Youssef En-Nesyri made it 1-0 in Morocco vs. Portugal (Photo: Reuters)
By Orlando Gonzalez Cruz
Havana, 10 Dec. (RHC) With a huge Yassine Bounou (Bono) under the three sticks, Morocco beat Portugal (1-0) and today became the first African team to reach a semi-final in the FIFA World Cup.
The Qatar 2022 edition continues to leave surprises in the history books and saw how the North Africans conquered the Iberian Peninsula and defeated the powerful teams of Spain and Portugal.
The spectators at the Al Thumama stadium appreciated the performance of the Moroccans, who continue to extend their legend by crossing the impossible barrier for their geographical area in the quarter-finals. Previously, Cameroon in 1990, Senegal in 2002 and Ghana in 2010 had reached this stage.
The fourth time was the charm for the so-called “Dark Continent”. Their representatives won on the scoreboard in the first half, with a goal scored by Youssef En-Nesyri (42nd). The Sevilla FĂștbol Club player was thus ranked his national team’s all-time top scorer in world events.
Morocco showed that what happened in the tournament is not a coincidence and that they are a well-worked team, organized in defense, with the addition of having a fabulous goalkeeper and gunpowder at the front, which will not be easy prey for any rival. .
In today’s duel, both teams had chances to continue scoring, but the 1-0 score would be unchangeable. In this way, the Portuguese say goodbye to the World Cup and their Idol Cristiano Ronaldo, who came off the bench, lived what should have been his last minutes in the World Cup tournaments.
The disciples of Walid Regragui remain undefeated in the tournament and not only remain unbeatable, but their defense is impeccable against teams from bigger football entities, such as: Croatia, Belgium, Spain and Portugal. Remember that the Canadians are the only ones to have crossed the goal kept by Bono and that, to top it off, it was an own goal.
Now, Moroccans await the winner of the quarter-final duel between France and England, which will take place in the second round of the day this Saturday, to start their continent in the semi-finals.
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