Morocco beat the Netherlands 3-2 on penalties after the game finished 1-1
“It was chaos on repeat. Five out of 10 penalties were missed, two of which hit the same post. There was a goalkeeper own goal, another shot smashed against the crossbar and several intimate portraits of unadulterated anguish. An extraordinary shootout settled Monday’s last-32 tie between Morocco and the Netherlands. Morocco triumphed 3-2 on penalties after the match finished in a 1-1 draw. In total, four of the spot kicks failed to hit the target — the most in World Cup history. …”
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The World Cup’s most chaotic penalty shootout: An own goal, a ‘stand-up’ save and five misses
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