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AP PHOTOS: World Cup highlights from Day 17

Dec 5, 2022, 11:28 PM | Updated: Dec 6, 2022, 1:40 pm
Morocco's Jawad El Yamiq, top, celebrates with team mates after the penalty shootout at the World C...

Morocco's Jawad El Yamiq, top, celebrates with team mates after the penalty shootout at the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Morocco and Spain, at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

(AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Morocco's goalkeeper Yassine Bounou saves a penalty kick during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Morocco and Spain, at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) The Morocco flag is projected on tower blocks in the city center of Doha, Qatar, after Morocco won the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Morocco and Spain, at the Education City Stadium, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) Spain's Marcos Llorente jumps over Morocco's Romain Saiss during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Morocco and Spain, at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) Switzerland's Granit Xhaka, left, and Portugal's Otavio challenge for the ball during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Portugal and Switzerland, at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic) Morocco's Romain Saiss fights for the ball with Spain's Marco Asensio during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Morocco and Spain, at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) Morocco's Sofiane Boufal, left, and Spain's Marcos Llorente battle for the ball during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Morocco and Spain, at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) Morocco's Sofiane Boufal in action against Spain's Gavi, bottom, during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Morocco and Spain, at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr) Portugal's Goncalo Ramos celebrates after scoring his his side's third goal during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Portugal and Switzerland, at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) Switzerland's Breel Embolo and Portugal's Ruben Dias jump for a header during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Portugal and Switzerland, at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo acknowledges the crowd after the 6-1 win during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Portugal and Switzerland, at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) Portugal's Raphael Guerreiro celebrates after scoring his side's fourth goal during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Portugal and Switzerland, at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo, front, and Switzerland's Granit Xhaka battle for the ball during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Portugal and Switzerland, at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) A passengers plan passes Lusail plaza towers during the World Cup near the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit) Morocco's goalkeeper Yassine Bounou saves a penalty kick during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Morocco and Spain, at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr) Spain's goalkeeper Unai Simon looks round after Morocco's Achraf Hakimi scored the winning penalty during a shootout after the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Morocco and Spain, at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) Portugal's Goncalo Ramos celebrates after scoring his side's fifth goal during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Portugal and Switzerland, at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) A woman takes pictures with her cellphone at Katara mosque, in Doha, Qatar, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz) Portugal's Pepe, middle, celebrates with teammates after scoring during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Portugal and Switzerland, at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) Portugal's Goncalo Ramos, right, celebrates after scoring during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Portugal and Switzerland, at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Highlights from the 17th day of the World Cup in Qatar on Tuesday.

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