2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup final
The Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos in Santiago hosted the final. | |||||||
| Event | 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 19 October 2025 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Yassir Zabiri (Morocco) | ||||||
| Referee | Maurizio Mariani (Italy) | ||||||
| Attendance | 43,253 | ||||||
The 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup final was the final match and culmination of the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup, hosted by Chile. The match was played at the Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos in Santiago on 19 October 2025, between Argentina and Morocco, being the eighth final for Argentina and the first for Morocco.[1] In addition, Morocco become the first African country to reach the U-20 World Cup final since Ghana in 2009, in which they won and the first ever Arab nation to do so.
Morocco won the match after defeating Argentina 2–0, winning their first FIFA tournament title.
Teams
| Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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| Argentina | 7 (1979, 1983, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2007) |
| Morocco | None |
Road to the final
| Argentina | Round | Morocco | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cuba | 3–1 | Match 1 | Spain | 2–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia | 4–1 | Match 2 | Brazil | 2–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy | 1–0 | Match 3 | Mexico | 0–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Group D winners
Source: FIFA
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Final standings | Group C winners
Source: FIFA
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| Opponent | Result | Knockout stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | 4–0 | Round of 16 | South Korea | 2–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | 2–0 | Quarter-finals | United States | 3–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | 1–0 | Semi-finals | France | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Match
Details
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Morocco
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Assistant referees:[2]
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Match rules
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References
- ^ "Magnificent Morocco hit the spot to reach final". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 October 2025. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ^ a b c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Chile 2025™ final and third-place play-off referees announced". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 October 2025. Retrieved 18 October 2025.