Pulling off yet another upset, Morocco ended Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal's run at #Qatar2022 by the barest of margins.
Coming into this high-octane quarter-final clash after defeating Spain in the Round of 16, the North African nation looked to create history. And they did, courtesy of Youssef En-Nesyri's 42nd-minute strike. Fernando Santos' men came close to finding an equaliser several times, but Moroccan goalkeeper Bono starred for his team once again.
With this historic win, Morocco became the first African team to reach the semi-finals of #FIFAWorldCup.
Coming into this high-octane quarter-final clash after defeating Spain in the Round of 16, the North African nation looked to create history. And they did, courtesy of Youssef En-Nesyri's 42nd-minute strike. Fernando Santos' men came close to finding an equaliser several times, but Moroccan goalkeeper Bono starred for his team once again.
With this historic win, Morocco became the first African team to reach the semi-finals of #FIFAWorldCup.
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00:00Portugal vastly outnumbered but seemingly undaunted they will not be
00:08drowned out. A greeting now ahead of a third World Cup meeting between these
00:14nations to date one win each
00:21and this place is effervescent. There is a tangible sense of meaning and purpose
00:28and belonging at many levels Alan this is a game that really feels as though it
00:33matters to people. Yeah without question so many around the world watching via the
00:42TV sets. Reg Ragui is making for himself has made for himself the first African
00:49coach to take charge of the World Cup quarter-final which into watch well Felix
00:53who hurled his frame at it. There's two of them queuing up here to head it
01:01it's poor defending that from the rocker
01:09risked long by Ruben Neves well seen by Al-Yamid who came back to swap Felix
01:15well the keeper goes one way the ball goes the other after this deflection how
01:19close is that
01:21we're not he
01:23the foul and I heat and still
01:26I chat Allah
01:28and the series
01:32the Moroccan miracle is still on
01:45the keeper makes an almighty mess of trying to come to claim because there was a bit of loop on this it was an inviting one for the keeper but as it turns out even more inviting for the set of forward
01:59forward
02:06lashed across goal and against the crossbar
02:10what about this slow
02:12instinctive effort
02:14Bruno Fernandes
02:16put back into the path of Bernardo Silva
02:23and set for Bruno Fernandes
02:25to drive high
02:27and he leaps with fury
02:29well they're dropping deeper and deeper here in Morocco
02:33he kept it in
02:36he kept it in
02:39and has it back
02:40Orta
02:41Ronaldo
02:42Charles Felix
02:44that is a terrifically acrobatic save from Bruno
02:49he's hit it
02:50perfectly
02:52arrowing towards that top corner
02:54you saw him asking for Shadira to leave it
03:00he was the man
03:01now on the other end
03:03Ronaldo
03:05Bono got down
03:06and Bono wrapped it up
03:09he caught that
03:10so well
03:11when it's running away from you
03:12it's a difficult one
03:13Amrba of course
03:18yet again
03:19at the heart of that midfield
03:23Oh Shadira
03:24has just been shown a second yellow
03:26and Morocco will finish with ten
03:29only just booked
03:30his high foot
03:31right under the nose of the referee
03:35poked away from layout by Hakimi
03:37in by Lea
03:41oh and wide by Pepe
03:45Campe pounced and couldn't finish
03:47can't believe it
03:48he must have seen it coming
03:49he converted a harder one against Switzerland from a corner
03:55that
03:56surely is it now
04:00it is
04:01a Moroccan marvel
04:07and Portugal are out
04:09and Cristiano Ronaldo
04:11is out