Morocco becomes the first Arab nation ever to reach the World Cup quarterfinals after dumping former champion Spain in a last 16 penalty shootout. FIFAWorldCup
AL RAYYAN, Qatar – Achraf Hakimi calmly converted a penalty to send Morocco through to the World Cup quarterfinals for the first time with a 3-0 shootout win over former champion Spain after a cagey last 16 clash ended goalless on Tuesday, December 6 .
Morocco became only the fourth African nation to reach the last eight of the tournament, 12 years after Ghana did so in South Africa. “We fought and made the Moroccan people happy, we made history and Morocco deserve it, Moroccan people made us united on the pitch,” coach Walid Regragui said.“We honored the Arab and African football, coach Regragui gave us the confidence that we needed in this game, a big boost in morale,” he said.
It was a huge blow for Luis Enrique’s team, who arrived in Qatar as one of the favorites after reaching the Euro 2020 semifinals and the Nations League final last year.“It’s the most difficult thing, playing against a team like Morocco who are hard workers. But they lacked a cutting edge and Morocco allowed them possession while trying to exploit the pace of Hakim Ziyech and Soufiane Boufal.
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