Morocco vs Spain

They conceded just once, the goal being an own-goal. This is Morocco's second ever appearance in the knockout stages of the tournament and they will be looking ...

Morata has been on target three times during the group stages and will likely be leading the line for them. Which was the best World Cup winning team? The Atlas Lions come into this knockout round tie on the back of 2-1 win against Canada in Group F, finishing top of the table and remaining undefeated in the process.

The Moroccan national anthem is both played lustily by the band playing it (presumably on record) and the fans and players in the stadium.

It’s a moment of maximum tension, a time to show your nerve and that you can shoot the penalty in the way you have decided, if you have trained it a thousand times. It falls to Morocco, one of the best supported teams in Qatar, to add an element of the unfamiliar to the quarter-finals. It’s going to be a very difficult game against one of the best teams in the world, they’re among the top favourites. Azpilicueta has not recovered from a thigh injury suffered in Spain’s last game against Japan, and Luis Enrique opted for Llorente ahead of Dani Carvajal, who struggled a bit with the Japanese. Real Madrid and his family gave all the papers required showing he was born in a hospital in Madrid, that he studied here, that he spent all his life growing up here. The Moroccan national anthem is both played lustily by the band playing it (presumably on record) and the fans and players in the stadium. Torres gets the ball out wide, makes a dart into the box and then runs into traffic. In the good old days, of course, there would be the Band of the Coldstream Guards (or local equivalent) churning out a nearly unrecognisable version of some unfortunate visiting team’s anthem, to the amusement of the away fans. Rodri has to head the ball back out and it comes to Boufal, and that’s a free header…missed. Boufal speeds on and a cross from Mazraoui tests Simon in the air. To the consternation of the hosts, the team marched off when the Yugoslav national anthem was played. His reaction was great - stayed cool (if annoyed) and turned to the crowd and asked them reasonably to show a little respect.

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— Pedri — 11. Alba — 9. Simon (GK) — 6. Amallah — 7. Mazraoui — 8. They reached the Round of 16 in 1986, losing 1-0 to Germany. 30 mins from kickoff: This is the fourth time the teams have met, and the second in successive World Cups after they shared a 2-2 matchday 3 draw in Kaliningrad in the group stage four years ago. Bono (GK) — 2. Overall, La Rioja have appeared in six quarter-finals, but have managed only one win at that stage – a 1-0 defeat of Paraguay 12 years ago when they went on to win the tournament. 5 mins for kickoff: The teams emerge from the tunnel. Follow for complete results from the Round of 16 match in Qatar.