Morocco beat Netherlands on penalties: FIFA World Cup 2026 – at is happened

Morocco hold their nerve to win 3-2 on penalties, earning them a round of 16 matchup against co-hosts Canada.

Spare a thought for the Netherlands, who many pegged as dark horses entering this tournament.

We hope you enjoyed today’s coverage, and on behalf of Kevin Hand, this is Rohan Sharma signing off.

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Our round of 32 coverage continues into tomorrow.

We will have France versus Sweden next, with the live blog kicking off at 16:00 GMT.

Morocco make their way into the Round of 16! 🇲🇦 #FIFAWorldCup

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🇳🇱 Netherlands 1-1 (2-3 pens) Morocco 🇲🇦

The Dutch ran out of the little steam they had in the 72nd minute, and Morocco looked like they have something left for Canada in the last 16. pic.twitter.com/JgTeBkByqR

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Our match report following Morocco’s win is now live.

We expected an even match, and it’s split down the middle 50-50 on first-half possession with a slight field tilt edge to Morocco.

One of the lowest first-half xG totals of the tournament, but not without intensity. pic.twitter.com/3nG5aUQ2bS

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Celebrations will be going deep into the night in Asuncion.

Read about just what it means to the nation here.

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Click here to read the thoughts of the Paraguay manager after their 4-3 shootout win against Germany.

Germany’s #FIFAWorldCup 2026 campaign is over after a shock defeat – arguably the competition’s greatest – by Paraguay in the round of 32 after Jose Canale scored the winning kick in their penalty shootout.

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In what was considered one of the best matches of the round of 32, it ultimately provided some of the greatest drama yet.

Two evenly matched sides went toe-to-toe, taking it all the way to penalties, with Morocco holding their nerve to win 3-2 in the end.

You could say they deserved it, as they were the better side on the night.

Saibari converts at the spot kick, takes off his shirt, and sends Morocco and their fans into the stratosphere!

The Netherlands are heading home.

Match ends, Netherlands 1(2), Morocco 1(3).

Goal! Netherlands 1(2), Morocco 1(3). Ismael Saibari (Morocco) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.

Penalty saved. Crysencio Summerville (Netherlands) right footed shot saved in the top left corner by Yassine Bounou (Morocco).

Penalty missed. Quinten Timber (Netherlands) right footed shot misses to the left.

Goal! Netherlands 1(2), Morocco 1(2). Chemsdine Talbi (Morocco) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.

Goal! Netherlands 1(2), Morocco 1(1). Wout Weghorst (Netherlands) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.

Goal! Netherlands 1(1), Morocco 1(1). Soufiane Rahimi (Morocco) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.

Goal! Netherlands 1(1), Morocco 1. Teun Koopmeiners (Netherlands) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.

Penalty Shootout begins Netherlands 1, Morocco 1.

We are going the distance to settle this once and for all.

End of extra time: Netherlands 1-1 Morocco