The 21 year old was also the only player to score a hattrick in the Round of 16.
England, Spain and Morocco were the only teams to keep a clean sheet in this edition.
Speaking of Spain, Espanyol's loss to Morocco meant that they have failed to advance from 4 out of 5 penalty shootouts they have been involved in since their world cup debut.
Moral lesson: Never push your game to penalties.
After his goal against Switzerland, Pepe (39 years) is the oldest player to score In a knockout round.
Morocco is the first North African country to advance to the quarter finals of the World Cup.
They are also the 4th African side fo reach this level.
Olivier Giroud became France's all time top scorer (52), surpassing Thierry Henry's record (51).
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