Rabat – The Moroccan U-17 national football team will play against their Ecuadorian counterparts on November 13 in the second matchday of the World Cup currently being held in Indonesia.
The match will be played at the Gelora Bung Tomo stadium in the city of Surabaya at 10 a.m. Moroccan Time.
The game will be broadcast live on the FIFA+ website and on the Fox Soccer Plus channel.
Morocco started the tournament successfully by winning over Panama 2-0 in the first group stage match on November 10, while Ecuador drew their first game against the host country Indonesia 1-1.
In the 16th minute of the first half, Moroccan defender Saifdine Chlaghmo opened the scoring with a stunning header.
In the 95th minute, during the game’s dying breaths, forward Ayman Ennair scored a second goal from Morocco, assisted by Abdelhamid Maali.
The Atlas Lions’ win placed them on top of the Group A standings with 3 points, followed by Ecuador and Indonesia with 1 point, and Panama in last place with 0 points.
The third matchday of the competition’s group stage will see Morocco face the host nation Indonesia.
This marks Morocco’s second ever participation in the U-17 World Cup, which takes place every two years.
Morocco’s first participation was in 2013, when they advanced to the round of 16, setting a record they hope to break in the current edition.
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