MONTERREY, MEXICO – Morocco beat the Netherlands 3-2 on penalties on Monday to reach the World Cup last-16 after their Round of 32 tie ended 1-1 following extra time, setting up a meeting with co-host?Canada.
Ismael Saibari converted the winning spot kick after Yassine Bounou saved Crysencio Summerville’s penalty, sending Morocco through after a dramatic ?contest in which it had forced extra time with a stoppage-time equaliser.
Morocco’s Neil El Aynaoui and Dutch substitute Justin Kluivert missed ?their ?attempts before Bart Verbruggen appeared to save Soufiane Rahimi’s effort, only for the ball to squirm underneath ?him and trickle over the line.
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