World Cup 2022: Watch Moroccan Fans Celebrate Penalty Win in Stadium

World Cup 2022: Watch Moroccan Fans Celebrate Penalty Win in Stadium

Byron Pillay
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:19 PM
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  • There were scenes of absolute delirium inside the stadium as Morocco beat Spain on penalties in the World Cup
  • DR Sports had a live broadcast of all the nervy moments and celebrations during the penalty shootout
  • Morocco set up a clash with Portugal in the quarter-final of the World Cup after beating Spain 3-0

Morocco is through to the quarter-final of the FIFA World Cup, and the fans are absolutely loving it.

The North African side knocked out Spain on penalties, beating the one-time champions 3-0.

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Presenter FlexUTD experienced Morocco's stunning penalty shootout victory over Spain together with fans during a live broadcast. Image: @FlexUTD
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While numerous videos of fans celebrating back in Morocco have surfaced, a new video has made the rounds showing the fans' reaction in the stands.

Media personality @FlexUTD was among the fans during the penalty shootout, capturing nervy and tense moments before the joyous celebrations for DR Sports.

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With nerves high before Achraf Hakimi's winner, the presenter even forgot for a moment what Morocco needed to do to win.

However, that was all forgotten once the goal went in, as wild celebrations broke out among the fans.

Morocco will now take on Portugal in the quarter-final of the tournament.

The Portuguese booked their place in the last eight with a 6-1 drubbing of Switzerland.

Morocco fans enjoy wild street celebrations after beating Spain

The city of Rabat was overwhelmed by excited supporters of Morocco, following their historic World Cup win over Spain in the last 16 on Tuesday.

The Atlas Lions became the first African nation to win on penalty shootouts in the history of the tournament, Sports Brief reported.

The Walid Regragui-tutored side achieved this long-awaited milestone by beating La Roja 3-0 on penalties, after a nerve-recking 90 minutes plus 30 minutes of extra time.

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Morocco's Head Coach Walid Regragui has etched his name in history books after becoming the first African coach to qualify a team for the quarterfinals.

Morocco's story has been a beautiful story in Qatar, with the Atlas Lions proving critics wrong with exemplary performances.

After frustrating 2018 finalists Croatia to a barren draw, they followed it up with a 2-0 masterclass win over FIFA's number 2 ranked team Belgium before dispatching Canada to win their group.

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Byron Pillay is a sports writer and Head of the Department at Sports Brief (joined in 2022) with over 10 years of experience in community journalism and a degree in journalism from Caxton's Cadet School.
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