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Morocco beat Spain on penalties to reach World Cup quarter-finals

Morocco, on Tuesday, dumped Spain out of the World Cup in a last-16 penalty shootout, following a 0-0 draw over 120 minutes.

Spanish-born Achraf Hakimi scored the decisive spot-kick after Spain squandered all three of their attempts in the penalty shootout.

Hakimi, a product of the Real Madrid youth system, calmly slotted his penalty past Unai Simon in Spain’s goal to seal Morocco’s 3-0 win in the shootout.

During the 90 minutes plus extra time, Spain dominated possession but failed to create many clear chances against Morocco’s stubborn defence.

Morocco, however, advanced to a quarter-final clash with either Portugal or Switzerland who meet later on Tuesday.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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