World Cup Day 17 in memes: Santos 'aka Ten Hag' drops Ronaldo, Hakimi’s ‘Panenka’ vs Spain

Day 17 at FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 marked conclusion of Rund of 16 sts in prestigious quadrennial event. day witnessed ar major upset after 2010 World Cup champions Spain was kcked out of tournament with a 3-0 loss to Morocco in penalty shootout.

While Morocco converted three out of four attempts in shootout, Spain failed to breach goalkeeper Yassine Bouu’s fortress. Achraf Hakimi's 'panenka' penalty goal was one of highlights of match.

Twitter hails Morocco goalkeeper Bo as Moroccan minister of defence

Bo became a trend on social media as meme ps hailed him for being a wall in front of young Spanish attack. While game concluded with a 0-0 draw after final whistle, 3-0 win in shootout meant Morocco advanced into FIFA World Cup 2022 quarterfinals.

Later in day, Portugal scripted a sensational 6-1 victory against Switzerland in last Round of 16 game at 2022 edition of World Cup.

Memes link Fernando Santos with Erik ten Hag as Cristia Ronaldo gets dropped

Cristia Ronaldo became biggest talking point of match, as Portugal coach Fernando Santos decided to drop five-time Ballon d’Or winner from starting lineup. Interestingly, youngster Goncalo Ramos replaced Ronaldo in starting XI and returned with a hattrick on his maiden World Cup appearance. However, Ronaldo did come in as a substitute in 72nd minute but Portugal had already wrapped game by n.

21-year-old scored Portuguese team’s opening goal in 17th minute and found net again in 51st and 67th minutes. Pepe in 33rd minute, Raphael Guerreiro in 55th minute, and Rafael Leao at 90+2’ were or goal-scorers for Portugal. Portugal and Morocco will w lock horns in quaterfinals of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 on December 10, eyeing a victory and qualification for semis.