Moroccan star Youssef Al-Nusairi received special praise across the platforms.
After he scored the first Arab goal in the history of the World Cup quarter-finals, he led the "Atlas Lions" to write a new chapter in the history of the competition by reaching the semi-finals.
Al-Nusairi rose above everyone in the 42nd minute, scoring Morocco's only goal in the confrontation against Portugal at Al-Thumama Stadium, and grabbed the ball from among the Portuguese defenders and goalkeeper, after a distinguished move to confront the cross sent by his colleague Yahya Atiyatallah.
With this goal, Al-Nusiri became the historic scorer for Morocco in the World Cup, where he scored 3 goals so far, 2 of them in the current version, and he also equaled the Arab scorers in the World Cup, namely: the Saudis Sami Al-Jaber and Salem Al-Dosari and the Tunisian Wehbe Al-Khazri.
Al-Nusairi was widely celebrated on the platforms, as the Confederation of African Football celebrated him, commenting, "The Atlas Lion is always on time."
3⃣ goals!
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🇲🇦 Youssef Nusairi has become Morocco's all-time top scorer in the history of the #FIFAWorldCup 🤩
The Atlas Lion is always on time 🦁 @EnMaroc pic.twitter.com/WfOXFcYrfF
- CAF - Arabic (@caf_online_AR) December 10, 2022
Many also celebrated the brilliant way he scored the goal, and others praised his unique way of moving up and anticipating the ball in a distinctive way.
The upliftment of Yusef al-Nusairi, his tableau, I swear to God pic.twitter.com/jKc7qel2lq
- Ibrahim Fayek - Ibrahim Fayek (@IbrahimFayek) December 10, 2022
For history, my supporter 🦁⚽️ pic.twitter.com/toJQiy7CiX
- FIFA World Cup 🏆 (@fifaworldcup_ar) December 10, 2022
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Youssef Al-Nusairi, the star of Morocco, rises a historic rise to give the Atlas Lions the lead against Portugal, amidst the astonishment of Cristiano Ronaldo from the bench 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Morocco 1 Portugal 0
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— EPL World (@EPLworld) December 10, 2022