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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Felix Keith

Morocco's former Premier League star predicted World Cup shock vs Spain three months ago

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.

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