By Eniola Olatunji reporting for Patmos Media Line
… Morocco Stabs The Orange Boys of Netherlands 3-2 On Penalties. . .
FOUR TIMES world champions, the German Machines ranked 10th in the world were wrecked via penalty kicks at the 2026 tournament by the La Albirroja of Paraguay ranked 41st as the Machines got irrevocably damaged via 3-4 penalty shootouts.
Paraguay opened scores in the 42nd minutes of open play when Julio Enciso powerful header scored from Matias Galarza assist.
Germany equalized in the 56th minute avenging from a header of Kai Havertz after Florian Wirtz move making the match to go into extra time and when their was no winner the world saw the first match of 2026WorldCup grand finale to be decided by what in football we call the ‘game of death’ – penalty shootouts.
The Germans lost the chance to win at regular time when a goal from Jonathan Tar in the 105th minute was rejected by VAR.
Paraguay coming for the 9th appearances with only a 2010 quarterfinals best outclassed much experienced Germany who were champions in 1954, 1974, 1990 and 2014.
Lanus FC of Argentina Defender, Jose Canale won the 6th kick and match for Paraguay after Mauricio, Gomez and Galarza scored their kicks with Sanabria and Bakbuena missing their kicks.
Harvert, Woltemade and Tah missed their kicks while Kimmich, Musiala and Amiri scored for Germany.
Africa’s Atlas Lions of Morocco dismissed the Orange Boys of Netherlands in the 2nd game to end via penalty shootouts at the Estadio Monterrey Guadalupe in Mexico by 3-2 a morning for Africans to dance KOKOMA from Wizkid of Nigeria. Match ended early this morning.
Cody Gakpo opened scoring in the 72nd minute for the Dutch from a good pass laced by Crysencio Summerville to record his 3rd goal in the tournament.
But in the 90+1 minutes Chemadine Talbi set up a good pass for Issa Diop to equalize and break the hearts of the whole of Netherlands who hanged their hopes on better penalty kicks.
Morocco ranked 7th in their 7th appearances with a 4th position at the 2022 world cup gleefully dashed the hopes of the Dutch people ranked 8th making their 12th appearances with three Silver medals in 1974, 1978 and 2010 with a 3-2 win on penalties.
Ned taking the first kick lost three kicks first from the son of the legendary Patrick Kluivert, (J. Kluivert) then Timbet then Summerville in that order but Kaspmerners and Weghorst scored.
El Agnaoni first lost his kick for Morocco surprisingly with wonder boy Hakimi but Rahimi, Talbi scored before Saibari put the dagger in the hearts of the Dutch people with his fantastic kick.
I reveal that Morocco will meet the conquerors of the Boys (Bayana Bayana) of South Africa, Canada who sent them ‘berk home to their jobs and wives’ by a lone goal in the round of 32. That round of 16 games will be on the Independence Day of the USA on 4th July.
Later today Tuesday Ivory Coast will try to stop Norway in what Africans tagged NO WAY FOR NORWAY at 6pm and France will try to fence off Sweden at 10pm but at 2am tomorrow Wednesday 1st July Mexico and Ecuador will clash.
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#KNVB #FRMF #NFF.
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