Morroco knock out Spain to reach last 8

Achraf Hakimi made himself a hero with a chipped winning penalty as Morocco stunned Spain in a shootout after a goalless draw to reach the World Cup quarter-finals.

The two teams couldn’t be separated after 120 minutes and Spain failed to convert any of their three penalties, with goalkeeper Yaccine Bounou brilliantly saving two.

That left Paris St-Germain’s Hakimi — born and raised in Madrid no less — to win it with his nerveless spot-kick and spark jubilant scenes.

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