Status: 10.12.2022 6:09 p.m
Morocco became the first African team to reach the semi-finals of a soccer World Cup. The team beat Portugal 1-0 in the quarter-finals.
Underdogs Morocco have become the first African side to storm into the semi-finals of a World Cup, sending Portugal home. The underdog beat the ex-European champions 1-0 (1-0) thanks to a Youssef En-Nesyri goal in the 42nd minute at Doha’s Al-Thumama Stadium.
Morocco ended the duel with ten men: Walid Cheddira, who came on after just over an hour, saw the yellow-red card in the hectic stoppage time. With the quarter-final triumph, coach Walid Regragui’s team caused huge cheers not only among the 44,198 mostly Moroccan spectators in the stadium, but also in the African and Arab world. The Moroccans will now play next Wednesday in the semi-finals against the winner of the game between defending champions France and European runners-up England, who meet in the last quarter-finals in the evening.
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