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The Moroccan team hit once more with a big blow Qatar World Cup this Saturday, by winning with a demanded 1-0 to Portugal and get the qualification to the semifinals of the contest.
As in the key once morest Spain, the “Persian” squad raised a defensive proposal and wait for an error of the rival to be able to generate chances in attack, which gave them results at the end of the first half of the game.
At 42 minutes into the game, the Africans took off in a fast offensive transition that ended with a cross into the Portuguese area. the archer Diogo Costa came out in a dismissive way y Youssef En Nesyri he won through the air with a header that sent the ball to the back of the goal, forcing those led by Fernando Santos to go looking for his goal more aggressively to balance the score.
In the second half entered Cristiano Ronaldo in the “Quinas” squad, which had repeated substitution in a surprising way, but it was not enough. In addition, Moroccan goalkeeper Bono had another inspired day to ensure his unbeaten fence.
Minutes ticked by and the European team, with more anxiety than clarity in their game, tried to go for a draw. After the game hour Bruno Fernandes tried without success, and at 83′ a spectacular left-footed shot from Joao Felix found another better answer of Bono to avoid scoring, which made the outcome even more desperate.
Addition time also had emotions. Walid Cheddira, which had also seen action from the plugin, left expelled with double yellow at 90+2′, and then in one of the last plays Pepe deflected his header in front of the opposing goal in an incredible way, which definitely deprived the Portuguese of being able to continue fighting in the match.
Final whistle and Morocco celebrated a historic advance to the semifinals of the World Cup, something that had never been achieved before by an African team in past editions of the contest.
Meanwhile, Portugal was left with the desire to continue in the race for a long-awaited title that it does not have in its record, and in what is probably the last planetary event that “CR7” will play.
