Morocco continued their unimaginable run within the World Cup as they ended Cristiano Ronaldo’s goals of profitable the trophy.
Morocco defeated Portugal 1-0 of their World Cup match on Saturday. One other great defensive show noticed the African giants attain the match’s semi-finals.
Morocco are the first-ever African semi-finalists!
Portugal struggled to search out their ft within the sport however stored their dominance over the possession.
Brutal bodily challenges in midfield noticed Morocco forestall their European rivals from successfully creating possibilities. In the meantime, Achraf Hakimi’s runs down the right-hand facet maintained the stress on Portugal’s backline all through the primary interval.
Following a looking cross from Yahia Attiyat Allah, Youssef En-Nesyri flew above the Portuguese defenders to make it 1-0 for the Atlas Lions.
Given Morocco’s defensive kind to date within the match, Portugal instantly understood they had been in bother. However their hasty makes an attempt to get again into the sport weren’t sufficient to beat the African giants.
Cristiano Ronaldo and co got here near scoring the equalizer a couple of extra occasions within the closing ten minutes. However excellent goalkeeping from Yassine Bono prevented them from discovering the again of the online.
Walid Cheddira obtained two yellow playing cards within the span of two minutes. But it surely was already too late for Portugal to profit from his dismissal.
Morocco made historical past by changing into the primary African nation to succeed in the World Cup semi-finals. On Wednesday, the Atlas Lions will face the winners of France’s upcoming conflict in opposition to England.
