Morocco become first team to reach World Cup Semi-finals from African Continent with 1-0 Victory over Portugal.
The "wonder men" of Morocco are on the march, and they are taking the rest of Africa with them. The Atlas Lions have become the underdog narrative of this World Cup and one of the best surprises in any competition.
Morocco prevented Portugal from reaching the semi-finals as it continued to lead Africa to World Cup success.They stunned Spain, and now, with a 1-0 victory over Portugal, they have demolished another giant, ruining the chances of one of the best players in history to ever win a World Cup.
Whistles, yells, applause, and tears were heard. In the midst of it all, people were saying and thinking prayers.To everyone's surprise—including their own, the Moroccans' disbelief—Morocco defeated Portugal in a surprising victory, becoming the first African team and the first Arab team to go to the World Cup semifinals.There hasn't been any change in recent weeks as all of African and Arabic football has united to support the Atlas Lions. One stroll through Doha would reveal Moroccan flags being carried by individuals in every direction.
Youssef En-Nesyri's goal help Morocco to win the Querter-Finals Against Porugal and make it to semi-finals and created a history.
Oussame Ramzi, a well-known Moroccan comedian, fell to the ground inside the stadium, his eyes welling up. He could not speak. Selfies of people with him were taken. He remained silent, not saying a word. This is what the Moroccans' historic victory means.“Wallah [by God], we feel good, good, good. We feel better than anything we’ve felt. This is great. Beyond words. Look at my friend, he’s crying,” said a friend of Ramzi’s
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He started the first half on the bench and was mainly unproductive in the second, making him powerless in this situation. He moved and appeared to play like Ronaldo, but he wasn't quite as good. His final major public appearance was during the World Cup. With his club career in doubt, Ronaldo might never play in a game of this stature again. The Ronaldo that the world is familiar with would have taken action to stop this. He would have excelled in order to score the miraculous goal that ended the crisis. To be fair, that Ronaldo wouldn't be coming off the bench either.
Morocco has a four wins and a draw record in the competition, remaining unblemished. Three of those victories—against Belgium, Spain, and Portugal—came against teams that were ranked higher than them. The bar has now been raised, expectations have risen to previously unheard-of heights, and excitement is at an all-time high.
Morocco win over Portugal give them the confidence to be the winner of FIFA 2022 and make a history by lifting the trophy.
In a thrilling match, France defeated England 2-1 to go to the World Cup semifinals against Morocco, who stunned Portugal in the day's first quarterfinal.
At Al Bayt Stadium on Saturday, Aurelien Tchouameni scored a powerful long-range goal in the 17th minute to give France the lead. The dismissal of two claims for alleged fouls on Bukayo Saka just moments before the defending world champions opened the score particularly incensed England supporters.
Although there was no shootout, England nevertheless suffered more penalties, which was the same old scenario.
In front of 68,895 spectators, captain Harry Kane converted the penalty kick past colleague Hugo Lloris to tie the score in the 54th minute. With the goal, he tied Wayne Rooney for the most goals scored by the Three Lions.
Olivier Giroud scored a spectacular left-foot volley to tie the score in the 76th minute after finding a large opening in the English defence. Pickford successfully caught it, but England was not let off the hook for very long.
After Theo Hernandez collided with Mason Mount inside the penalty area in the 84th minute, England had a wonderful opportunity to tie the score, but Kane skied his subsequent penalty shot into orbit.
“Unfortunately we conceded the penalty. But we were able to be dangerous on a few occasions at the end of the match.You always have to believe and (Antoine) Griezmann gave me a great ball (for the goal),” added Giroud.
France beat England by 2-1 and moved to semi-finals of FIFA World Cup 2022 which is going to be held against Morocco on 15th December,2022.
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