Jakarta, CNNI Indonesia —
Morocco advancing to the final eight World Cup 2022 after defeating Spain on penalties on Tuesday (6/12). Here are five facts about Morocco’s victory over Spain at the 2022 World Cup.
In the round of 16, Morocco stopped Spain 0-0 in regular time and twice in 15 minutes. On penalties, Morocco won 3-0 as three Spanish enforcers failed.
Victory over Spain meant Morocco faced Portugal in the quarter-finals on Saturday night (10/12). Hakim Ziyech and his friends hope to bankrupt the Selecao das Quinas.
Here are five facts about Morocco after defeating Spain:
1. High Moroccan record
During the World Cup, Morocco has taken part in the finals five times, including the 2022 edition. Of the previous four editions, Morocco’s best result has been the round of 16.
It happened at the 1986 World Cup. Morocco’s move was stopped by West Germany with a score of 0-1. This result is considered Morocco’s greatest achievement before being surpassed at the 2022 World Cup.
For this reason, this time the result has created great euphoria throughout Morocco. However, they are not satisfied as they want to be the first African country to qualify for the semi-finals.
2. The fourth African team
Morocco became the fourth team to reach the last eight. The other three teams that have reached this stage are Cameroon in 1990, Senegal in 2002 and Ghana in 2010.
The difference is that Morocco are the only African team to qualify for the round of 16 on penalties. The previous three teams both qualified for the round of 16 by winning 2-1.
This victory is also a record. Morocco became the first African nation to win from a penalty shootout in a World Cup knockout stage. Even then the penalty victory was very crushing.
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