Mission Accomplished: Morocco U20 Top 'Group of Death' Despite Final Loss to Mexico | OneFootball

Young Atlas Lions suffer narrow defeat yet advance confidently to Round of 16

Mission Accomplished: Morocco U20 Top 'Group of Death' Despite Final Loss to Mexico

Morocco’s U20 team ended their group stage campaign with 1 - 0 loss to Mexico on Saturday in the FIFA U20 World cup in Chile but still finished top of Group C to secure early qualification for the knockout stage.

Mora’s Penalty Decides the Game

After goalless first half, the deadlock was broken in the 50 minute when Mexico were awarded penalty. Mora stepped up and calmly converted scoring what proved to be the only goal of the match.

Morocco’s Missed Chances

The young Atlas Lions, coached by Mohamed Ouahbi, started strongly and created several clear chances but lacked the finishing touch in front of goal. The coach made several rotations to rest key players after securing early qualification.

Group Leaders Despite Defeat

Despite the setback, Morocco topped Group C with 6 point after impressive wins against Spain & Brazil in their first two match.

They now await the conclusion of the group stage to discover their Round of 16 opponent likely 1 of the 3rd placed teams.