Morocco's U-17 team delivered an unprecedented performance in the World Cup by defeating New Caledonia 16-0 in the tournament being held in Qatar. The result not only concluded their participation in the group stage with a monumental rout, but also set a new record as the biggest victory in FIFA World Cup history, regardless of category or gender. The African team surpassed the 13-0 win that Spain had achieved against New Zealand in the 1997 U-17 World Cup in Egypt. However, the resounding victory was not enough to guarantee them passage to the next round: Morocco finished third in Group B, behind Japan and Portugal, awaiting the determination of the best third-placed teams. A match marked by expulsions: The match began evenly, but two straight red cards for the Oceanic team completely changed the course of the game. Typhan Dreuko was the first to see a red card in the 22nd minute, and a few minutes later, in the 31st, Jean Canehjmez suffered the same fate. When New Caledonia was down to nine players, Morocco was already winning 3-0. From that moment on, the physical and tactical difference became evident. In just half an hour of play, the Moroccans had sealed the partial score, and during the remaining 60 minutes, they scored 13 more goals to complete a historic route. The goals were shared among several players: Oualid Ibn Salah, Abdelali Daoudi, Ziyad Baha, Nahel Haddani, Abdellah Ouazane, and Ismail El Aoud scored two goals each. Bilal Soukrat, Ilyas Hidaoui, Zakari El Khalfioui, and Steevy Andrew completed the scoring with one goal each. A result that will go down in history as the biggest 16-0 victory in FIFA World Cup history.

Morocco, an emerging power

The result confirms the great moment for Moroccan football in the youth categories. Just a month earlier, Morocco had been crowned champions of the Under-20 World Cup in Chile, their first global title, after beating Argentina 2-0 in the final played at the National Stadium in Santiago. On that occasion, a brace from Yassir Zabiri sealed the victory against an Argentinian team seeking its seventh world title. The Moroccan triumph, which also saw them eliminate powerhouses like Spain, France, and Brazil,consolidated African football's rise to the elite of youth divisions. With this new record in the Under-17 World Cup, Morocco once again demonstrates that its development program is progressing steadily, combining tactical discipline, speed, and effectiveness in front of goal. The biggest wins in FIFA World Cup history: