Luis Enrique refuses to entrust his future to Spain after shock World Cup exit – 'we have to think'

Moroccan Walid Regragui and Spaniard Luis Enrique reacted after the African team won on penalties to reach the quarter-finals of the World Cup.

Spanish-born Achraf Hakimi scored the decisive penalty as Morocco won Tuesday's shootout against Spain 3-0. He is one of 14 foreign-born players in Regragui's squad.

Wild celebrations followed after the penalty shootout and Regragui was able to ignore being let go as he was tossed in the air by the Moroccan players.

Regragui, himself born in France, claimed his vindication after fighting for foreign-born players to be better accepted in the national team.

"For this I fought," he said. "Before this World Cup, we had a lot of problems with guys born in Europe and guys who weren't born in Morocco and a lot of journalists said, 'Why don't we play with guys born in Morocco?' .

"Today we showed that every Moroccan is Moroccan. When he arrives in the national team, he wants to die, he wants to fight. As a coach, I was born in France and no one can have my heart for my country.

"That's what I tell the players. Every time they come to the national team, they give 100%.

"The good thing is that the players were born in Germany, Italy, Spain, France, the Netherlands, Belgium - each country has a football culture and we have created a mix and I'm very happy with it."

The victory makes Regragui the first African manager to lead a side to a World Cup quarter-final, but the 47-year-old said he was not interested in such questions.

"I don't care because I'm fighting for it not to be a nationality issue, for it not to be a passport issue," he said. “You have the skill – you can do it or not. For me, it's not about being Arab or African.

"I'm an ambitious coach and I try to give that to my players. Maybe when I'm an old man, I'll see behind me and be proud."

Spain dominated possession but Morocco had the better chances in the first half before defending hard in the second, surviving a late scare when Pablo Sarabia hit the post in the third of three additional minutes.

Canadian-born Sevilla goalkeeper Bono was the hero of the penalty shootout then, saving from Carlos Soler and Sergio Busquets after Sarabia hit the post.

The goalkeeper was at the center of the celebrations which lasted several minutes on the pitch as the Moroccan fans stayed to join in the fun.

“We felt the support of all our fans, whether in Morocco or in any country in the world,” Bono said. "It gives us the necessary impetus to give such a performance.

"When you're in the thick of it, you can't really achieve what you've just achieved, but we're happy. We have to stay focused on what we need to do. Maybe over time , we will realize what we have just achieved."

While Morocco celebrate, Spain must launch an investigation after a match in which they were unable to turn their usual possession into shots.

Luis Enrique, now out of contract, said he couldn't complain about a performance in which his players carried out his instructions "to the letter", but insisted he was too early to make a decision about his own future.

"It's not the right time," the 52-year-old said. "It's irrelevant and it's not important.

"My contract is going to end but as you know I am very happy with the national team and the federation. I have always been very supported by (sporting director Jose) Molina.

"I would always continue, but of course we have to think about what is best for me and what is best for the national team."

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