In the knockout match of the FIFA World Cup, Spain-Morocco saw a neck-to-neck fight on Tuesday. An exciting encounter was witnessed between the two teams. The match resulted in a penalty shootout. Morocco badly trampled the 2010 World Champion Spain. There was a struggle for the goal till the full time, but no team could score a goal. In such a situation, 30 minutes of extra time was given after the full time.
There was no goal even in the first extra time
Both the teams were tied 0-0 after 90 minutes. Morocco created a few chances in the first half but was unable to score. After this, the first extra time of 30 minutes was given. In this also both the teams could not score. The round of 16 matches could not result in a tie after 120 minutes.
Morocco dominated the penalty shootout
This was followed by the second penalty shootout. In this, the Moroccan team completely dominated and by scoring two goals, they slipped the ground under the feet of Spain. Morocco eventually secured a place in the quarter-finals after scoring 3 goals in the penalty shoot-out against Spain. The Spanish team could not score a single goal and got out of the World Cup after the defeat in this match.
The special thing is that before this match, Spain has a record for extra time in knockout matches. The previous five knockout matches before this match in Spain had gone to extra time. The winner will play either Portugal or Switzerland in the quarter-finals. Moroccan captain Romain Sass suffered an injury in the 110th minute. He was seen moaning from the injury.
Morocco created history
After this spectacular victory, the Moroccan team created history. He has reached the quarterfinals of the World Cup for the first time. While the team also became the fourth African team to reach the quarter-finals of the Men's World Cup.
