Morocco Becomes First African Team to Reach the World Cup Semifinals After Defeating Portugal

History was made on Saturday after Morocco crushed Portugal 1-0, marking the principal African group to progress to the World Cup elimination rounds. The Map book Lions praised their triumph in Qatar after Youssef En-Nesyri scored the match’s just a brief time before halftime, setting the group a game away from the last where it will confront France on Wednesday.

Portugal neglected to separate Morocco’s safeguard system in spite of endeavors from João Félix during the start of the game and the bringing of Cristiano Ronaldo from the substitutes seat after half-time. All things being equal, a joined collaboration from Yahia Attiyat-Allah and En-Nesyri, 25, helped send off the ball taking off above Portugal goalkeeper Diogo Costa into the net.

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Cleaning away tears with his pullover, record-scorer Ronaldo, 37, strolled down the passage after the last whistle in what is probably going to be his last World Cup, having as of late left Manchester Joined together. As per the New York Times, Yassine “Bono” Bounou, the Morocco goalkeeper, considered the dominate after the match at the Al Thumama Arena.

“Squeeze me, I believe I’m dreaming,” he said, per the power source. “These minutes are perfect, yet we’re here to change the mindset.

With this sensation of inadequacy, we need to dispose of it. The Moroccan player can confront any on the planet. The age coming after us will realize we can make marvels.”