Our final matchday for the Round of 16
#MAR XI: Bono; Hakimi, Aguerd, Saïss, Mazraoui; Amrabat, Ounahi, Amallah; Ziyech, Boufal, En-Nesyri.
#ESP XI: Simón; M. Llorente, Rodri, Laporte, Alba; Busquets, Gavi, Pedri; Ferran, Olmo, Asensio.
Gavi at 18 years and 123 days old is the youngest player to start a FIFAWorldCup knockout stage game since Pele in 1958
HT | Morocco 0–0 Spain
For the first time in the #Qatar2022 knockout stage it’s goalless at the half!
However, it wasn’t an uneventful 45’ — Spain saw more of the ball, but Morocco looked dangerous, especially through Sofiane Boufal on the left.
Sofiane Boufal’s half-time by numbers vs Spain:
27 touches
11 duels won
5 take-ons completed
3 tackles
3 ball recoveries
3 crosses attempted
1 chance created
Impressive.
Spain’s last five knockout stage games at major tournaments:
2018 World Cup (R16): Extra time
2020 Euros (R16): Extra time
2020 Euros (QF): Extra time
2020 Euros (SF): Extra time
2022 World Cup (R16): Extra time
Someone tell them games aren’t 120 minutes long.
1 - Spain attempted just one shot in the first 45 minutes against Morocco , their fewest in a first half of a World Cup game since at least 1966. Difficult.
End of 90’ | Morocco 0–0 Spain
Neither side really showed much after the break, as they combined to accumulate only 0.50 xG in the second half.
We’ll have at least 30 more minutes of football here!
18-year-old Gavi will become the youngest player to start a knockout game at the men’s World Cup since Pelé in 1958
Luis Enrique told his Spain side to practice 1,000 penalties before the World Cup.
They scored zero in their shootout with Morocco
Morocco have conceded just ONE goal through 4 World Cup matches and are now headed to their FIRST EVER World Cup quarterfinal
They drew Croatia and defeated both Belgium and Spain in the process
What an incredible story
Spain manager Luis Enrique has announced that all earnings from his World Cup Twitch streams will go to charity
Messi, Mbappe & Neymar at the World Cup so far:
Kylian Mbappe: 4 games, 5 goals & 2 assists
Leo Messi: 4 games, 3 goals & 1 assist
Neymar jr: 2 games, 1 goal & 1 assist
Luis Enrique told his Spain side to practice 1,000 penalties before the World Cup.
They scored zero in their shootout with Morocco
◎ 5-4 vs Belgium (1986)
◉ 3-2 vs Ireland (2002)
◎ 5-3 vs South Korea (2002)
◎ 4-3 vs Russia (2018)
◎ 3-0 vs Morocco (2022)
Spain have now lost four World Cup penalty shootouts, more than any other nation.