Morocco caused a shock at the World Cup on Tuesday by knocking out Spain – but their last-16 win did not come as a surprise to Sofiane Boufal.
The north African side triumphed in a penalty shootout after holding Spain to a 0-0 stalemate over 120 minutes. Luis Enrique’s side failed to net a single spot kick, as goalkeeper Yassine Bounou pulled off two saves to help Morocco win the shootout 3-0.
Morocco will face Portugal in the quarter-finals after Goncalo Ramos’ hat-trick helped Fernando Santos’ team thrash Switzerland 6-1 on Tuesday night. They are just the fourth African side to reach the last eight of a World Cup, following Cameroon in 1990, Senegal in 2002 and Ghana in 2010.