Morocco won 1-0 in the quarter-finals of the World Cup Qatar tournament, the final tournament, and Morocco won 1-0 to advance to the quarter-finals for the first time as an African team.
Morocco, ranked 22nd in the world, defeated former champions Spain in the first round of the finals tournament after a penalty shootout, becoming the only team other than European and South American teams to advance to the last eight.
The quarterfinals were held at Al Sumama Stadium in Doha from midnight on the 11th Japan time, and they faced Portugal ranked 9th in the world.
From the beginning of the match, Morocco aggressively put pressure on Portugal and stole the ball, creating chances.
Then, in the 42nd minute of the first half, forward Youssef Ennesiri headed a cross ball from the left side to score the opening goal, ending the first half with a score of 1-0.
In the second half, when Portugal brought in ace Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored five consecutive goals for the first time in the history of the primary league, they were attacked for a longer period of time, and goalkeeper Yasinu Bunu repeatedly scored the opponent's shots. The scene of prevention continued.
Despite this, Morocco, the only team from the Arab world to make it into the Best Eight, did not concede a goal with their tenacious and solid defense against the backing of the cheers of a home crowd.
In this match, Portugal's possession rate was 61%, while Morocco's possession rate was 23%, and they were overwhelmed by their opponents, just like their match against Spain in the first round of the final tournament. We made it to the top 4 for the first time.
On the other hand, Portugal, which was aiming for its first victory, created chances with Ronaldo moving aggressively not only in front of the goal but also from the flanks, but lacked finishing power and did not advance to the last four for the first time since the 2006 Germany tournament. .