Morocco reached the world quarter-finals for the first time by defeating Spain

Ryan: Morocco made a major change in the quarter-finals of the Football World Cup, defeating 2010 champions Spain 3-0 in a penalty shootout to secure a place in the last eight here on Tuesday.

This is Morocco’s best performance in the history of the World Cup. The team had earlier reached the pre-quarterfinals in 1986.

Morocco goalkeeper Yassine Bounou made the best saves in the penalty shootout after both teams failed to score a goal in the match in regular and post-extra time. In the shootout, Abdelhamid Sabiri, Hakim Ziyech and Achraf Hakimi scored for Morocco while Badar Benoun missed.