Morocco celebrate after winning the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup final football match between Argentina and Morocco at the National Stadium in Santiago, Chile, on October 19, 2025.
Morocco celebrate after winning the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup final football match between Argentina and Morocco at the National Stadium in Santiago, Chile, on October 19, 2025.

Morocco stun Argentina to claim first U20 World Cup title

Morocco became the first Arab nation to win the under-20 World Cup after beating Argentina 2-0 in the final in Santiago on Sunday.

Yassir Zabiri opened the scoring in the 12th minute with a free kick and doubled Morocco's lead 17 minutes later from a close-range shot.

Argentina's players reacts after losing the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup final football match between Argentina and Morocco at the National Stadium in Santiago on 19 October, 2025

Argentina, who hold the record with six titles, lost a final for the second time after their defeat by Brazil in 1983. (Reporting by Mohamed Yossry in Cairo, additional reporting by Ahmad El Ghannam, editing by Peter Rutherford)