FIFA World Cup; Morocco defeated Spain and hoisted the Palestinian flag on the field

Doha: In the sensational match of the FIFA World Cup, Morocco won and hoisted the Palestinian flag on the field. In the match played at the Education City Stadium, Morocco defeated Spain to reach the quarter-finals for the first time and knocked the former world champions out of the mega event. The match of the Super 16 stage of the event witnessed a sensational match between Spain and Morocco, where Spain adopted an aggressive strategy from the start of the match, but the Moroccan defense players did not give Spain a chance to score, both teams. Despite attacking each other's goal post, they could not score a goal within the allotted time. After that both the teams were given extra time but both the teams failed to score in spite of desperate efforts. Both teams were awarded five penalties to make the match decisive.

The Spanish team failed to score in the first three penaltiese

The Spanish team failed to score in the first three penalties, while Morocco scored three goals in four penalties and won the game. Spanish-born Moroccan player Ashraf Hakimi scored the winning penalty to take the team to the quarter-finals.