Morocco U-20 team celebrated in Rabat after historic FIFA World Cup victory: Video
The Moroccan U-20 national football team received a hero’s welcome in Rabat on Wednesday, October 22, after clinching their first-ever FIFA U-20 World Cup title, marking a historic moment for both the nation and the African continent.
Thousands of jubilant fans flooded the streets of the capital, waving flags and chanting as the young champions paraded through the city aboard an open-top bus. The procession moved along Bab Al-Safara Street near the Royal Palace, where crowds gathered in celebration of the team’s victory.
“When I heard the whistle and the announcement of the end of the match, I got chills all over my body, the kind of chills Moroccans know as pure joy from the heart. Praise be to God for this victory,” said Mariam Al-Mzabri, one of the elated supporters gathered in the capital.
Morocco captured the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile on Monday, defeating Argentina 2–0 in the final with two first-half goals from rising star Yassir Zabiri.
The victory is Morocco’s first-ever global football title and the first time an Arab nation has won a FIFA-organised competition. It also places Morocco alongside Ghana, which won the U-20 World Cup in 2009, as the only African nations to claim the prestigious trophy.
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