The Moroccan team became one of the great surprises of the World Cup in Qatar after eliminating one of the favourites, Luis Enrique’s Reds, on Tuesday. The numbers that the African team will leave on its trajectory for the world championship are unique and in some cases, ‘chapeau’.
To begin with, Morocco signed a statistic that enters the annals of history after sealing its ticket to the quarterfinals of the World Cup by defeating Spain. This is the second time in World Cup history that a team, in this case, Morocco, has won a penalty shootout without conceding a goal. Remember that after the statutory 90 minutes the Spain-Morocco result was 0-0 and later, in the deadly penalty shootout, Luis Enrique’s men failed to convert any of the three maximum penalties they launched. Therefore, Bono, the Moroccan goalkeeper, did not concede a single target in the intense round of 16 duels.
This situation (getting a tie without going into a penalty shootout) is the second time it has happened in the history of the World Cups, since in 2006 it already happened in the Ukraine-Switzerland duel.
Three clean sheets in four games in Qatar
Morocco’s tenacity and defensive strength are leading it to make history in a championship where it has already entered the quarterfinals. For example, a button. The match against Spain was not the only tournament in which Regragui’s men left their ‘virgin’ goal. Morocco has already kept three clean sheets in four games in Qatar, a brutal feat and one of the keys that explains their qualification for the quarterfinals.
Source: La Verdad
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