Morocco fans in London celebrate World Cup win over Spain
LONDON: Jubilant Morocco fans poured onto the streets of central London on Tuesday night to celebrate their team’s historic win over Spain in the last 16 of the World Cup.
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Morocco dump Spain out on penalties to reach historic World Cup quarters
DOHA: Achraf Hakimi struck the decisive penalty in a shootout to send Morocco into the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time on Tuesday (Dec 6) as the African side stunned Spain after a goalless draw.
Morocco’s ‘avocado head’ has World Cup team daring to dream
DOHA: Thanks to Walid Regragui, the coach who has made Morocco the first Arab nation to reach the World Cup quarter-finals, avocados may just be the nation's favourite fruit.
Pass-masters Spain fail World Cup test, face identity crisis
DOHA: Spain arrived in Qatar with grand dreams of winning a second World Cup, fully convinced in their style of play, but departed early Wednesday, ruminating on an identity crisis. La Roja last lifted a major trophy a decade ago at Euro 2012, while they have not won a single knockout game at the World Cup since triumphing in South Africa in 2010. Luis Enrique’s side huffed and puffed but could not blow Morocco’s sturdy house down in the last 16 on Tuesday, falling 3-0 on penalties after 120 goalless minutes.
How do you stop Mbappe? England wrestle with World Cup conundrum
England manager Gareth Southgate is wrestling with the biggest dilemma of his reign as he tries to plot a way to stop the "sensational" Kylian Mbappe in Saturday's World Cup quarter-final.
Morocco knocks out Spain on penalties : the story of a stunning defence and three spotkick misses
The specialists had predicted a balanced game between Portugal and Switzerland but it ended with a spectacular result. 7-1 in favour of the Portuguese who immediately imposed their rhythm as the Swiss struggled not to concede any more goals . One player made a lot of noise during this game, it was Gonçalo Ramos. The 21-year-old started in the position usually occupied by Cristiano Ronaldo and scored a hat-trick for his team, a first since 1966.
Dropping Ronaldo purely 'strategic' says Portugal coach
Portugal coach Fernando Santos said his decision to leave Cristiano Ronaldo out of his starting team for Tuesday's 6-1 triumph over Switzerland in the World Cup last 16 had been "strategic and nothing more."
FIFA World Cup Quarter-Finals: Who Will Play Whom And Where?
With Portugal decimating Switzerland 6-1 in the final Round of 16 match, the line-up for the quarter-finals of the tournament is decided. Top teams like Germany and Belgium were already eliminated in the group stage while the Round of 16 saw 2010 champions Spain crashing out after a defeat to Morocco on penalties. Giants like France, Brazil, Portugal, and England have booked their qualification into the last 8 with convincing results. Some exciting contests await in the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup from where only 4 teams will go through to the semi-finals.