Overview
- Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. ET at Estadio Nacional in Santiago, with coverage on FS2 in the U.S. and streams or regional broadcasts on FOXSports.com, FIFA+, beIN Sports and Arryadia.
- FIFA assigned Italian referee Maurizio Mariani to the final, with Daniele Bindoni and Alberto Tegoni as assistants and Americans Joe Dickerson and Logan Brown in support roles.
- The Royal Moroccan Football Federation confirmed Motik’s call-up after Benchaouch sustained a quadriceps injury in the semifinal, ruling him out for about two weeks.
- Argentina arrives unbeaten after a 1-0 semifinal win over Colombia and is listed as the betting favorite, having paired a prolific attack with a tight defense throughout the tournament.
- Morocco advanced by eliminating France on penalties and a win would secure the country’s first U-20 world title and the first for Africa at this level, with starting XIs still provisional ahead of kickoff.