Morocco’s Young Lions Roar into U20 World Cup Quarterfinals Against USA

The protégés of Mohamed Ouahbi are arriving with full confidence after an almost flawless run. The Atlas Lions have dominated Spain (2-0), then Brazil (2-1), before losing in a meaningless match against Mexico (0-1). On October 9th, they won against South Korea at the El Teniente stadium in Rancagua, Chile. "The intelligence, effort and generosity of our players since the beginning of the competition open the doors of hope for us to go far in this World Cup," said the national coach in a statement to the press after the match against the Koreans.

This Sunday, the only African team still in the running will challenge the United States in the hope of repeating the feat of 2005, the year when Morocco had reached the semi-finals of the U20 World Cup. According to Ouahbi, it will be a "difficult match against a good team". However, "the group is already focused on the next step," he added.

The match between Morocco and the United States can be followed from 9:00 pm Moroccan time (10:00 pm in France and Belgium) this Sunday, October 12, on the Arryadia TNT, beIN Sports and FIFA+ channels.

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