Netherlands vs Morocco, FIFA World Cup LIVE updates: Morocco wins thriller on penalties, eliminates Dutchmen

After defeating the Dutch, Morocco will face Canada in the Round of 16 on July 4 at 10.30pm.

Penalty Shootout 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.

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Round of 32 - Netherlands v Morocco - Estadio Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico - June 29, 2026 Morocco's Ismael Saibari scores a penalty during the penalty shootout to win the match as Morocco qualify for the round of 16 stage of the World Cup REUTERS/Raquel Cunha

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

Penalty missed! Still Netherlands 1(2), Morocco 1(2). Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) hits the left post with a right footed shot.

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.

Penalty missed! Still Netherlands 1(1), Morocco 1. Justin Kluivert (Netherlands) hits the left post with a right footed shot.

Penalty missed! Still Netherlands 1(1), Morocco 1. Neil El Aynaoui (Morocco) hits the bar with a right footed shot.

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.

Second Half Extra Time ends, Netherlands 1, Morocco 1.

Here are the stats after Extra Time:

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Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.

Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands).

Chemsdine Talbi (Morocco) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Delay in match because of an injury Crysencio Summerville (Netherlands).

Soufiane Rahimi (Morocco) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands).

Substitution, Netherlands. Justin Kluivert replaces Cody Gakpo.

Foul by Neil El Aynaoui (Morocco).

Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Substitution, Netherlands. Marten de Roon replaces Frenkie de Jong.

Foul by Anass Salah-Eddine (Morocco).

Wout Weghorst (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Foul by Cody Gakpo (Netherlands).

Gessime Yassine (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Second Half Extra Time begins Netherlands 1, Morocco 1.

First Half Extra Time ends, Netherlands 1, Morocco 1.

Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.

Foul by Neil El Aynaoui (Morocco).

Quinten Timber (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Handball by Wout Weghorst (Netherlands).

Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Anass Salah-Eddine (Morocco).

Attempt saved. Soufiane Rahimi (Morocco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Bart Verbruggen (Netherlands). Assisted by Ismael Saibari with a through ball.

Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Bart Verbruggen.

Soufiane Rahimi (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands).

Handball by Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands).

Foul by Neil El Aynaoui (Morocco).

Wout Weghorst (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the right wing.

First Half Extra Time begins Netherlands 1, Morocco 1.

Second Half ends, Netherlands 1, Morocco 1.

An entertaining 90 minutes of this Round of 32 clash between the World Nos. 7 and 8 was heading towards victory for the Netherlands when Issa Diop’s header in injury time pushed the game into Extra Time. Morocco has attacked with more purpose and urgency, as was expected of the African champion. The Dutch warded off the attacks but gave in eventually.

Here are the stats from Squawka after 90 minutes:

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Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Ismael Saibari (Morocco).

Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands).

Anass Salah-Eddine (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Neil El Aynaoui (Morocco).

Quinten Timber (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Goal! Netherlands 1, Morocco 1. Issa Diop (Morocco) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Chemsdine Talbi with a cross.

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Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.

Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Issa Diop.

Substitution, Morocco. Chemsdine Talbi replaces Bilal El Khannouss.

Substitution, Netherlands. Quinten Timber replaces Ryan Gravenberch.

Substitution, Netherlands. Jorrel Hato replaces Micky van de Ven.

Substitution, Morocco. Soufiane Rahimi replaces Azzedine Ounahi.

Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Ismael Saibari (Morocco).

Handball by Crysencio Summerville (Netherlands).

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Delay in match because of an injury Ryan Gravenberch (Netherlands).

Substitution, Morocco. Samir El Mourabet replaces Ayyoub Bouaddi.

Substitution, Morocco. Gessime Yassine replaces Brahim Díaz.

Attempt blocked. Anass Salah-Eddine (Morocco) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Jan Paul van Hecke.

Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (Netherlands).

Substitution, Morocco. Anass Salah-Eddine replaces Chadi Riad because of an injury.

Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands).

Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Goal! Netherlands 1, Morocco 0. Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Crysencio Summerville.

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Round of 32 - Netherlands v Morocco - Estadio Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico - June 29, 2026Netherlands' Cody Gakpo scores their first goal REUTERS/Raquel Cunha

Substitution, Netherlands. Wout Weghorst replaces Brian Brobbey.

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Substitution, Netherlands. Teun Koopmeiners replaces Nathan Aké.

Delay in match for a drinks break.

Ryan Gravenberch (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Neil El Aynaoui (Morocco).

Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Frenkie de Jong.

Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Denzel Dumfries.

Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Bart Verbruggen.

Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.

Ismael Saibari (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Jan Paul van Hecke (Netherlands).

Attempt blocked. Ryan Gravenberch (Netherlands) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Attempt saved. Bilal El Khannouss (Morocco) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Bart Verbruggen (Netherlands).

Offside, Netherlands. Brian Brobbey is caught offside.

Attempt blocked. Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Azzedine Ounahi with a through ball.

Foul by Micky van de Ven (Netherlands).

Ayyoub Bouaddi (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) hits the bar with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right. Assisted by Azzedine Ounahi with a through ball.

Attempt missed. Ayyoub Bouaddi (Morocco) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.

Attempt saved. Micky van de Ven (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Yassine Bounou (Morocco). Assisted by Jan Paul van Hecke with a headed pass.

Brian Brobbey (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Issa Diop (Morocco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Foul by Issa Diop (Morocco).

Second Half begins Netherlands 0, Morocco 0.

First Half ends, Netherlands 0, Morocco 0.

Foul by Micky van de Ven (Netherlands).

Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Attempt missed. Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Neil El Aynaoui following a fast break.

Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.

Yassine Bounou (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Brian Brobbey (Netherlands).

Attempt missed. Micky van de Ven (Netherlands) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Crysencio Summerville.

Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Yassine Bounou.

Ayyoub Bouaddi (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Cody Gakpo (Netherlands).

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Delay in match because of an injury Jan Paul van Hecke (Netherlands).

Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Noussair Mazraoui.

Attempt blocked. Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Crysencio Summerville with a cross.

Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Noussair Mazraoui.

Offside, Netherlands. Denzel Dumfries is caught offside.

Foul by Ismael Saibari (Morocco).

Crysencio Summerville (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Ismael Saibari (Morocco).

Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Foul by Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco).

Jan Paul van Hecke (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Delay in match for a drinks break.

Attempt saved. Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Bart Verbruggen (Netherlands). Assisted by Ismael Saibari.

Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Bart Verbruggen.

Attempt missed. Ayyoub Bouaddi (Morocco) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Azzedine Ounahi following a corner.

Attempt saved. Neil El Aynaoui (Morocco) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Bart Verbruggen (Netherlands). Assisted by Achraf Hakimi with a cross.

Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Micky van de Ven.

Offside, Netherlands. Crysencio Summerville is caught offside.

Foul by Brian Brobbey (Netherlands).

Chadi Riad (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Issa Diop (Morocco).

Brian Brobbey (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Ismael Saibari (Morocco).

Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Bilal El Khannouss (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Netherlands).

Attempt blocked. Ryan Gravenberch (Netherlands) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.

Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands).

Neil El Aynaoui (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Chadi Riad.

First Half begins.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Morocco: Yassine Bounou, Achraf Hakimi, Issa Diop, Chadi Riad, ‌Noussair Mazraoui, Ayyoub Bouaddi, Bilal El Khannouss, Neil El Aynaoui, Azzedine Ounahi, Brahim Diaz, Ismael Saibari.

Netherlands: Bart ⁠Verbruggen, Denzel Dumfries, Jan Paul van Hecke, ⁠Virgil van Dijk, Micky van de Ven, Nathan Ake, ‌Ryan Gravenberch, Frenkie de Jong, Crysencio Summerville, Cody Gakpo, Brian Brobbey

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