Morocco 0 (3) Spain 0 (0) LIVE RESULT: Luis Enrique’s side lose on PENALTIES and OUT of World Cup after horror shootout
SPAIN are OUT of the World Cup after losing to Morocco on PENALTIES in the last-16.
Luis Enrique's side dominated for much of the game but failed to find the breakthrough they needed.
Morocco keeper Bounou then saved TWO penalties in the shootout and PSG's Achraf Hakimi scored a Panenka to win the game.
- Start time: 3pm GMT
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- Morocco XI: Bounou, Hakimi, Aguerd, Saiss, Mazraoui, Amrabat, Ounahi, Amallah, Ziyech, En Nesyri, Boufal
- Spain XI: Simon, Llorente, Rodri, Laporte, Alba, Busquets, Gavi, Pedri, Olmo, Asensio, Torres
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25. Absolute drama in the Moroccan box.
Bono takes once chance too many and the ball is fed back into Ferran Torres who lays it off to Gavi.
His effort is tipped onto the bar and then the follow up is blocked brilliantly by the Moroccan defence.
The linesman then raises his flag.
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23. The Atlas Lions fans are still making themselves heard.
The drums, trumpets and jeers for Spain.
Boufal pick pockets Llorente once again.
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21. Morocco have another free kick, this time in a wide position.
Boufal does brilliantly on the left to beat Llorente.
His cross toward Ziyech cannot pick out his teammate.
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19. Neither keeper has had much to do so far.
The game has turned into a midfield battle.
Amallah is penalised for a foul.
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17. Morocco also are looking comfortable in possession.
They are breaking down the Spanish attacks well.
If they can hit Spain with quick counter-attacks they could hurt them in this turnover.
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15. A high ball is lofted into the Spanish box.
Simon does well to grasp the ball through a sea of players.
Spain are looking to pass the ball around.
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13. Rodri is penalised for a foul on Boufal.
Spain are trying to play a physical game.
The referee is having any of it though.
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11. The Atlas Lions have a free kick in a very dangerous position.
Hakimi takes a strike at goal.
It goes a couple of feet over the bar, not troubling the Spanish keeper.
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9. Gavi is penalised for a foul on Amrabat.
Spain are looking comfortable in possession.
Morocco have numbers behind the ball and the Spanish are struggling to break their opponents down.
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7. Spain are being pressed back by the Atlas Lions.
They do not fear their opponents today.
Everywhere you look in the ground it is a sea of red, yet this time they not Spain tops.
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5. Morocco look to press forward down the right.
Ziyech receives the ball and tries to cross.
On this occasion it is not troubling the Spain defence.
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3. Walid Regragui has only been in charge since August.
He is still unbeaten as manager.
Imagine if he could still say that after this tournament is finished.
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1. Spain play in their unfamiliar sky blue strip.
From a distance it makes them look like Celta Vigo.
Whenever they touch the ball, there are jeers and whistles from the crowd.
Kick-off: Morocco vs Spain
We are underway at the Education City Stadium.
It feels like we are in Rabat today.
Spain get this last 16 tie started.
Lions set to re-write history
Walid Regragui's side are looking to match continental history today.
Their four-game unbeaten run at the World Cup can only be beaten by Cameroon.
They went five games unbeaten between 1982 and 1990 to give them the best undefeated run of an African side at the tournament.
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Lions riding the crest of a wave
Morocco are now on an eight-game unbeaten run in all competitions.
During which they have conceded only two goals.
Regragui's men are to become the first Morocco side to reach the quarter-finals.
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Many an argument was had over whether Mitoma had prevented the whole of the ball from going over the line.
Shots from all angles were shown and depending on the camera angle, the view changed with the inidividual.
The scoreline was the only statistic that mattered, as Spain dropped to second in Group E and only bested Germany on goal difference.
Credit: Reuters Gaffer points fingers at players
Luis Enrique did not pull any punches as his side failed to hang on to a one-goal lead against Japan in the final matchday in Group E.
Alvaro Morata's 11th minute opener ultimately counted for very little against Japan.
Unai Simon let a long-range effort from Ritsu Doan slip through his gloves as Japan restored parity three minutes later, Ao Tanaka prodded home the winner after Kaoru Mitoma had only managed to keep the ball in play.
Atlas Lions playing for a continent
Even in their goalless draw with Croatia, the plaudits largely went to Walid Regragui's men, who followed that up with successive wins over Belgium and Canada to become one of only two African teams in the last 16 of the World Cup.
The other team to achieve this feat, Senegal, were knocked out of the competition on Sunday by England.
Now, Morocco have an entire African continent rooting for them.
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Walid Regragui's side have fended off Croatia and Belgium to finish top in Group F.
With the golden generation of Belgium under-performing and 2018 runners-up Croatia struggling to find a consistent attacking spark, Morocco took full advantage to claim a surprising first-placed finish in Group F with seven points from a possible nine.
La Roja would be well served to fear the Atlas Lions.
Spain subs:
1. Sánchez, 2. Azpilicueta, 3. García, 4. P Torres, 7. Morata, 8. Koke, 12. Nico Williams, 13. Raya, 14. Balde, 15. Guillamón, 17. Pino, 19. Soler, 20. Carvajal, 22. Sarabia, 25. Ansu Fati
Spain starting XI:
23. Simon, 6. Llorente, 16. Rodri, 24. Laporte, 18. Alba, 9. Gavi, 5. Busquests, 26. Pedri, 11. Torres, 10. Asensio, 21. Olmo
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9. Hamdallah, 10. Zaroury, 11. Sabiri, 12. Mohamedi, 13. Chair, 14. Aboukhlal, 16. Ezzalzouli, 18. El Yamiq, 20. Dari, 21. Cheddira, 22. Tagnaouti, 23. El Khannouss, 24. Benoun, 25. Attiat-Allah, 26. Jabrane
Morocco starting XI:
1. Bono, 2. Hakimi, 5. Aguerd, 6. Saiss, 3. Mazraoui, 8. Ounahi, 4. S Amrabat, 15. Amallah, 7. Ziyech, 19. En-Nesyri, 17. Boufal
Credit: : @EnMaroc La Roja looking to roll back years
It wasn’t so long ago that Spain dominated football on the big stage.
They were European champions and the holders of the World Cup.
Since then they have endured some bleak times but with the emergence of a crop of young talent, they fancy their chances to re-establish themselves in Qatar.
