The Moroccan national team created perhaps the loudest sensation at the World Cup in Qatar. The first half had a revealing episode: African midfielder Sofyan Bufal amused the fans when Spaniard Marcos Llorente was “sent to the buffet” with a gracious welcome.
The Moroccan national team sensationally eliminated Spain in the 1/8 final of the 2022 World Cup. The 120-minute game time ended in a 0-0 draw, but the representatives of the African continent came out stronger in the penalty shootout.
While the Spanish players were in possession of the ball for most of the match, Moroccan goalkeeper Yassin Bu still managed to keep his net dry.
Meanwhile, the Moroccan national team has proven that it can compete with European teams: Moroccans from Croatia, Belgium and Spain did not miss a single goal.
In the penalty shootout, Spanish football player Pablo Sarabia’s first blow hit the pole, with two more blows successfully repelled by Moroccan goalkeepers Carlos Soler and Sergio Busquets.
Ashraf Hakimi scores the winning penalty in the style of Antonin Panenka.
The result of this match at 1/8 was perhaps the main sensation of the entire tournament, as many experts expected that Spain would be able to overcome the 1/8 finals. Morocco, on the other hand, became the only team outside Europe and Latin America to reach the quarter-finals of the World Cup held in Qatar. This is the only Arab and also African country to continue to participate in the tournament.
Representatives of the Moroccan diaspora celebrated their country’s historic victory across Europe.
Immediately after Hakimi’s penalty, crowds living in Brussels, The Hague and Barcelona took to the streets.
Thus, Morocco joined the other participants in the quarter-finals of the World Cup.
Teams that will play in 1/4 in the 2022 World Cup:
- Netherlands – Argentina
- Croatia – Brazil
- England – France
- Morocco – Portugal/Switzerland
Now the Moroccan national team is waiting for the 1/4 final match against the winner of the match between Portugal and Switzerland.
Moroccan sent the Spanish defender to the buffet
In the first half of the Spanish-Moroccan match, there was an intriguing and very enlightening episode. Africa national team midfielder Sofian Bufal amused the fans by leaving Spanish defender Marcos Llorente behind with a gracious welcome.
The fans interpreted this episode vividly and mocked the Spaniard’s play, who played on the right wing in this match.
Previously Focus After the Croatian national team reached the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup, model Ivana Knoll reportedly trolled Japan fans who lost to the Croatians in the penalty shootout. “Only sushi is on the menu today,” the Miami model wrote on Instagram.
Recall that from the new year Cristiano Ronaldo will become a player of the Saudi club Al-Nasr. The Saudis are reportedly ready to pay Portugal 200 million euros per season. Thus, Ronaldo will become the highest paid football player in the world.
Source: Focus
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