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By Shamoon HafezBBC Sport astatine Al Thumama Stadium, Doha
Last updated connected 11 minutes ago.From the conception Football
Youssef En-Nesyri scored his 3rd World Cup goalMorocco became the archetypal African federation to scope a World Cup semi-final and ended the hopes of Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal.
Striker Youssef En-Nesyri scored the winning extremity successful the archetypal half, leaping highest to bushed goalkeeper Diogo Costa to the shot and heading successful to spark pandemonium astatine Al Thumama Stadium.
The northbound African side's supporters populated astir of the venue and joyously celebrated their breakthrough infinitesimal for their continent connected the planetary stage.
Ronaldo came disconnected the seat successful the 50th infinitesimal to adjacent the men's all-time quality grounds of 196 successful planetary matches, but helium could not resistance his broadside backmost into the contest.
Morocco were blessed to play connected the antagonistic and grabbed the opener conscionable earlier the interruption erstwhile En-Nesyri headed successful from Yahya Attiyat-Allah's cross.
Portugal skipper Bruno Fernandes came agonisingly adjacent to levelling conscionable minutes aboriginal but a superb idiosyncratic effort struck the crossbar.
Decimated by injuries, Morocco sat backmost for the bulk of the 2nd fractional and Yassine Bounou brilliantly tipped implicit Joao Felix's thrust - the closest they came to an equaliser.
Morocco striker Walid Cheddira was sent disconnected for a 2nd yellowish paper successful 8 minutes of further clip but Portugal could not find the equaliser arsenic their last-four hopes were dashed.
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Morocco
Squad number1Player nameBono
Squad number2Player nameHakimi
Squad number18Player nameEl Yamiq
Squad number6Player nameSaïss
Squad number25Player nameAttiat-Allah
Squad number8Player nameOunahi
Squad number4Player nameS Amrabat
Squad number15Player nameAmallah
Squad number7Player nameZiyech
Squad number19Player nameEn-Nesyri
Squad number17Player nameBoufal
Squad number14Player nameAboukhlal
Squad number20Player nameDari
Squad number21Player nameCheddira
Squad number24Player nameBenoun
Squad number26Player nameJabrane
Portugal
Squad number22Player nameDiogo Costa
Squad number2Player nameDiogo Dalot
Squad number3Player namePepe
Squad number4Player nameRúben Dias
Squad number5Player nameRaphaël Guerreiro
Squad number10Player nameBernardo Silva
Squad number18Player nameRúben Neves
Squad number25Player nameOtávio
Squad number8Player nameBruno Fernandes
Squad number26Player nameGonçalo Ramos
Squad number11Player nameJoão Félix
Squad number7Player nameCristiano Ronaldo
Squad number15Player nameRafael Leão
Squad number16Player nameVitinha
Squad number20Player nameJoão Cancelo
Squad number21Player nameRicardo Horta
Line-ups
Morocco
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Bono
- 2Hakimi
- 18El Yamiq
- 6SaïssSubstituted forDariat 57'minutesBooked astatine 70mins
- 25Attiat-Allah
- 8Ounahi
- 4S Amrabat
- 15AmallahSubstituted forCheddiraat 65'minutesBooked astatine 90mins
- 7ZiyechSubstituted forAboukhlalat 82'minutes
- 19En-NesyriSubstituted forBenounat 65'minutes
- 17BoufalSubstituted forJabraneat 82'minutes
Substitutes
- 9Hamdallah
- 10Zaroury
- 11Sabiri
- 12Mohamedi
- 13Chair
- 14Aboukhlal
- 16Ezzalzouli
- 20Dari
- 21Cheddira
- 22Tagnaouti
- 23El Khannouss
- 24Benoun
- 26Jabrane
Portugal
Formation 4-3-3
- 22Diogo Costa
- 2DalotSubstituted forRicardo Hortaat 79'minutes
- 3Pepe
- 4Rúben Dias
- 5GuerreiroSubstituted forCanceloat 51'minutes
- 10Bernardo Silva
- 18NevesSubstituted forCristiano Ronaldoat 51'minutes
- 25OtávioSubstituted forVitinhaat 69'minutesBooked astatine 87mins
- 8Bruno Fernandes
- 26Gonçalo RamosSubstituted forRafael Leãoat 69'minutes
- 11João Félix
Substitutes
- 1Rui Patrício
- 6João Palhinha
- 7Cristiano Ronaldo
- 9André Silva
- 12Sá
- 14William Carvalho
- 15Rafael Leão
- 16Vitinha
- 17João Mário
- 20Cancelo
- 21Ricardo Horta
- 23Nunes
- 24António Silva
Referee:Facundo Tello
Attendance:44,198
Live Text
Match ends, Morocco 1, Portugal 0.
Second Half ends, Morocco 1, Portugal 0.
Attempt missed. Pepe (Portugal) header from the close broadside of the six gait container is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rafael Leão with a cross.
Attempt saved. Zakaria Aboukhlal (Morocco) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is saved successful the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yahya Attiat-Allah.
Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Badr Benoun.
Second yellowish paper to Walid Cheddira (Morocco) for a atrocious foul.
João Félix (Portugal) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Walid Cheddira (Morocco).
Walid Cheddira (Morocco) is shown the yellowish paper for a atrocious foul.
Pepe (Portugal) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Walid Cheddira (Morocco).
Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is saved successful the bottommost close corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a done ball.
Offside, Morocco. Sofyan Amrabat tries a done ball, but Walid Cheddira is caught offside.
Vitinha (Portugal) is shown the yellowish paper for a atrocious foul.
Foul by Vitinha (Portugal).
Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Jawad El Yamiq.
Vitinha (Portugal) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Achraf Hakimi (Morocco).
Foul by Ricardo Horta (Portugal).
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