Spain coach Luis Enrique gave his team a unique assignment following a penalty shootout loss to Italy at last year's European Championship.
“They play a possession game, which is very difficult for the opponent but also for people watching,” Regragui said. “We need to have a strong head. - ⦿ “It’s a festival of football.” Morocco goalkeeper Yassine Bounou and striker Youssef En-Nesyri both play in Spain for Sevilla. “The goalkeepers are ready, too. “We could fill two stadiums.” If you’ve trained for that often, then the way you take a penalty will improve,” Luis Enrique said. Spain has won twice and the only draw between them was in the 2018 FIFA World Cup, four years ago. “I told my players they have homework ahead of the World Cup. “Obviously you cannot train for the pressure and the tension. You need to take at least 1,000 penalties with your club,” Luis Enrique recounted Monday.
The Moroccan national anthem is both played lustily by the band playing it (presumably on record) and the fans and players in the stadium.
It’s a moment of maximum tension, a time to show your nerve and that you can shoot the penalty in the way you have decided, if you have trained it a thousand times. It falls to Morocco, one of the best supported teams in Qatar, to add an element of the unfamiliar to the quarter-finals. It’s going to be a very difficult game against one of the best teams in the world, they’re among the top favourites. Azpilicueta has not recovered from a thigh injury suffered in Spain’s last game against Japan, and Luis Enrique opted for Llorente ahead of Dani Carvajal, who struggled a bit with the Japanese. Real Madrid and his family gave all the papers required showing he was born in a hospital in Madrid, that he studied here, that he spent all his life growing up here. The Moroccan national anthem is both played lustily by the band playing it (presumably on record) and the fans and players in the stadium. Torres gets the ball out wide, makes a dart into the box and then runs into traffic. In the good old days, of course, there would be the Band of the Coldstream Guards (or local equivalent) churning out a nearly unrecognisable version of some unfortunate visiting team’s anthem, to the amusement of the away fans. Rodri has to head the ball back out and it comes to Boufal, and that’s a free header…missed. Boufal speeds on and a cross from Mazraoui tests Simon in the air. To the consternation of the hosts, the team marched off when the Yugoslav national anthem was played. His reaction was great - stayed cool (if annoyed) and turned to the crowd and asked them reasonably to show a little respect.
After getting out of the group phase for only the second time at a World Cup finals, Morocco will be looking to make more history when they face a Spanish ...
Chipped down the middle Hakimi with the chance to send them through... - 17:46
The 2022 FIFA World Cup continues Tuesday on FOX with Morocco taking on Spain in the round of 16. Here are the top plays!
[ FIFA World Cup 2022](/stories/soccer/fifa-vp-qatar-2022-could-be-last-world-cup-hosted-by-single-country) Shortly after the turnover, [Gavi](https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/gavi-player) had his shot deflected off the crossbar and then [Ferran Torres](https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/ferran-torres-player)' shot was rejected out of play. ET, FOX](https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/fifa-world-cup-men-portugal-vs-switzerland-dec-06-2022-game-boxscore-97093)). [Portugal](https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/portugal-men-team) will face [Switzerland](https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/switzerland-men-team) in Tuesday's second knockout-stage game ( [11 a.m. [ FIFA World Cup 2022](/stories/soccer/brazil-is-dominating-the-world-cup-and-making-it-look-fun) [ FIFA World Cup 2022](/stories/soccer/world-cup-daily-brazil-croatia-take-different-paths-to-quarters) [ FIFA World Cup 2022](/stories/soccer/world-cup-now-who-was-croatias-man-of-the-match-vs-japan) [ FIFA World Cup 2022](/stories/soccer/harry-kane-gets-support-from-david-beckham-ahead-of-england-france) [here](https://www.foxsports.com/stories/soccer/how-to-watch-the-2022-world-cup-on-fox-times-channels-full-match-schedule). [Noussair Mazraoui](https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/noussair-mazraoui-player) got off a thundering shot, but Spain goalkeeper [Unai Simon](https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/unai-simon-player) stunted the attempt. [Yassine Bounou](https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/bono-2-player) and defender [Nayef Aguerd](https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/naif-aguerd-player) couldn't connect on a pass, and Spain nearly turned it into a goal. [2022 FIFA World Cup](https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/2022-fifa-world-cup) continues Tuesday on FOX with [Morocco](https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/morocco-men-team) (2-1-0) taking on [Spain](https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/spain-men-team) (1-1-1) at Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar in the tournament's second-to-last match of the round of 16.
Morocco will be looking to cause another big upset when they come up against Spain in the last 16 at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
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