Mohamed Moukhliss and Cesar Gelabert struck a goal each as European champions Spain secured a ticket to the Round-of-16 with a comfortable 2-0 win over North Korea in the FIFA U-17 World Cup here yesterday.
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Moukhliss opened the scoring as early as in the fourth minute, while Gelabert doubled the lead by striking one in the 71st minute. Spain finished the league engagements in Group 'D' in second position with six points behind leaders Brazil. Spain lost to Brazil in their tournament opener, but bounced back with a 4-0 rout of Niger