Junior World Cup…Mali ends Morocco’s dream as France struggles to qualify
Morocco’s under-17 national team failed to follow in the footsteps of their inaugural rivals and were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Youth World Cup, currently being held in Indonesia, while France advanced to the semi-finals on the strength of their quality. A difficult victory over Uzbekistan.
“Atlas Cubs” lost cleanly to Mali in the city of Surakarta, and the only goal of the game was scored by Ibrahim Diarra in the 81st minute, giving Mali a victory Reached the semifinals for the third time in the past 4 games. It competes in the World Cup version.
Eventually Morocco came close to equalizing, but Adam Bovender failed to convert from a close-range corner kick.
🟣🎥Special Report | The Mali team defeated the Moroccan national team 1-0 in the quarter-finals and successfully advanced to the U-17 World Cup semi-finals.
🎙️ Report | Ali Shaheen @AliShahinJo pic.twitter.com/QtssaosvCo— beIN Sports News (@beINSPORTSNews) November 25, 2023
The Atlas Lions finished fourth at the World Cup in Qatar and became the first African team to reach the semi-finals of the senior World Cup. About a year later, the Atlas Lions reached the fourth place. Quarterfinals. 2022 World Cup, defeated Spain and Portugal in the qualifiers.
This is his second appearance at the U-17 World Cup after his first appearance in the last 16 of the U-17 World Cup in 2013. The only Arab representative finished top of Group A with six points from two games in a 2-0 victory over Panama. In the first round, Indonesia lost 3-1 and Ecuador lost 0-2.
In the round of 16, the team needed to score a fatal goal in stoppage time and a penalty shootout to defeat the Iranian team 4-1 (1-1).
France beats Uzbekistan hard-fought
In the second game of the quarter-finals, France defeated Uzbekistan with difficulty and advanced to the semi-finals thanks to Ismail Bunib’s goal in the 82nd minute.
The semi-finals will be held on the 28th of this month, with France facing Mali and Argentina facing Germany.
Nigeria holds the record for the most titles (5 out of 8 finals) against Brazil (4 out of 6), Ghana and Mexico (2 out of 4), while Saudi Arabia won the Arab League National best result: Scottish champion in 1989.
