Morocco vs Portugal. Will the Africans be able to continue the historic campaign on Mundiale?
On December 10, in the match of the 1/4 finals of the playoffs of the World Cup, at the Al-Tumama Arena (Doha), the national teams of Morocco and Portugal will measure their strength.
Morocco created a sensation in the first round of the World Cup play-offs, knocking out Spain 1-0 on penalties. Wards of Valid Regraga could not dictate their conditions to a powerful opponent, so the team was forced to play defensively. It is worth noting that the “Atlas lions” coped with the task with a bang, for the entire duel the “red fury” only once hit the Moroccans on target. As a result, the match reached the penalty shoot-out, where luck was already favorable to the "red-greens".
It is worth noting the reliable game of the Moroccan goalkeeper Bunu, who was impenetrable in the penalty shootout. Thus, he repeated the World Cup record, becoming only the second goalkeeper in history after Shovkovsky not to concede in the post-match roulette.
Portugal
Portugal showed class in the 1/8 finals, simply not leaving a trace of the Swiss team 6:1. Wards of Fernando Santos convincingly conducted the meeting, which allowed them to score two goals in the first half. After the break, the “chosen team” changed tactics somewhat, forcing the Swiss to take risks. As a result, the Portuguese over and over again caught the "Red Crusaders" on mistakes, eventually bringing the score to simply indecent. Brought Portugal victory accurate blows Ramos (hat-trick), Leau, Guerreiro and Pepe.
It is worth noting that the Portuguese are only the third time in history to go to the 1/4 finals of the World Cup.
Our Expert Predictions & Analysis on Morocco vs Portugal
MoroccoMorocco created a sensation in the first round of the World Cup play-offs, knocking out Spain 1-0 on penalties. Wards of Valid Regraga could not dictate their conditions to a powerful opponent, so the team was forced to play defensively. It is worth noting that the “Atlas lions” coped with the task with a bang, for the entire duel the “red fury” only once hit the Moroccans on target. As a result, the match reached the penalty shoot-out, where luck was already favorable to the "red-greens".
It is worth noting the reliable game of the Moroccan goalkeeper Bunu, who was impenetrable in the penalty shootout. Thus, he repeated the World Cup record, becoming only the second goalkeeper in history after Shovkovsky not to concede in the post-match roulette.
Portugal
Portugal showed class in the 1/8 finals, simply not leaving a trace of the Swiss team 6:1. Wards of Fernando Santos convincingly conducted the meeting, which allowed them to score two goals in the first half. After the break, the “chosen team” changed tactics somewhat, forcing the Swiss to take risks. As a result, the Portuguese over and over again caught the "Red Crusaders" on mistakes, eventually bringing the score to simply indecent. Brought Portugal victory accurate blows Ramos (hat-trick), Leau, Guerreiro and Pepe.
It is worth noting that the Portuguese are only the third time in history to go to the 1/4 finals of the World Cup.
Morocco vs Portugal facts
- Morocco are undefeated in their last 5 World Cup matches;
- Morocco are undefeated in their last 11 matches in all competitions.
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