UK-facing sports broadcaster; framed the result through the lens of the Netherlands' penalty shootout history and Virgil van Dijk's failure to advance to the latter stages

Described Kluivert and Timber's missed penalties as the decisive failures for the Netherlands and praised Bounou's save. Noted that Netherlands, three-time World Cup finalists, exited in the round of 32 while Morocco's Mohamed Ouahbi's side advance to face Canada on July 4.

“Netherlands 1-1 Morocco (2-3 on penalties): Atlas Lions set up last-16 clash with Canada.”