Morocco sends the Netherlands home with dramatic World Cup knockout in penalties

The World Cup provided a 2nd miraculous infinitesimal connected Monday night.

The Netherlands, a favourite to triumph the tourney aft years of making agelong runs, took the pb precocious successful the lucifer erstwhile Cody Gakpo took power of a escaped shot successful the container and sent it into the backmost of the net. But the pb didn’t past long, arsenic Morocco’s Issa Diop headed 1 down the Dutch goalie successful stoppage time.

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Morocco's Ismael Saibari reacts aft scoring the winning punishment during the World Cup circular of 32 lucifer betwixt the Netherlands and Morocco successful Guadalupe, adjacent Monterrey, Mexico, connected June 29, 2026. (Ricardo Mazalan/Associated Press)

Morocco and the Netherlands went to penalties. Morocco’s Ismael Saibari nailed the winning punishment footwear to springiness Morocco the 3-2 triumph successful the stage, advancing the squad to the Round of 16.

"We cognize erstwhile we bash everything connected the pitch, it’s God that gives thing backmost to america arsenic well," Morocco caput manager Mohamed Ouahbi said aft the match. "We springiness each the vigor that we person connected the field. Rahimi’s extremity could person not been a goal, but it went successful thankfully."

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Netherlands players respond pursuing the World Cup circular of 32 lucifer against Morocco successful Guadalupe adjacent Monterrey, Mexico, connected June 29, 2026. (Ricardo Mazalan/AP)

The Dutch had reached astatine slightest the Round of 16 successful the past 11 World Cups, including a quarterfinal quality successful 2022 successful Qatar. It was the aforesaid twelvemonth Morocco became the archetypal African squad to scope the semifinals.

Morocco volition play Canada successful the Round of 16 successful Houston connected Saturday. Morocco defeated Canada 2-1 successful the radical signifier of the 2022 World Cup.

"I deliberation Morocco has gained everybody’s respect now," Ouahbi said. "I saw (the Netherlands’ benignant of play) arsenic a signifier of respect."

It was the latest astonishing knockout of the World Cup.

The Moroccan squad celebrates aft winning connected punishment kicks successful the World Cup circular of 32 lucifer against the Netherlands successful Guadalupe adjacent Monterrey, Mexico, connected June 29, 2026. (Sofia Yaker/AP Photo)

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The Associated Press contributed to this report.