Morocco made history today by becoming the first African nation to reach the World Cup’s round of eight since 2010.
Morocco defeated Spain 3-0 on post-match penalties to advance to the World Cup quarterfinals, becoming the first African nation to do so since Ghana in 2010. It is also the first North African nation and fourth African nation overall to do so.
Recall that Morocco and Spain compete in the last-16 as they try to advance to the quarterfinals in Qatar against Portugal or Switzerland.
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Following Brazil’s World Cup victory over South Korea, the players raise a flag honoring Pelé.
The victor of today’s Qatar World Cup match between Morocco and Spain will play either Portugal or Switzerland in the quarterfinals.
Spain lost to Japan shockingly on their final matchday of the first round, despite crushing Costa Rica and drawing with Germany to finish second in their group.
Following a first-round draw with Croatia, Morocco shocked Belgium, defeated Canada, and won their group to advance to this matchup with Spain, the 2010 champions.