Sofyan Amrabat: Morocco Star Aims Brutal Dig at Spain Trio After World Cup Shocker

• Morocco midfielder Sofyan Amrabat has taken a swipe at Spain's midfield after his side eliminated them from the World Cup
• Amrabat reposted a picture from one of Instagram followers after helping his side qualify for the quarterfinals
• The Fiorentina midfielder has been one of the standout performers for the Atlas Lions in Qatar

Morocco midfielder Sofyan Amrabat has stoked some fires by reposting some controversial Inasgram stories trolling Spain's trio Pedri Gonzalez, Gavi and Sergio Busquests.

Amrabat was part of the Morocco team that dumped Spain out of the FIFA World Cup to add to the many surprises we've had so far in Qatar.

The Atlas Lions have been the tournament's surprise package after beating Belgium and frustrating Croatia in the group stage to finish first.

They then took Spain all the way to post-match penalties, where Sevilla's goalkeeper Yassine Bounou saved two penalties.

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However, in normal and extra time, Fiorentina star Amrabat put in another resilient performance. Prior to the tournament, talk had been rife about how Spain had one of the most decent and balanced midfield.

The Barcelona trio was bringing a perfect blend of rawness in Pedri and Gavi and experience and steadiness in Sergio Busquests. Part of Morocco's Head Coach Walid Regragui's plan was to stifle Spain's tiki-taka form of play.

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Part of the plan was to cut the lines of passing that Busquests has built a career out of by breaking play. Amrabat stepped in and managed to put a hold on the trio for the entire 120 minutes.

After the game, the 26-year-old reposted stories on his Instagram of how he had kept the Spain trio calm. He used an image from the popular sitcom Brooklyn 99, where one of the main characters, Sergeant Jeffords, holds down three people with his muscular physique.

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The incident in the sitcom happened in season 1, episode 14, Ebony Falcon.

Morocco will be eyeing more scalp when they face Portugal in the quartefinals on Saturday.

Morocco fan trolls Spain

Sports Brief had earlier reported that Spain's national team were subjected to savage trolls by a Moroccan fan following their exit from the 2022 World Cup on Tuesday.

Walid Regragui's charges braved the odds as underdogs to shock former world champions Spain to punch a ticket to the quarterfinals via penalty shootouts.

The stunning win for Morocco caused wild celebrations among fans at the Education City Stadium to earth-shattering jubilation back home in Casablanca and Rabat. Amid the fanfare of Morocco's qualification, an ecstatic fan aimed a sly dig at Spain on the back of their elimination.