Drama at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar continued on Tuesday with Morocco beating Spain in a penalty kick shootout to advance the quarterfinals for the first time in their history.
After 120 minutes of scoreless action, the two teams went to the shootout and Spain, which had put in a ton of practice on PKs heading into this World Cup, failed on all three of its attempts.
Morocco scored three times and advanced when Achraf Hakimi scored on a beauty of a kick right down the middle (known as a Panenka) and then he celebrated by doing Jaylen Waddle’s TD celebration.
This was all pretty great:
HAKIMI WINS IT FOR MOROCCO
MOROCCO IS MOVING ON 🇲🇦 pic.twitter.com/zlA17MUgJa
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) December 6, 2022
The waddle going global. 🐧 @D1__JW | @MiamiDolphins https://t.co/5BoAzFxESH
— NFL (@NFL) December 6, 2022
Twitter had reactions:
probably got waddle on his fantasy team https://t.co/zikZGBJ68A
— NFL Fantasy Football (@NFLFantasy) December 6, 2022
What cajones it takes to panenka a penalty with #FIFAWorldCup on the line.
And what an immigrant's tale.
Hakimi was born in Madrid to Moroccan parents. His mother cleaned houses; his father was a street vendor. He played for Real Madrid and #ESP wanted him but he chose #MOR https://t.co/FTWH9emcqs
— Robert Lusetich (@RobertLusetich) December 6, 2022
THE WADDLE https://t.co/g74TMI6RRX
— Betting the Bob (@BettingtheBob) December 6, 2022
Achraf Hakimi hits the Jaylen Waddle @D1__JW after the winning penalty kick for the biggest soccer win in Morocco history. Waddle dance has gone International twice in World Cup. https://t.co/tZPSXVjxKk
— Cameron Wolfe (@CameronWolfe) December 6, 2022
Hakimi Waddle!! https://t.co/s1YyP4E2HF pic.twitter.com/IzZyIXEns5
— Taylor Patino (@shameless247) December 6, 2022
Bro got ice in his veins to end it with a PK like this https://t.co/xCrhLd7yJt
— RICH (@RRICH1990) December 6, 2022
COLD BLOODED https://t.co/ksqGNeCGh6
— Jeff (@chiefjeff25) December 6, 2022
WADDLE WADDLE https://t.co/fKzwutLSO8
— Cherchez La Femme (@FrankieVtotheD) December 6, 2022
Iconic https://t.co/n9Yik6s84g
— Jennifer Lopez (@JLo1617) December 6, 2022
