UPDATED: Qatar 2022: Morocco overcome Portugal secure historic, semi-final berth

UPDATED: Qatar 2022: Morocco overcome Portugal secure historic, semi-final berth

The Atlas Lions of Morocco continued their fairy tale run in the 2022 World Cup on Saturday as they beat Portugal 1-0 to qualify for the semi-final of the Mundial after a thrilling encounter at the Al Thumama Stadium.

Youssef En-Yesri’s towering header in the 42nd minute proved to be the tie-breaker as Morocco became the first African team ever to qualify for the semi-final of the World Cup.

Though Cristiano Ronaldo was brought in early in the second half, the 37-year-old was unable to rescue his team as his quest for the elusive World Cup trophy went up in flames yet again even though he achieved another record of the most-capped player

The Game

Portugal and Morocco enjoyed contrasting fortunes going into Saturday’s semi-final contest, with the former enjoying a thumping 6-1 win over Switzerland and the Lions squeezing through via a penalty shootout win over Spain.

It was the Portuguese who started on the front foot, coming close to breaking the deadlock just five…

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