{"id":330339,"date":"2025-09-29T01:28:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T23:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/?p=330339"},"modified":"2025-09-29T13:39:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T11:39:58","slug":"morocco-crush-spain-2-0-and-start-in-style-in-chile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/morocco-crush-spain-2-0-and-start-in-style-in-chile\/","title":{"rendered":"Morocco Crush Spain (2-0) and Start in Style in Chile"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Santiago, Chile \u2013 A wave of excitement swept through Group C of the World Cup in Chile, where Morocco\u2019s national U20 team made a sensational start by triumphing 2-0 over their Iberian neighbors, Spain. Against one of the tournament\u2019s heavy favorites, renowned for their dominance in possession, the Atlas Lion Cubs displayed their full potential to secure a historic victory that will be long remembered.<\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-une-attente-payante\">A Rewarding Wait<\/h2>\n\n<p>After a first half marked by cautious play and a midfield battle, the match ignited after the break. Morocco\u2019s patient and well-targeted game plan paid off within a decisive five-minute spell.<\/p>\n\n<p>It was in the 54th minute that the breakthrough came. Midfielder Gessime Yassine, with a piercing build-up, delivered a brilliant through ball right down the middle, dismantling the Spanish defense. Sprinting at full speed, Yassir Zabiri needed only a precise finish to open the scoring and send the Moroccan bench into jubilation.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-yassine-scelle-le-sort-de-la-rencontre\">Yassine Seals the Match<\/h2>\n\n<p>The shockwave of the opening goal had barely settled when Morocco delivered the knockout blow. Far from being content with their lead, the Atlas Lion Cubs immediately pushed forward.<\/p>\n\n<p>Just four minutes after the opener, the indispensable Gessime Yassine shifted from provider to scorer. Following excellent build-up play and an inspired pass from Othmane Maama, Yassine read the play perfectly to leave the Spanish goalkeeper helpless. With a simple yet clinical touch, he converted the chance to double the lead in the 58th minute (2-0).<\/p>\n\n<p>That goal not only ended Spain\u2019s hopes but also highlighted the incredible confidence of Morocco\u2019s attacking line. The Atlas Lion Cubs could have added more, notably through Maama, whose strike narrowly missed the top corner. Mohamed Ouahbi\u2019s men, therefore, begin their campaign on a very positive note.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-prochains-rendez-vous\">Upcoming Fixtures<\/h2>\n\n<p>Thanks to this performance, Morocco have secured a dream start to the tournament. Their next clashes will be decisive: Brazil awaits them on Wednesday, before facing Mexico on Saturday, October 4. The dream is on!<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">Cette belle complicit\u00e9 entre Gessime et Zabiri qui offre ce joli bijou contre l&#39;Espagne \ud83c\udfaf\u26bd\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3RuTtUlcr6\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/3RuTtUlcr6<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Mountakhab.net (@Mountakhabma) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mountakhabma\/status\/1972438045573234816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">September 28, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/figure><br>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">Le grand effort de Maama et la bonne anticipation de Gessime pour le 2-0 historique du Maroc \ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\udde6 contre la Roja \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/m7axaSJgON\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/m7axaSJgON<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Mountakhab.net (@Mountakhabma) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mountakhabma\/status\/1972439762863886629?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">September 28, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/figure><br>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Santiago, Chile \u2013 A wave of excitement swept through Group C of the World Cup in Chile, where Morocco\u2019s national U20 team made a sensational start by triumphing 2-0 over their Iberian neighbors, Spain. Against one of the tournament\u2019s heavy favorites, renowned for their dominance in possession, the Atlas Lion Cubs displayed their full potential<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":330327,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1087],"tags":[1313,1312],"class_list":{"0":"post-330339","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-u20","8":"tag-fifa-u-20-world-cup-chile-2025","9":"tag-u20-world-cup"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/330339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=330339"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/330339\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":330340,"href":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/330339\/revisions\/330340"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/330327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=330339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=330339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=330339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}