Spain vs Morocco: Yassine Bounou and Morocco staged one of the surprises of the 2022 FIFA World Cup by eliminating the Spanish soccer team in the round of 16.
Morocco won the match in a penalty shootout after the match had gone goalless in regulation time and subsequent extra time. In the penalty shootout, Yassine Bounou was the hero for Morocco as the goalkeeper saved two of Spain’s three penalties.
In the penalty shootout of this match between Spain and Morocco in the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the former took three shots and missed all of them. Pablo Sarabia stepped up to take Spain’s first penalty and hit the post, failing to convert.
Carlos Soler and Sergio Busquets took Spain’s second and third penalties respectively, and Yassine Bounou saved both to guide Morocco to the quarter-finals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. His two saves helped his team to triumph in this match between Spain and Morocco.
Spain vs Morocco: Who is Yassine Bounou, Morocco’s 2022 FIFA World Cup hero?
Yassine Bounou, also known as Bono, is a goalkeeper who plays for the Moroccan national soccer team and for Sevilla in La Liga.
Yassine Bounou has been playing for Sevilla since he first signed for the Spanish outfit on loan in September 2019. A year later, in September 2020, Yassine Bounou signed a four-year permanent contract with Sevilla.
Since joining Sevilla, Bounou has participated in 120 games for the LaLiga team in all competitions.
Yassine Bounou made his debut for the Morocco national soccer team in August 2013. Since then, he has appeared in 49 caps for Morocco. He was also part of the Morocco squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Bounou, unsurprisingly, is also part of Morocco’s 2022 FIFA World Cup squad. He has featured in three matches for Morocco so far at the Qatar 2022 World Cup, including Spain’s against Morocco.
Yassine Bounou has spent most of his club football career with Spanish clubs. He made his senior club soccer debut in 2011 when he played for Moroccan team Wydad Casablanca.
He joined Atlético Madrid in 2012 and has played for Atlético Madrid B. However, he did not make any appearances in any competitive Atlético Madrid matches during his time with the club.
Bounou has also played for Real Zaragoza and Girona FC before joining Sevilla.
