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Morocco rewrite U-17 World Cup history, beats New Caledonia 16-0
Morocco recorded the biggest victory in FIFA U-17 World Cup history on Sunday, thrashing New Caledonia 16-0 to keep their hopes of advancing to the knockout stage alive.
Needing a convincing win to stay in contention for a place in the next round, the young Atlas Lions showed no mercy.
Morocco unleashed 79 shots and accumulated 10 expected goals, completely dominating the game from start to finish.
New Caledonia’s troubles deepened early, as Typhan Dreuko and Jean Canehmez were both sent off in the first half, reducing them to nine men.
Morocco capitalized fully, with Oualid Ibn Salah, Abdelali Eddaoudi, Ziyad Baha, Nahel Haddani, Ismail El Aoud, and Abdellah Ouazane all scoring twice in the historic rout.
The emphatic victory boosted Morocco’s goal difference as they finished behind Portugal and Belgium in Group B.
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Morocco will now wait to see if they qualify for the knockout stage as one of the best third-placed teams in the tournament.
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