Morocco U17 1-2 Brazil U17: Brazil's teen star Dell scores late winner

Brazil defeated Morocco 2-1 in the FIFA U-17 World Cup quarterfinals in Doha, Qatar.

Match Report

From the strat of this quarter-final, Brazil controlled the game and took the lead in the 16th minute with Dell opening the sore.  But Morocco gradually grew into the game. Just before halftime Zied Baha scored from and earned penalty to level it up and give the Atlas Cubs hope.

In the second half Morocco defended well and stayed solid, standing strong and keeping Brazil at bay for most of the game. It looked like this match was headed to penalty shootouts. But heartbreak came in the 95th minute when Dell scored his second goal, the winner this time, sending the four-time world champions through to the semis and ending Morocco’s run just short of their first-ever U17 semi-final.

Despite the loss Morocco’s U17s made a big impact. They showed guts and resilience, so Morocco youth football is moving in the right direction and has a lot to be proud of.

Line-ups

Morocco U17 XI: Ismail El Aoud, Ziyad Baha, Moncef Zekri, Joseph Bellahsen, Chouaib Bellaarouch, Hamza Bouhaddi, Zakari El Khalfioui, Bilal Soukrat, Abdelali Daoudi, Elyes Saïdi, Oualid Ibn Salah

Subs: Yones El Bayadi, Gibril Bayoumi, Ilyas El Arbaoui, Driss Ait Cheikh, Ahmed Mouhoub, Soufiane El Idrissi, Abdellah Ouazane, Wassim Dardake, Nahël Haddani

Brazil U17 XI: Ruan Pablo, Kayke Ayrton, João Pedro, Tiaguinho, Zé Lucas, Angelo Candido, Arthur Ryan, Luis Eduardo, Felipe Morais, Dell, Luccas Ramon

Subs: Gabriel Mec, Luis Pacheco, Arthur Jampa, Vitão, Andrey Fernandes, Vinícius Rocha, Pietro, Lucas Andrade