Morocco are through to the last 16 of the World Cup — but that only tells half the story.A remarkable match was settled by a chaotic penalty shootout which Morocco won 3-2, with five kicks out of 10 missed and only one saved. It extended the Netherlands’ miserable record in shootouts at World Cups: they have only won one of five at the tournament.It was a breathless finish, but there was huge drama beforehand, too — including perhaps the World Cup’s most emotional moment so far, when the Netherlands’ Cody Gakpo opened the scoring in the 72nd minute.After doing so, Gakpo sank to his knees and started to sob. He and his partner, Noa van der Bij, are mourning the loss of their baby son during pregnancy and there was no holding back the tears as he climbed to his feet and pointed to the heavens.But the drama was not over. There was Issa Diop’s stoppage-time equaliser, a remarkable save by Dutch goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen in extra time and then the shootout madness.Here, The Athletic’s writers Tomas Hill Lopez-Menchero and Thom Harris discuss the big talking points.How did chaotic shootout unfold?The narrative was set as we headed into our second penalty shootout of the day; while one goalkeeper, Bart Verburggen, was in unstoppable form, the other, Yassine Bounou, boasted much stronger spot-kick saving credentials. He stopped two Spanish penalties in the 2022 World Cup last 16, while he prevented two more in the Africa Cup of Nations against Nigeria in January to see his country through to the final.Well, he had no chance with the first Dutch attempt, as Teun Koopmeiners thumped his spot-kick into the bottom right-hand corner. Neil El Aynaoui then rattled the crossbar, giving Justin Kluivert the chance to put the Netherlands ahead.It wasn’t to be. He stuttered, waited for Bounou to move, before hitting the base of the left post. It keeps a remarkable statistic going — nine of the last 11 players to be substituted on after the 110th minute in the World Cup or the European Championship have missed their spot-kick in the shootout.The drama continued, as Rahimi faced up to Verbruggen once again from close range. The goalkeeper made a remarkable save once again, before the ball squirmed underneath his body, spun into his foot, and rolled over the line.The ball bounces in off Bart Verbruggen (Fox Sports)The next two penalties were more conventional, dispatched emphatically by Weghorst and Chemsdine Talbi. 2-2.But then Quentin Timber smashed the ball wide after a short run up, before Hakimi smashed the exact same part of the post that Kluivert had hit.After eight penalties, only four had been scored, and there was another miss to come. Summerville blasted the ball down the middle, but Bounou sidestepped to his right and almost causally punched the ball away with his left arm, giving Saibari the chance to win it.Crysencio Summerville has his penalty saved by Morocco’s Yassine Bounou (Reuters/Raquel Cunha)He duly converted, sending Morocco through after what may go down as one of the craziest shootouts in this tournament’s long history.Thom HarrisWhy was Gakpo’s goal such an emotional moment?There could not have been a more popular scorer for the Netherlands.When Gakpo appeared in the box to slot home after Crysencio Summerville had been left in a heap in the penalty area, the Liverpool forward was instantly mobbed by his team-mates. He emerged with his face in his shirt and visibly emotional.Cody Gakpo sinks to the turf after scoring (Carl Recine/Getty Images)He then points to the sky in tribute to his late son (Carl De Souza/AFP via Getty Images)The goal had huge significance for the Netherlands, but especially for Gakpo, given what he and Van der Bij have been through following the death of their son. Koeman said there was “never a moment” in which Gakpo had asked to leave the tournament to go back to his family and added that he had dealt with things “in his own way”.