• Beaters of Belgium, in the group stage, and Spain in the round of 16, the Moroccans are attacking another European cador.

  • The Portuguese showed that they didn't need Cristiano Ronaldo to win in style in the last match.

  • The match will be played on the lawn of the Al-Thumama Stadium, which can accommodate 44,400 people.

Real sensation of this World Cup in Qatar, Morocco does not intend to stay on such a good path.

Faced with the Portuguese, they will only have to make predictions and will go all out, as they have been doing since the start of the competition. 

The Seleçao, meanwhile, is counting on its revelation, Gonçalo Ramos, author of a hat-trick against South Korea, and his golden generation to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup.

On which channel to watch the match Morocco - Portugal?

The meeting will be broadcast on Saturday December 10 at 4 p.m., unencrypted on TF1 as well as on BeIN Sports 1, only for subscribers to the channel. 

The Atlas Lions, national pride

22nd in the FIFA rankings, no one expected Morocco at this level.

No one except them.

Exemplary against Belgium (2-0 victory) in the group stage, Walid Regragui's men brought down Spain in the round of 16 of the World Cup (0-0, 3TAB1).

Even if they were very hot on the last attempt of the meeting, when Sarabia touched the right upright of Bounou on a resumption of the right, the Moroccans seemed to be in control of their subject against La Roja. 

With Ziyech and Hakimi on the right, as well as Mazraoui and Boufal on the left, Morocco (22nd in the FIFA rankings) can spread its wings.

While they have conceded only one goal in 4 matches in this World Cup, the Atlas Lions can count on their defensive solidity to repel the assaults of the Portuguese armada.

Especially since Bounou showed that he could be given the keys to the truck in his goals by repelling two shots on goal from the Spaniards.

The Seleçao, an explosive cocktail

9th in the FIFA rankings, Portugal rose to a crescendo during this World Cup in Qatar. 

Even the experts had not expected that the Lusitanians would inflict such a correction on the Swiss in the round of 16 (6-1).

But the difference in level between the two selections was such that the score seems logical with hindsight.

In any case, the Helvetians took it for their rank.

Even if seeing Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench always makes us heartbreak, it must be said that Fernando Santos seems to know what he is doing.

It must be said that when you have Bernardo Silva, Rafael Leao, Joao Félix, Ricardo Horta, André Silva and Gonçalo Ramos in the attacking animation, it is easier to leave a fivefold Ballon d'Or on the bench.

Regarding the defense, Pepe (scorer at 39 in the last match) holds the barracks.

To see if this strategy will hold in the long term... 

Either way, 21-year-old Benfica striker Gonçalo Ramos is ready to take up the mantle from the former Manchester United striker.

His hat-trick scored against the Swiss bears witness to this.

He has also become the second youngest scorer in the history of his selection (at 21 years and 5 months) behind a certain … Cristiano Ronaldo (scorer at 21 years and 6 months).


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