Overview
- The margin is reported as the largest in U-17 World Cup history, surpassing Spain’s 13–0 win over New Zealand in 1997.
- New Caledonia had two first-half dismissals—Typhan Dreuko on 22 minutes and Jean Canehjmez on 31—that left them with nine players.
- Goals were widely shared as six Moroccan players scored braces, with additional singles and an own goal completing the tally.
- After earlier losses to Japan (2–0) and Portugal (6–0), Morocco finished third in Group B on three points with a dramatically improved goal difference.
- Japan topped the group ahead of Portugal, and in this first 48-team U-17 World Cup in Qatar, the best third-placed teams can still advance to the knockout stage.