"The Lionesses" suffer defeat against Argentina, but a glimmer of hope remains for reaching the Round of 16 in the World Cup.

The national women's under-17 team faced a defeat against Argentina, losing 1-5 in a match held at the Mohammed VI Football Complex, as part of the third and final round of group stage matches in the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, Morocco 2026.

The match began with Moroccan pressure on the Argentine goal, but it soon opened up between the two teams as the minutes passed. Nissem Meradi scored a goal for the national team in the second minute, but the referee disallowed it.

Argentina opened the scoring in the 14th minute through Mercedes Díaz, who then added her second goal in the 29th minute, before Josefina Galarza scored the third for Argentina, in a first half that saw clear dominance from the Argentine side.

Just before the end of the first half, specifically in the second minute of stoppage time, Mercedes Díaz scored her third goal of the match and Argentina's fourth, ending the first half with Argentina leading 4-0.

In the second half, the open play continued between the two teams, and Nissem Meradi managed to reduce the deficit for the national team in the 58th minute, before Julieta Aguilar added Argentina's fifth goal in the 73rd minute, concluding the match with Argentina winning 5-1.

Following this result, the German team finished the group stage at the top of the group with 9 points, qualifying for the knockout stage, while Argentina secured second place with 6 points, also advancing to the same round.

The Moroccan national team finished in third place with 3 points, awaiting results from other groups to determine their chances of qualifying for the next round as one of the best four third-placed teams, while New Zealand ended the competition in fourth place without any points.