DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Spain coach Luis Enrique gave his workforce a singular project following a penalty shootout loss to Italy eventually 12 months’s European Championship.“I informed my gamers they’ve homework forward of the World Cup. It’s worthwhile to take at the very least 1,000 penalties along with your membership,” Luis Enrique recounted Monday. “We will’t simply work on it in our coaching camp with the nationwide workforce.”Whereas Spain is hoping it received’t come right down to a shootout in opposition to Morocco within the spherical of 16 on Tuesday, at the very least the workforce is properly ready if it does get to that time.Spain was additionally eradicated in a penalty shootout on the 2018 World Cup, by host Russia.“It doesn’t simply depend upon luck. It’s a second of the best strain. For those who’ve educated for that usually, then the best way you’re taking a penalty will enhance,” Luis Enrique mentioned. “Clearly you can’t practice for the strain and the strain. However it’s manageable. You possibly can deal with that strain.”Ferran Torres transformed a penalty for Spain in its opening 7-0 win over Costa Rica.Spain goalkeeper Unai Simón saved two penalties in a shootout win over Switzerland earlier than the loss to Italy at Euro 2020.“The goalkeepers are prepared, too. You’ve seen it in our coaching classes,” Luis Enrique mentioned by a translator. “It’s homework that we’ve taken under consideration.”Morocco has been one of many largest surprises of the event by successful a troublesome group forward of 2018 finalist Croatia and 2018 semifinalist Belgium.Morocco conceded just one objective in its three group matches and the workforce has huge assist in Qatar because the final of the 4 Arab qualifiers nonetheless taking part in — and now the final African workforce, too, after Senegal was eradicated by England on Sunday.“Everybody needs to return to Doha,” mentioned Morocco coach Walid Regragui, who solely took over his workforce in August. “We may fill two stadiums.”As shut neighbors, there are additionally a variety of ties between Morocco and Spain.Morocco goalkeeper Yassine Bounou and striker Youssef En-Nesyri each play in Spain for Sevilla. Gifted proper again Achraf Hakimi, a Paris Saint-Germain participant, was born in Madrid. Regragui performed in Spain with Racing Santander.A lot of Morocco’s gamers converse Spanish and the workforce’s medical employees is Spanish.“Morocco is a rustic for which we now have an awesome relationship,” Luis Enrique mentioned. “It’s a pageant of soccer.”Spain additionally met Morocco within the groups’ ultimate group sport in 2018, which ended 2-2.“They play a possession sport, which could be very troublesome for the opponent but in addition for folks watching,” Regragui mentioned. “Tak, tak, tak, tak, tak till the gamers are drained.”For inspiration, Morocco is seeking to Japan’s win over Spain within the ultimate set of group video games, when Japan had solely 17% of the possession.“We have to have a robust head. We have to settle for that they’re going to play a possession sport,” Regragui mentioned. “Spain received’t know what to do with all that ball possession — that’s our plan.”The winner will face both Portugal or Switzerland for a spot within the semifinals.___Andrew Dampf is at https://twitter.com/AndrewDampf___