Morocco vs Portugal 2022 FIFA World Cup, Quarterfinals
90'+3': Walid CheddiraMorocco shock Portugal to become first African nation in World Cup semifinals
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
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 |
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 |
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 |
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