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Morocco play Spain in the last 16 of the Qatar World Cup today, with the winners set to face Portugal or Switzerland in the quarter-finals.
Spain finished second in their group despite thrashing Costa Rica and drawing with Germany, due to a shock loss to Japan on their last matchday of the first round.
Meanwhile, Morocco stunned Belgium and beat Canada after an opening draw with Croatia, topping their group to set up this tie with 2010 champions Spain.
Later today, Portugal take on Switzerland in the final last-16 game of Qatar 2022, with the victors from that match-up playing the winners of this game in the next round.
Follow all the action with our live blog below:
ET Morocco 0-0 Spain
102 mins: Ansu Fati’s introduction has added an injection of pace into Spain’s attack. He tries to get around Achraf Hakimi but is blocked off. Alvaro Morata then whips in a cross but it’s headed clear.
ET Morocco 0-0 Spain
99 mins: Nearly! Nico Williams shuffles away from a tackle on the right wing then lifts a decent cross into the box but the ball is too high for Alvaro Morata who looks for the header.
It drops over the top of him and Morocco clear their lines.
Luis Enrique makes a double change taking off Dani Olmo and Jordi Alba in favour of Alejandro Balde and Ansu Fati.
ET Morocco 0-0 Spain
96 mins: Jordi Alba’s low ball into the box from the left flies by Carlos Soler and Morocco work the ball away. It comes to Sofyan Amrabat who threads a beautiful through ball up the pitch and gets Walid Cheddira in on goal.
The forward carries the ball into the box but holds onto it too long allowing Aymeric Laporte to get back and poke the ball away from him.
Huge chance for Morocco and it goes begging.
ET Morocco 0-0 Spain
93 mins: Hakim Ziyech hooks a pass over the top of the Spanish defence and tries to get Walid Cheddira in behind. The ball bounces away from the striker though and Marcos Llorente manages to get back and take over possession.
ET Morocco 0-0 Spain
Kick off: Another 30 minutes to play then as Spain get the first half of extra-time started. Can one of these teams go on to win the game or is this match destined for penalties?
Extra-time: Morocco 0-0 Spain
Heading into extra-time at the Education City Stadium.
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Full-time: Morocco 0-0 Spain
90+5 mins: Dani Olmo has a late chance to win it for Spain. He takes a free kick from the left side of the pitch and sends it towards goal. There’s an awkward bounce just before Bono but the goalkeeper turns it away!
Goalless. Good defending from Morocco and a lack of creativity from Spain means that no goals were scored in the 90 minutes and the match is heading to extra-time.
Can one of the teams win it before a penalty shootout?
Morocco 0-0 Spain
90+2 mins: Morata and El Yamiq clash knees and the Moroccan defender goes down like he’s been shot but he wins his side a free kick.
The set piece is floated into the box before getting headed over to Sabiri. He looks to shoot on the spin but misses the ball and the whistle goes for a foul in the build-up.
Free kick Spain.
Morocco 0-0 Spain
90 mins: Romain Saiss takes down Dani Olmo on the left side of the pitch and gives away a free kick earning himself a yellow card in the process.
Carlos Soler curls the free kick over to the back post where Alvaro Morata arrives and heads the ball well over the crossbar!
Five added minutes to play.
Morocco 0-0 Spain
88 mins: Close! Morocco almost nick it at the death as Walid Cheddira shoots on the turn but can’t make enough contact to properly direct the ball and his effort goes wide of the target.
