Morocco vs Spain: The two teams clash in the last-16 of the FIFA World Cup. AP
Spain are hoping it won’t come down to a penalty shootout against Morocco in the Round of 16 on Tuesday, at least the team is well prepared if it does get to that point.
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Spain were also eliminated in a penalty shootout at the 2018 World Cup, by host Russia.
“It doesn’t just depend on luck. It’s a moment of the highest pressure. If you’ve trained for that often, then the way you take a penalty will improve,” Luis Enrique said. “Obviously you cannot train for the pressure and the tension. But it’s manageable. You can cope with that pressure.”
Morocco have been one of the biggest surprises of the tournament by winning a difficult group ahead of 2018 finalist Croatia and 2018 semifinalist Belgium.
Morocco conceded only one goal in their three group matches and the team have big support in Qatar as the last of the four Arab qualifiers still playing — and now the last African team, too, after Senegal were eliminated by England on Sunday.
Spain also met Morocco in the teams’ final group game in 2018, which ended 2-2.
(with inputs from The Associated Press)
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