An historic night for Morocco as they reached their first-ever quarterfinals of a World Cup on Saturday against Portugal
And their luck became even stronger when it was announced that starman Cristiano Ronaldo would again not feature in the starting line-up
Joao Felix came close on the half hour mark but his shot was deflected just wide and went out for a corner
To many spectators surprise, Morocco went ahead! A brilliant cross in from Yahia Attiyat Allah found a leaping Youssef en-Nesyri in the 42nd minute
Moments later, Portugal had the ball up the other end and Bruno Fernandes’ shot tipped off the bar but they couldn’t find the back of the net
Tension grew as Portugal appealed for a penalty just before half-time but the referee denied and blew the whistle for the break
Fernando Santos felt it was time to bring on Cristiano Ronaldo in the 51st minute to rescue his side from an early exit
Romain Saiss was stretchered off in the 58th minute due to an injury he had been carrying from their round of 16 match against Spain
Fernandes came close again in the 64th minute as his shot from range skimmed over the bar
Morocco had a second substitution through injury as Hakim Ziyech was again stretchered off in the 82nd minute
Another blow came late into the game when sub Walid Cheddira received two yellow cards in the space of 2 minutes
Morocco survived eight minutes injury time and as the referee blew the whistle the bench ran onto the pitch in celebrationsPlease subscribe, like the video and share as you can! Please support our channel!