Bono leads the “Atlas Lions” to the quarter-finals for the first time in its history

Morocco.. the best result for an Arab team in the history of the World Cup

• Bono stared at the penalty shootout and saved two shots.

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• Jawad Al-Yamiq accepts the flag of Morocco after the historic victory.

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Seville goalkeeper Yassin Bounou led his country, Morocco, to the quarter-finals of the World Cup in football for the first time in its history, by excelling in penalty kicks and saving two that decided the summit with neighboring Spain in his favor 3-0, after the end of the original and extra time in a negative draw, yesterday. At the Education City Stadium in the Qatar World Cup.

This is the best result for an Arab team in the history of the World Cup, after Morocco (1986), Saudi Arabia (1994) and Algeria (2014) reached the final price previously.

Morocco is the third African team to achieve the achievement of reaching the quarter-finals, after Cameroon (1990), Senegal (2002) and Ghana (2010).

Bono saved the second and third kicks of Carlos Soler and Sergio Busquets, after Pablo Sarabia hit the first in the left post, while Abdel Hamid Sabiri, Hakim Ziyech and Ashraf Hakimi scored for Morocco, while Badr Bannon missed the third kick.

Morocco set a quarter-final date next Saturday at Al-Thumama Stadium with Portugal or Switzerland, who will meet later at Tzad Lusail.

The Moroccan national team continued its impressive results in the current version and kept its record free of loss, and conceded once, when it defeated Canada 2-1 in the last third round, which ensured its qualification to the final price for the second time after the first since 1986.

Morocco imposed a draw on runner-up Croatia, 0-0, in the first round, then beat Belgium, the third in the last edition, 2-0 in the second, and Canada, before adding Spain, the 2010 world champion, to its list of victims.

Spain was in the Morocco group in the last edition in Russia when it snatched a tie from the Atlas Lions in the last seconds, and at that time the men of French coach Herve Renard were out of competition.

In the event that Portugal qualifies, Morocco has the opportunity to avenge its loss to Cristiano Ronaldo's comrades, 0-1, in the second round, which threw them out of the finals.

And the Moroccan national team deserved to win because it stood as a match against Luis Enrique's men and did not allow them to threaten his own goal except in rare opportunities. Indeed, the real opportunities to score were the Moroccans' share, with the exception of Pablo Sarabia's ball at the time of the killer in the post, and they could have decided the result in the regular time. As well as overtime, before the penalty shootout smiles at them.

• Morocco is the third African team to qualify for the quarter-finals after Cameroon, Senegal and Ghana.

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