Yassine Bounou got here out on high as he blocked two penalties to assist Morocco defeat Spain of their Spherical of 16 fixture of the continued FIFA World Cup 2022, on the Training Metropolis Stadium in Qatar. The match ended 0-0 in common time and extra-time after which entered the dreaded penalty shootout. With Morocco changing their first try, Pablo Sarabia hit the publish for Spain, after which it turned out to be a nightmare for the Europeans.
Morocco ended up successful 3-0 within the shootout, with Bounou additionally blocking Carlos Soler and Sergio Busquets. For Soler’s penalty, Bounou dived to the suitable to dam it after which adopted it up with a save to his left to disclaim Busquets. It was then all upon Achraf Hakimi, whose panenka made it 3-0 for Morocco within the shootout they usually knocked Spain out of the match. In addition they entered their first-ever quarter-finals in World Cup historical past.
After the PSG defender transformed the ultimate penalty, the limelight remained on Bounou, who was heralded by his teammates and likewise thrown onto the air in celebration.
Right here is the video of the penalty shootout:
Right here is the video of Morocco’s celebration:
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In what turned out to be a nervy encounter, Morocco tried six photographs, with two on course and Spain had 13, mustering just one on course. In the meantime, Spain had extra of the ball with 77% possession, with Morocco maintaining 23%. Within the quarter-finals, Morocco will face the winners of the ultimate Spherical of 16 conflict between Portugal and Switzerland. The opposite groups to have certified for the quarter-finals are Netherlands, Argentina, Croatia, Brazil, England and France.
Croatia are scheduled to face Brazil of their quarter-final fixture on Friday, adopted by Netherlands taking over Argentina. In the meantime, Morocco’s quarter-final is on Saturday, with England’s conflict vs France set for Sunday.