Morocco stunned Spain with a punishment shootout triumph to scope the World Cup quarterfinals aft playing to a 0-0 gully connected Tuesday.
Spain dominated possession successful the archetypal fractional but could not find a mode past a resolute Morocco defence. The champion accidental of the fractional came erstwhile Morocco defender Nayef Aguerd headed implicit from adjacent range.
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The 2010 World Cup champions remained ascendant but could not find a breakthrough wrong 90 minutes, sending the crippled to other time. Morocco enjoyed the amended chances arsenic they squandered a brace of one-on-ones and, with the scores inactive level, a punishment shootout was required.
The times were divided successful acquisition -- it was Morocco's archetypal shootout astatine a World Cup finals and Spain's 5th -- but Morocco goalkeeper Yassine Bounou turned hero, watching Spain archetypal spot footwear deed the station earlier redeeming their adjacent 2 efforts to assistance the North Africa broadside to a 3-0 triumph connected penalties.
The effect means Morocco beforehand to the World Cup quarterfinals for the archetypal time, wherever they look the victor of Portugal and Switzerland, who play aboriginal connected Tuesday.
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