Three Moroccan referees appointed for the 2025 U20 World Cup in Chile
The officials include referee Jalal Jayed and assistant referees Lahsen Azgaou and Mostafa Akarkad, according to the list released Wednesday by the FIFA Referees Committee. In total, 54 officials, 18 referees and 36 assistant referees, from 22 member associations have been chosen.
This edition of the tournament will feature the use of Football Video Support (FVS), following trials conducted last year during the U-20 Women's World Cup in Colombia and the U-17 Women's World Cup in the Dominican Republic.
The FVS system was introduced in response to repeated requests from member associations for a more affordable technological tool to support referees.
Unlike the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system, FVS does not involve dedicated video officials and does not automatically review all potentially game-changing incidents.
Instead, team coaches are allowed a limited number of challenges per match to request reviews of clear errors related to goals, penalties, direct red cards, or mistaken identity. Players can also suggest to their coaches when a challenge might be warranted.
The Moroccan U-20 national team, which qualified for the tournament, will compete in Group C. They will open their campaign against Spain on September 28 in Santiago, face Brazil on October 1 in the same city, and then travel to Valparaíso to take on Mexico on October 4.
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