Morocco vs Portugal 2022 FIFA World Cup, Quarterfinals

Morocco

42': Youssef En-Nesyri
90'+3': Walid Cheddira

FT
1 - 0

Portugal

Morocco shock Portugal to become first African nation in World Cup semifinals

Youssef En-Nesyri of Morocco heads to score the team's first goal during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 quarter final match between Morocco and Portugal [1296x729]

Morocco became the first African nation to reach a World Cup semifinal as they stunned Portugal with a 1-0 win thanks to a Youssef En-Nesyri header.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
42': Goal! Morocco 1, Portugal 0. Youssef En-Nesyri (Morocco) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Yahya Attiat-Allah with a cross.
51': Substitution, Portugal. João Cancelo replaces Raphaël Guerreiro.
51': Substitution, Portugal. Cristiano Ronaldo replaces Rúben Neves.
57': Substitution, Morocco. Achraf Dari replaces Romain Saïss because of an injury.
65': Substitution, Morocco. Walid Cheddira replaces Selim Amallah.
65': Substitution, Morocco. Badr Benoun replaces Youssef En-Nesyri.
69': Substitution, Portugal. Rafael Leão replaces Gonçalo Ramos.
69': Substitution, Portugal. Vitinha replaces Otávio.
70': Achraf Dari (Morocco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
79': Substitution, Portugal. Ricardo Horta replaces Diogo Dalot because of an injury.
82': Substitution, Morocco. Zakaria Aboukhlal replaces Hakim Ziyech because of an injury.
82': Substitution, Morocco. Yahya Jabrane replaces Sofiane Boufal.
87': Vitinha (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+1': Walid Cheddira (Morocco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+3': Second yellow card to Walid Cheddira (Morocco) for a bad foul.
90'+9': Second Half ends, Morocco 1, Portugal 0.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup

Venue: Al Thumama Stadium
Location: Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 44,198

Statistics

POR		MAR
9	Fouls	15
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	1
2	Offsides	2
9	Corner Kicks	3
2	Saves	3
73.3	Possession	26.7
12	SHOTS	9
3	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
567	Accurate Passes	176
663	Passes	247
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.7
8	Accurate Crosses	3
35	Crosses	7
0.2	Cross %	0.4
56	Long Balls	55
27	Accurate Long Balls	27
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
3	Blocked Shots	0
8	Effective Tackles	7
12	Tackles	12
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
9	Interceptions	9
2	Effective Clearances	35
2	Clearances	35

Line-Ups

Morocco (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Yassine Bounou (GK)
6	Romain Saïss
18	Jawad El Yamiq
25	Yahya Attiyat Allah
2	Achraf Hakimi
4	Sofyan Amrabat
15	Selim Amallah
8	Azzedine Ounahi
19	Youssef En-Nesyri
17	Sofiane Boufal
7	Hakim Ziyech

Substitutes:

Walid Cheddira, Ilias Chair, Yahya Jabrane, Monir El Kajoui, Bilal El Khannouss, Anass Zaroury, Abde Ezzalzouli, Zakaria Aboukhlal, Badr Benoun, Reda Tagnaouti, Achraf Dari, Abdelhamid Sabiri, Abderrazak Hamdallah.

Portugal (4-3-3)

No.	Name
22	Diogo Costa (GK)
4	Rúben Dias
3	Pepe
5	Raphaël Guerreiro
2	Diogo Dalot
18	Rúben Neves
25	Otávio
10	Bernardo Silva
26	Goncalo Ramos
11	João Félix
8	Bruno Fernandes

Substitutes:

Rui Patrício, António Silva, Matheus Nunes, José Sá, William Carvalho, Ricardo Horta, André Silva, Cristiano Ronaldo, João Palhinha, João Mário, Rafael Leão, Vitinha, João Cancelo.