After the match, the Spanish players stood still, very lost. Pedri sat on the pitch with tears in his eyes. This is his first time to participate in the World Cup, and eventually stopped the top 16. In addition, the Spanish fans in the stands collectively lost their heads, and some of them cried directly into tears, so sad that they couldn't help wiping away their tears with their scarves.
The Moroccan players on the other side of the field ran to keeper Bounou to embrace the carnival. The latter was buried in the arms of his teammates and cried, before being thrown into a celebration by the whole team as Bunu pounced on Soler and Busquets in the penalty shootout, a major hero of Morocco's elimination of Spain.
Statistically, this is the first time Morocco has finished in the top 8 since its participation in the World Cup. After 52 years of hard work, it has finally realized its dream. At the same time, it has become the fourth African team in the history of the World Cup to enter the top eight, and the first African team in the history of the World Cup to win the penalty shootout. It can be said that this belongs to Morocco, which has set a series of crazy records.
Next up, Morocco will face Portugal and Switzerland in the top eight, with either opponent having the chance to further set a best finish for an African team at the World Cup.
