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Morocco stun Argentina to claim first U20 World Cup title

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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.AFP

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
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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)

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