They defeated favoured Portugal to become the first African country to advance to the World Cup semifinals at Al Thumama Stadium in Qatar.
In the end, Youssef En-first-half Nesyri’s header was enough to win the game.
Morocco survived a tense second half, repelling constant Portugal attacks and retaining its 1-0 lead, even after star striker Cristiano Ronaldo was substituted. Portugal dominated possession but could not find the back of the net.
Source : gh page Bruno Fernandes’ bold attempt left Yassine Bounou helpless as the ball rebounded off the crossbar, while the daring Attiyat Allah’s lung-bursting breakaway run saw him skew his effort wide while off balance with the goal at his mercy.
Costa once more displayed shakiness in goal for Portugal early in the second half as he palmed a dangerous free kick from Hakim Ziyech directly at El Yamiq from a close range. Fortunately, the ball deflected wide.
Nevertheless , it did not matter because Portugal was unable to get past that outstanding Moroccan defence .
The Atlas Lions have been one of the stories of this tournament, becoming the first Arab nation to advance to the quarterfinals u2014 and doing so in the first tournament hosted by an Arab country.
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