Soccer Football - Euro 2020 - Round of 16 - Croatia v Spain - Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark - June 28, 2021 Spain's Alvaro Morata celebrates scoring their fourth goal Pool via REUTERS/Stuart Franklin
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Spain's Alvaro Morata has suffered abuse from some fans and heavy scrutiny from the media - but he proved his match-winning pedigree with one swing of his left boot, punching his country's ticket to the European Championship quarter-finals.
The striker, arguably the most polarising figure in the squad, had predicted his fate in the lead up to the tournament.
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