Today, December 10, 2022, at 10:00 AM (ET), Morocco and Portugalwill clash for a place in the Semi-Finals of the2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar at the Al Thumama Stadium. Players who will suit up for each team in this Knockout Stage soccer match are listed below. The American audience may watch it on fuboTV (free trial).
It will betheir third get-together in total. There is no clear favorite in these matchups since both Portugal and Morocco have won once against each other and none of their meetings have ended in a tie.
The most recent meeting between the two sides occurred in an international friendly on June 20, 2018, and the Selecao came out on top, winning by a score of 1-0. Since this will be their first meeting since then, deciding who will play the victor of England vsFrance in the Semi-Finals promises to be an even more thrilling contest.
Morocco lineup
Morocco’s success in this World Cup may be attributed in large part to the team’s consistent starting lineup. Although they have had to make some roster adjustments due to injuries, the contributions of their top players have been crucial to their historic success.
As Abdelhamid Sabiri was substituted for Selim Amallah in the penalty shootout victory against Spain, they made only one alteration to their starting lineup. Both Nayef Aguerd and Romain Saiss were injured in the match against La Roja, with Aguerd eventually needing to be replaced. Walid Regragui expects both players to be available for this match.
Morocco startingXI:
Bounou; Hakimi, El Yamiq, Saiss, Attiat-Allah; Amrabat, Amallah, Ounahi, Ziyech, En-Nesyri, Boufal.
Portugal lineup
From Portugal’s point of view, Cristiano Ronaldo will once again be the center of attention. After Goncalo Ramos scored a hat trick in place of him against Switzerland, he may be relegated to the bench for the foreseeable future. Because Joao Cancelo was benched for the victory in the round of 16, he may not be reinserted into the starting lineup against Morocco.
While Danilo’s participation in this gameis still up in the air, Nuno Mendes has already been ruled out due to injury. Since the latter is unlikely to play, Ruben Dias should pair up with Pepein the center of the defense. Otavio’s status going into the previous game was in question, but his strong showing from the get-go should be enough to keep him on the roster.
Portugal starting XI:
Costa; Dalot, Pepe, Dias, Guerreiro; Otavio, Neves, Silva;Fernandes, Felix; Ramos.