:quality(75)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/elcomercio/VQ6RKZMFFVBTBEBOGQ7BYT6XEY.jpg "Hakimi’s incredible and risky penalty to define Morocco’s place in the quarterfinals of Qatar 2022 | VIDEO")
Morocco gave the surprise and qualified for the quarterfinals of the World Cup Qatar 2022. After drawing 0-0 against Spain In regulation time and in extra time, the African team won the penalty shootout and is now among the eight best teams in the tournament. The great figure on penalties was Achraf Hakimi.
The PSG winger was in charge of correctly kicking the decisive penalty that gave Morocco the victory against the European team. However, he didn’t do it either way.
When the majority of fans and journalists expected a powerful shot from Hakimi, the player dared to ‘chop’ the ball and define exquisitely. This action left the fans present in the stadium speechless and also those who followed the match on television.
In this way, Morocco left out of the World Cup one of the candidates to win the most coveted trophy of all.
Source: Elcomercio
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