Overview
- Yassir Zabiri scored at 12 minutes from a free kick and at 29 minutes with a volley to decide the final.
- Othmane Maamma was named best player of the tournament and goalkeeper Ibrahim Gomis received the Golden Glove.
- The final was played at Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos in Santiago before just over 40,000 fans, with some reports citing more than 43,000.
- Morocco’s route included wins over South Korea (2-1) and the United States (3-1) before defeating France on penalties in the semifinal.
- The title is Morocco’s first at U-20 level and only the second for Africa since Ghana in 2009, achieved as domestic protests question roughly €5 billion in 2030 World Cup infrastructure spending.