A 6-5 upset broke out, the dark horse made history, eliminated France, and reached the World Youth Championship finals

A semi-final of the U20 World Cup (World Youth Championship) started, Morocco U20 faced France U20. Morocco scored the first goal in this game. In the 31st minute of the game, Morocco got a penalty kick. Yasser Zabri took the penalty kick, and his penalty hit the post and bounced off the goalkeeper and into the goal. Morocco is lucky. It wasn't until the 59th minute of the second half that the French team equalized the score. Mustafa Dabo made a pass from the right side of the penalty area. Luca Mishal outflanked the goal and easily scored the ball. The two sides returned to the same starting line.

The two sides tied 1-1 during regular time, and the game entered overtime. In overtime, France's Nzingula was sent off after two yellows and one red. Morocco was able to kick one more player. However, Morocco failed to take advantage of the numbers and score another goal. Neither side scored in overtime, and the winner had to be decided through a penalty shootout. In the second round of the penalty shootout, France's Beyuku missed the penalty. In the fourth round penalty shootout, Morocco's Armoni also missed the penalty. The result was decided in the 6th round, when France's N'Guessan's penalty kick was saved. In the end, Morocco U20 eliminated France U20 6-5, causing a huge upset!

In this game, Morocco had 45% ball possession, 9 shots, and 1 shot on target. The French team had 14 shots and 8 of them were on target. Although the French team had superior statistics, they still fell. Moroccan goalkeeper Ben Shaouche was like a miracle. He made 6 saves and even saved N'Guessan's shot in the penalty shootout. There is no doubt that Benshaouche was the best player in the game. Without his outstanding performance, Morocco would not have reached this point.

Morocco, this big dark horse, is incredible. In the group stage, it defeated two powerful opponents, Spain and Brazil. In the knockout rounds, Morocco defeated South Korea, the United States and France to reach the final. This is the first time in the history of the Moroccan team that they have reached the final of the World Youth Championship! Morocco's previous best result in the World Youth Championship was 4th. At the same time, Morocco is also the third African team to enter the World Youth Championship finals. The previous two teams were Nigeria and Ghana. Can Morocco win the World Youth Championship in one go? Let’s wait and see!