(MENAFN) Morocco goalkeeper Yassine Bounou called his side’s historic World Cup success against Spain as a “gift to all of Morocco”.
The North Africans, challenging in the tournament’s knockouts for the first time since 1986, beaten the 2010 champions on penalties at Education City Stadium on Tuesday after the match had finished goalless.
The win ensured Morocco became the first Arab team to reach the World Cup quarter-finals.
Bounou would prove the hero for his national team, the Sevilla goalkeeper saving two of Spain's three measures in the shoot-out to leave Paris Saint-Germain full-back Achraf Hakimi to finalize a famous conquest.
Referencing the vocal and partisan backing Morocco had in the stands, in addition to back home, Bounou snnounced: "We felt the support of our fans in Morocco and elsewhere, and that gave us momentum in the stadium.
"On behalf of all the players, I want to thank the fans who helped us in this task. I congratulate all the players and I offer this gift to all the Moroccan people."
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