Another reversal in FIFA World Cup 2026, Morocco beat Netherlands in a penalty shootout

2026 FIFA World Cup, the Netherlands under the captaincy of Virgil van Geek lost to the Moroccan team led by Ashraf Hakimi. Morocco won the match in a penalty shootout at the Estadio Stadium. On the second day of the Round of 32, two matches went to penalty shootouts and two football powerhouses crashed out of the FIFA World Cup. Paraguay knocked Germany out and now Morocco has knocked the Netherlands out of the tournament.

The score was tied at 1-1 after full-time. No goals were scored after 30 minutes of extra time, making the score tied at 1-1. The result then went into a penalty shootout. Morocco advanced to the Round of 16 by defeating the Netherlands 3-2 in a penalty shootout. Morocco's current FIFA rankings are sixth, while the Netherlands is seventh.

Morocco make their way into the Round of 16! 🇲🇦 #FIFAWorldCup

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The thrilling encounter continued until the final minutes

The match saw fierce competition from the start. Dutch star Cody Gakpo scored a superb goal in the 71st minute to give the Netherlands a crucial 1-0 lead. It seemed that this one goal would advance Ronald Koeman's team to the next round and end the trip to Morocco. But the African Lions refused to give up. Injury   In time (90+1 mins), Issa Diop broke through the Dutch defence and scored to level the score at 1-1.

Morocco wins shootout 

Then the pressure in the penalty shootout was so great that players from both teams missed one by one. For Morocco, Neil Al Enoino's shot scored while star player Ashraf Hakimi's shot hit the post. The Netherlands, on the other hand, also had bad luck, with Justin Kluivert and Quinton Timber missing their shots directly. For the Dutch team, only Tune Kupmeiners and Wout Weghorst managed to get the ball into the net, while Sofian Rahimi and Chemcedin Talby scored for Morocco<> With the shootout at the decisive stage of

2-2, Morocco's experienced goalkeeper Yassin Bono showed his true magic. Just as the Netherlands' Crescencio Somerville came to take the final penalty, Bono intercepted the ball with a superb dive, followed by Morocco's Ismail Saibari putting the ball into the net. Morocco made history by winning the shootout 3-2