Morocco's fairytale continues with shootout win over Spain

Achraf Hakimi, a giant among many in ruby red, Panenkad the winning penalty just to add a flash of flair as the roof threatened to come clean off this place
Morocco's fairytale continues with shootout win over Spain

ECSTASY: Morocco players react after goalkeeper Yassine Bounou saves a penalty from Spain's Carlos Soler (not pictured) during the penalty shoot-out of the FIFA World Cup Round of Sixteen match at the Education City Stadium in Al-Rayyan, Qatar. Pic: Adam Davy/PA Wire

Morocco 0 Spain 0 —Morocco win 3-0 on penalties

Doha had become Marrakech. But with 70-odd minutes having passed us by in the deafening din of Education City, it had in a way become Moscow too.

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