Morocco’s under-17 women’s team plays its final group match at the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup on Friday, October 23, facing Argentina at the Mohammed VI Football Complex in Salé. Kickoff is at 6 p.m. Moroccan time, according to Morocco World News.
Where Group A stands
The hosts opened the tournament with a 4-0 win over New Zealand, then lost 4-2 to Germany. Morocco had trailed 4-0 before Nessma Mouradi scored twice in the second half, Morocco World News reported. Going into the Argentina game, Morocco sit second with three points and a goal difference of +2.
Argentina also have three points but a goal difference of +1, after a 2-1 defeat by Germany and a 2-0 win over New Zealand. Mercedes Diz has scored all three of their goals so far.
What is at stake
- A win or a draw would send Morocco into the round of 16 as group runners-up, matching their best showing at this tournament, reached in 2025, according to Morocco World News.
- A win for Argentina would lift them above Morocco in the standings.
- The tournament has 24 teams in six groups. The top two in each group and the four best third-placed teams reach the last 16, according to Wikipedia.
Morocco are coached by Youness Rabie and Argentina by Christian Meloni. The tournament runs from October 17 to November 7, 2026, with matches staged in Rabat and Salé.
The young women’s side is the latest Moroccan team to bring a title run home this month: the national futsal team won a record fourth Futsal Africa Cup of Nations in Rabat on October 21. The Lioncelles will hope for a similar lift from home support as the knockout rounds approach.
Sources: Morocco World News; Wikipedia, 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup; Africa Soccer
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