The Moroccan football team qualified for the round of 16 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, after its victory against the Netherlands on penalties (3-2), Monday evening at the Monterrey stadium, in Mexico.
At the end of an intense and indecisive meeting, the two teams parted with a parity score (1-1) at the end of regulation time and overtime.
The Netherlands opened the scoring through Cody Gakpo in the 72nd minute, before Morocco came back into the game thanks to Issa Diop, scorer of the equalizing goal in the first minute of added time.
During the penalty shootout, the Atlas Lions were more effective in securing their ticket to the next round of the competition.
MAP: 30 June 2026
