The Round of 32 at this year's World Cup finished with some surprises and was full of suspense until the last minute: while Morocco rushed past the Netherlands in a showstopping penalty shootout and Brazil advanced after its win against Japan, the surprise victory came from Paraguay after a 4-3 penalty shootout against Germany.
Ismael Saibari scored the decisive goal in a penalty shootout, and Morocco sent the Netherlands to its earliest World Cup exit, eliminating the Dutch 3-2 after a 1-1 draw on Monday night.
With the shootout tied at 2-all after four rounds, Morocco goalkeeper Yassine Bounou made a strong save of Crysencio Summerville's attempt, batting it away with his left hand.
Saibari then sent the winner into the low left corner as goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen went the other direction.
The Netherlands had reached at least the round of 16 in 11 previous World Cups, including a quarterfinal appearance four years ago, when Morocco reached the semifinals. Cody Gakpo scored in the 72nd minute for Netherlands.
