Hero Bounou says penalty win was partly due to ‘luck’


MOROCCO’S Yassine Bounou put his World Cup penalty-saving heroics against Spain on Tuesday down to a mixture of luck and intuition.

The Sevilla stopper saved two of Spain’s penalties in the 3-0 shootout triumph as his side reached the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time in their history.

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