Record breakers — Morocco leave Nigeria Super Eagles behind to become Africa's standard bearers
A commanding 3-0 win in the Round of 16 sent Morocco into the quarter-finals as the first team to book their place, while also underlining how far they have pulled ahead of most of Africa’s elite.
50% – Morocco now account for 50% of all African knockout stage victories in FIFA World Cup history (4/8).
4 – 🇲🇦 Morocco
1 – 🇨🇲 Cameroon, 🇸🇳 Senegal, 🇬🇭 Ghana, 🇪🇬 EgyptDominant. pic.twitter.com/8JWqTMCJcK
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60% – 🇲🇦 Morocco scored with 60% of their shots today (3/5), the best shot conversion by a team in a FIFA World Cup knockout match on record since 1966.
Precise. pic.twitter.com/MhnWbtij70
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