Match Summary · Iraq · World Cup · Football · International · World Cup · Netherlands · Morocco
The score sequence provided the clearest summary of the meeting between Netherlands and Morocco. The opening phase ended 0-0 before the next recorded phase finished 1-1. Extra time brought another 0-0, leaving the World Cup result to penalties. Morocco then claimed the 2-3 edge in the shootout, turning a level football score into a win.
The key stats were split across the match and the shootout: 1-1 after normal play, 0-0 in extra time and 2-3 from the spot. Taken together, those figures produced the recorded 3-4 set score. The margin remained one goal in the final tally, although the regulation-and-extra-time score was level.
The highlights came at the closing stage. The final summary is a level football score followed by a Morocco win on penalties, with the shootout deciding the World Cup tie. For the Netherlands, the 1-1 score became a defeat only when the spot-kick sequence was complete.