Morocco beat Spain: Morocco created history on Tuesday as they beat Spain 3-0 on penalties in their Round of 16 clash to seal a Q/F berth in WC 2022.
Yassine Bounou made 3 successive saves of Sarabia, Soler and Busquets to ensure victory after it ended goalless in regulation plus extra time.
Morocco have conceded just ONE goal through 4 World Cup matches and are now headed to their FIRST EVER World Cup quarterfinal 🇲🇦
They drew Croatia and defeated both Belgium and Spain in the process 😮
What an incredible story 👏 pic.twitter.com/KPIKwEBX0J
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) December 6, 2022
Match Report
Morocco was the better side on the day as they threatened the Spain goal more than the Spanish side did to theirs.
Aguerd has his first chance to give Morocco the lead but missed from close range while Morata and Olmo had their chances for Spain as well.
Soler could have won the game in extra time for La Roja when he shot across goal, but his effort clipped the outer half of the post. Morocco’s Cheddira could have won the game as well but Simon saved his effort when he was one-on-one.
The African side showed guts, desire and plenty courage with a mighty fine display to help their side seal success and secure a 1st ever Q/F berth in the World Cup.
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In the penalty shootout; Sabiri, Ziyech and Hakimi found the net while Banoune’s strike was saved.
Enrique’s side were poor during the spot-kicks as Bounou made three saves off effortless shots.
Luis Enrique told his Spain side to practice 1,000 penalties before the World Cup.
They scored zero in their shootout with Morocco 🤐 pic.twitter.com/v5ohTgF00n
— ESPN UK (@ESPNUK) December 6, 2022
This also created a record for Spain; who have now lost 4 penalty shootouts in World Cup history.
