{"id":3943,"date":"2026-06-30T14:06:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T14:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3943"},"modified":"2026-06-30T14:06:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T14:06:09","slug":"ismael-saibaris-shootout-winner-sends-morocco-past-the-netherlands-in-earliest-cup-exit-for-the-dutch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3943","title":{"rendered":"Ismael Saibari\u2019s shootout winner sends Morocco past the Netherlands, in earliest Cup exit for the Dutch"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>GUADALUPE, Mexico \u2014 Ismael Saibari scored the decisive goal in a penalty shootout, and Morocco sent the Netherlands to its earliest World Cup exit, eliminating the Dutch, 3-2 on kicks, after a 1-1 draw after 120 minutes Monday night.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3941\">The plan for Team USA to beat Bosnia and Herzegovina is simple: attack, grab an early lead, and add on<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>With the shootout tied at 2-all after four rounds, Morocco keeper Yassine Bounou made a strong save of Crysencio Summerville\u2019s attempt, staying upright and batting it away with his left hand. Saibari then sent the winner into the low left corner as keeper Bart Verbruggen went the other direction. The midfielder tore off his shirt and screamed with joy as he was mobbed by teammates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Netherlands had reached at least the round of 16 in eight previous World Cup appearances, including a quarterfinal showing four years ago, when Morocco reached the semifinals.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Morocco moves on to face Canada in the Round of 16 on Saturday in Houston.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In the second round of the shootout with Morocco trailing 1-0, Verbruggen appeared to have stopped an attempt by Soufiane Rahimi, but the keeper couldn\u2019t secure the ball and deflected it over the line with the back of his leg.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span>Cody Gakpo scored in the 72nd minute for the Dutch. After the goal, which was assisted by Summerville, the Dutch bench ran onto the field to embrace the 27-year-old Gakpo, who broke down in tears. Gakpo and his partner, Noa van der Bij, recently announced that they lost their unborn child.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3939\">Here are the best photos from the Globe\u2019s 2025-26 high school sports photojournalism program<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span>Morocco\u2019s Issa Diop tied it in the 91st minute, heading in a long cross from Chemsdine Talbi.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span>Neither team had a strong scoring opportunity in 30 minutes of extra time at Estadio BBVA.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It was the second game of the tournament to conclude with a shootout, after Paraguay beat Germany on penalties earlier Monday in Foxborough.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The teams entered with the highest combined ranking of any Round of 32 match. Morocco was sixth in the world, and the Netherlands was seventh. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3937\">\u2018I\u2019m sure he\u2019s proud of me\u2019: Tears flowed after Paraguay\u2019s stunning World Cup upset of Germany<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keeper Yassine Bounou stoned Dutch talent Crysencio Summerville to set the stage for Saibari&#8217;s spot-kick heroics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3942,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ismael Saibari\u2019s shootout winner sends Morocco past the Netherlands, in earliest Cup exit for the Dutch - 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