China News Service, December 11th, Beijing time on the evening of the 10th, the Qatar World Cup quarter-finals continued.

With a goal from En Nesri, Morocco beat Portugal 1-0 to secure a place in the semi-finals.

This is the first time an African team has advanced to the semi-finals of the World Cup.

Cristiano Ronaldo tied for the most appearances in the history of the national team, but failed to rewrite the fate of the Portuguese team being eliminated.

  In the quarter-finals with Switzerland, Portuguese coach Santos made adjustments to the starting lineup, and Ronaldo entered the bench.

Gonzalo Ramos, who was only 21 years old, made his debut in the game against Switzerland. He not only completed a "hat-trick" but also sent an assist, and finally helped the team advance 6:1.

In this game, Ramos continued to start.

  For the Moroccan team, Mazraoui, who plays for the Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich, did not appear in the starting list.

Before the game, there were media reports that he was injured and unable to play.

  In the first half, the offensive and defensive transitions of the two teams were very fast.

The Portuguese team is a more active side. Felix's several shots were quite threatening, but they were resolved one by one by Morocco goalkeeper Bounu.

  Although the Moroccan team takes a solid line of defense as the first task, their tactics are not conservative, and they dare to invest troops in the counterattack.

In the 42nd minute, the Moroccan team launched an offensive from the side, Portuguese goalkeeper Diogo Costa made a mistake, and En Nesri scored with a header, breaking the deadlock on the field.

The Portuguese counterattacked quickly, but Bruno Fernandes' shot bounced off the woodwork.

At halftime, Morocco led by one goal.

  After entering the second half, Santos continued to adjust the lineup, and Cancelo, Ronaldo and others came off the bench one after another.

According to FIFA World Cup statistics, this is the 196th time that Ronaldo has played for Portugal, thus tying Kuwaiti player Badr Muttawa and tied for the player with the most appearances in the history of the national team.

  After the adjustment, the Portuguese team launched a fierce attack on the opponent's penalty area.

In the 56th minute, Gonzalo Ramos' header went slightly wide.

In the 64th minute, Bruno Fernandez volleyed over the bar.

In the 83rd minute, Ronaldo played for Felix in the penalty area, but the latter's shot was again blocked by Bunu.

  Throughout the second half, the Moroccan team showed great resilience on the defensive end.

Although many people, including the captain Seth, were unable to persist due to injuries, they still withstood the opponent's counterattack.

In the 3rd minute of stoppage time, Shedila fouled Felix and was sent off with two yellow cards.

But at this time, time is running out.

  In the end, Morocco eliminated Portugal 1:0 and became the biggest "dark horse" of this World Cup.

This is the first time an African team has advanced to the World Cup semi-finals, and Morocco will face the winner of France and England in the semi-finals.

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