Brazil’s build-up and found Zabiri, who finished firmly to extend the lead.

Brazil pulled one back at 42 minutes, when the referee awarded a penalty after Zahouani handled the ball in the area. Yago took responsibility and converted.

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Brazil’s next match

Spain vs Brazil (3rd round of the U-20 World Cup) Date and time: 10/04 (Saturday), 5:00 PM (Brasília time)

Morocco’s next match

Mexico vs Morocco (3rd round of the U-20 World Cup) Date and time: 10/04 (Saturday), 5:00 PM (Brasília time)

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.