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Morocco beat Argentina to win first U-20 World Cup

Yassir Zabrini scored a brace as Morocco won their first Under-20 World Cup title with a 2-0 victory over Argentina on Sunday night.

Zabrini scored in the 12th and 29th minutes of the final to help Morocco become the first African nation to win the U20 World Cup title since Ghana in 2009.

Morocco topped its group against Spain, Brazil, and Mexico and then advanced over South Korea, the United States, and France in the knockout stages.

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It was the first loss in the tournament for Argentina, who were aiming for their seventh title.

Argentina reached the final despite missing two best players in this age group, Bayer Leverkusen’s Claudio Echeverri and Real Madrid´s Franco Mastantuono.

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