Morocco shock Portugal to become first African nation in World Cup semifinals
Morocco became the first African nation to reach a World Cup semifinal as they stunned Portugal with a 1-0 win thanks to a Youssef En-Nesyri header.
FIFA World Cup
FULL TIME
- Youssef En-Nesyri 42'
Al Thumama Stadium · 44,198 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
Play by Play
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Red Card 90'+3'
Second yellow card to Walid Cheddira (Morocco) for a bad foul.
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Yellow Card 90'+1'
Walid Cheddira (Morocco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Yellow Card 87'
Vitinha (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Substitution 82'
Substitution, Morocco. Yahya Jabrane replaces Sofiane Boufal.
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Substitution 82'
Substitution, Morocco. Zakaria Aboukhlal replaces Hakim Ziyech because of an injury.
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Substitution 79'
Substitution, Portugal. Ricardo Horta replaces Diogo Dalot because of an injury.
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Yellow Card 70'
Achraf Dari (Morocco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Substitution 69'
Substitution, Portugal. Vitinha replaces Otávio.
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Substitution 69'
Substitution, Portugal. Rafael Leão replaces Gonçalo Ramos.
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Substitution 65'
Substitution, Morocco. Badr Benoun replaces Youssef En-Nesyri.
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Substitution 65'
Substitution, Morocco. Walid Cheddira replaces Selim Amallah.
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Substitution 57'
Substitution, Morocco. Achraf Dari replaces Romain Saïss because of an injury.
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Substitution 51'
Substitution, Portugal. Cristiano Ronaldo replaces Rúben Neves.
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Substitution 51'
Substitution, Portugal. João Cancelo replaces Raphaël Guerreiro.
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Goal - Header 42'
Goal! Morocco 1, Portugal 0. Youssef En-Nesyri (Morocco) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Yahya Attiat-Allah with a cross.
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End Regular Time 90'+9'
Second Half ends, Morocco 1, Portugal 0.
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Red Card 90'+3'
Second yellow card to Walid Cheddira (Morocco) for a bad foul.
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Yellow Card 90'+1'
Walid Cheddira (Morocco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Yellow Card 87'
Vitinha (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Substitution 82'
Substitution, Morocco. Yahya Jabrane replaces Sofiane Boufal.
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Substitution 82'
Substitution, Morocco. Zakaria Aboukhlal replaces Hakim Ziyech because of an injury.
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Substitution 79'
Substitution, Portugal. Ricardo Horta replaces Diogo Dalot because of an injury.
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Yellow Card 70'
Achraf Dari (Morocco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Substitution 69'
Substitution, Portugal. Vitinha replaces Otávio.
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Substitution 69'
Substitution, Portugal. Rafael Leão replaces Gonçalo Ramos.
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Substitution 65'
Substitution, Morocco. Badr Benoun replaces Youssef En-Nesyri.
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Substitution 65'
Substitution, Morocco. Walid Cheddira replaces Selim Amallah.
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Substitution 57'
Substitution, Morocco. Achraf Dari replaces Romain Saïss because of an injury.
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Substitution 51'
Substitution, Portugal. Cristiano Ronaldo replaces Rúben Neves.
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Substitution 51'
Substitution, Portugal. João Cancelo replaces Raphaël Guerreiro.
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Start 2nd Half 45'
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Halftime 45'+3'
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Goal - Header 42'
Goal! Morocco 1, Portugal 0. Youssef En-Nesyri (Morocco) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Yahya Attiat-Allah with a cross.
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Kickoff
First Half begins.
Showing the last 19 of 19 events.
Team Stats
POR
MAR
9
Fouls
15
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
1
2
Offsides
2
9
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
3
73.3
Possession
26.7
12
SHOTS
9
3
ON GOAL
3
30
On Target %
30
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
567
Accurate Passes
176
663
Passes
247
90
Pass Completion %
70
8
Accurate Crosses
3
35
Crosses
7
20
Cross %
40
56
Long Balls
55
27
Accurate Long Balls
27
50
Long Balls %
50
3
Blocked Shots
0
8
Effective Tackles
7
12
Tackles
12
70
Tackle %
60
9
Interceptions
9
2
Effective Clearances
35
2
Clearances
35
Highlights
Head to Head
Lineups
ConfirmedMAR · 4-3-3
Yassine BounouG13 saves
Romain SaïssCD-L6
Jawad El YamiqCD-R18
Yahia Attiyat AllahLB251 assist1 shot
Achraf HakimiRB2
Sofyan AmrabatCM4
Selim AmallahLM151 shot
Azzedine OunahiRM81 shot
Youssef En-NesyriF191 shot on target1 goal3 shots
Sofiane BoufalLF171 shot on target1 shot
Hakim ZiyechRF71 shot
Substitutes
Walid CheddiraSUB21 red card yellow card
Ilias ChairSUB13
Yahya JabraneSUB26
Munir El KajouiSUB12
Bilal El KhannoussSUB23
Anass ZarourySUB10
Abde EzzalzouliSUB16
Zakaria AboukhlalSUB141 shot on target1 shot
Badr BenounSUB24
Ahmed Reda TagnaoutiSUB22
Achraf DariSUB20 yellow card
Abdelhamid SabiriSUB11
Abderrazak HamdallahSUB9
POR · 4-3-3
Diogo CostaG222 saves
Rúben DiasCD-L4
PepeCD-R31 shot
Raphaël GuerreiroLB5
Diogo DalotRB2
Rúben NevesCM18
OtávioLM25
Bernardo SilvaRM101 shot
Gonçalo RamosF261 shot
João FélixLF112 shots on target5 shots
Bruno FernandesRF82 shots
Substitutes
Rui PatrícioSUB1
António SilvaSUB24
Matheus NunesSUB23
José SáSUB12
William CarvalhoSUB14
Ricardo HortaSUB21
André SilvaSUB9
Cristiano RonaldoSUB71 shot on target1 shot
João PalhinhaSUB6
João MárioSUB17
Rafael LeãoSUB15
VitinhaSUB16 yellow card
João CanceloSUB20
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