Morocco made soccer history by becoming the first African team ever to reach the semifinals in a World Cup. The Atlas Lions defeated 1-0 Portugal in the quarterfinals producing another surprise in Qatar 2022. Prior to this day,Cameroon (1990),Senegal(2002) and Ghana (2010) arrived to the Top-8, but never went beyond that point.
Youssef En-Nesyri took advantage of a huge mistake by goalkeeper Diogo Costa to score the only goal of the match (42′). Portugal tried to come back and even Cristiano Ronaldo entered the game as a substitute. It wasn’t enough.
Morocco will play in the semifinals on Wednesday, December 14. Win or lose at that game in Al Bayt Stadium, the African squad have guaranteed themselves seven matches in the World Cup. What’s left to be known is if it’s a battle for the third-place or the final.
Morocco vs Portugal: Match Preview
For the Qatar 2022 quarterfinals, one of the main candidates, Portugal will play against Morocco, the biggest surprise in this World Cup. With Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench again, the Portuguese national team will face a tough team that has Achraf Hakimi and Hakim Ziyech as its main stars. You can find out here how to watch it on TV or live stream in your country. Remember that if you are in the United States, you can follow all the action of this match on FuboTV (free trial).
Portugal is undoubtedly one of the main candidates to reach the final stages, especially after the excellent performance they had against Switzerland, in which they won 6-1 with Goncalo Ramos scoring 3 goals and being the man of the match. They are only two games away from the first final in their history and they do not want to miss the opportunity.
Their rivals will be the big surprise of this World Cup. In a group that included Croatia and Belgium, few expected Morocco to finish undefeated as leaders with 7 points out of 9 possible. The Moroccan team continued with a high level thanks to which they eliminated Spain in the round of 16. Now they are looking to be the first Africans to reach a semi-final.
Morocco vs Portugal: Kick-Off Time
Morocco and Portugal will face each other for the quarterfinals of the Qatar 2022 World Cup this Saturday, December 10 at the Al Thumama Stadium in Doha, Qatar.
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Argentina: 12:00 PM Australia: 2:00 AM (December 11) Bangladesh: 9:00 PM Belgium: 4:00 PM Brazil: 12:00 PM Cameroon: 4:00 PM Canada: 10:00 AM Costa Rica: 9:00 AM Croatia: 4:00 PM Denmark: 4:00 PM Ecuador: 10:00 AM Egypt: 5:00 PM France: 4:00 PM Germany: 4:00 PM Ghana: 3:00 PM India: 8:30 PM Indonesia: 11:00 PM Iran: 6:30 PM Ireland: 3:00 PM Israel: 5:00 PM Italy: 4:00 PM Jamaica: 10:00 AM Japan: 12:00 AM (December 11) Kenya: 6:00 PM Malaysia: 11:00 PM Mexico: 9:00 AM Morocco: 4:00 PM Netherlands: 4:00 PM New Zealand: 4:00 AM (December 11) Nigeria: 4:00 PM Norway: 4:00 PM Poland: 4:00 PM Portugal: 3:00 PM Qatar: 6:00 PM Saudi Arabia: 6:00 PM Senegal: 3:00 PM Serbia: 4:00 PM Singapore: 11:00 PM South Africa: 5:00 PM South Korea: 12:00 AM (December 11) Spain: 4:00 PM Sweden: 4:00 PM Switzerland: 4:00 PM Tanzania: 6:00 PM Trinidad and Tobago: 11:00 PM Tunisia: 4:00 PM Uganda: 6:00 PM UAE: 7:00 PM UK: 3:00 PM United States: 10:00 AM (ET)
Morocco vs Portugal: TV Channel and Live Streaming
Argentina: TyC Sports Argentina, TyC Sports Play, DIRECTV Sports Argentina Australia: SBS On Demand, SBS Bangladesh: Gazi TV, T Sports, Toffee Live, MTV India SD, MTV India HD Belgium: rtbf.be/sport, Tipik, RTBF Auvio Direct, Één, Sporza Brazil: NOW NET e Claro, SporTV, Globo, Canais Globo, GloboEsporte.com Cameroon: SuperSport MaXimo 1, SuperSport Premier League ROA, SuperSport Football Plus ROA, SuperSport Laliga ROA, CRTV Sports, DStv Now, SuperSport GOtv LaLiga, SuperSport Variety, SuperSport GOtv Select 1, New World Sport1, SuperSport GOtv Football, SuperSport MáXimo 3, SuperSport MaXimo two Canada: TSN3, CTV App, TSN5, RDS App, TSN1, TSN.ca, RDS, TSN4, TSN App, CTV Costa Rica: TDMAX, Sky HD, Teletica Radio 91.5, Teletica Channel 7 Croatia: HRT2, HRTi Denmark: TV2 Play Denmark, NRK1, TV2 Denmark Ecuador: DIRECTV Sports Ecuador, Teleamazonas, CNT Play, Soccer Channel Egypt: beIN Sports MAX 1 Arabia, beIN Sports MAX 3 Arabia, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, beIN Sports MAX 4 Arabia, TOD France: beIN SPORTS CONNECT, Molotov, Free, beIN Sports 1, TF1 Germany: Servus TV, MagentaTV, ZDF Ghana: SuperSport Football Plus ROA, SuperSport MaXimo 2, SuperSport GOtv LaLiga, SuperSport MaXimo 1, GTV Sports+, SuperSport GOtv Football, SuperSport Variety, SuperSport MáXimo 3, DStv Now, SuperSport GOtv Select 1, SuperSport Laliga ROA, SuperSport Premier League ROA India: Sports18 HD, JioTV, DD Sports, MTV India SD, MTV India HD, Sports18 Indonesia: Vidio, Indosiar, SCTV International: FIFA+ Iran: beIN SPORTS CONNECT, beIN Sports MAX 4 Arabia, TOD, beIN Sports MAX 1 Arabia, beIN Sports MAX 3 Arabia Ireland: RTE 2, ITV 1 UK, STV Scotland, RTE Player, BBC Radio 5 Live, UTV, ITVX Israel: KAN 11 Italy: RaiPlay, RAI 1 Jamaica: csport.tv Japan: AbemaTV, NHK Japan Kenya: SuperSport GOtv LaLiga, SuperSport MaXimo 2, SuperSport GOtv Select 1, SuperSport Variety, SuperSport Laliga ROA, SuperSport MaXimo 1, SuperSport MáXimo 3, SuperSport Premier League ROA, SuperSport GOtv Football, DStv Now, KBC Channel 1, SuperSport Football Plus ROA South Korea: SBS Korea, KBS2 Korea, MBC Korea Malaysia: Astro FIFA World Cup 1, Astro Go Mexico: Sky HD, Blue to Go Video Everywhere Morocco: beIN Sports MAX 4 Arabia, Arryadia 3, beIN Sports MAX 1 Arabia, TOD, beIN Sports MAX 3 Arabia, beIN SPORTS CONNECT Netherlands: NPO 1, Één, NPO Start New Zealand: Sky Sport 7 beIN Sports, Sky Sport NOW, beIN Sports Connect New Zealand, SKY Go NZ Nigeria: SuperSport GOtv LaLiga, SuperSport MáXimo 3, DStv Now, SuperSport GOtv Football, SuperSport Variety, SuperSport MaXimo 1, SuperSport Football Plus Nigeria, SuperSport GOtv Select 1, NTA Sports 24, SuperSport Premier League Nigeria, SuperSport MaXimo 2, SuperSport Laliga Nigeria Norway: NRK1, NRKTV Poland: sport.tvp.pl, TVP1, TVP Sport, TVP Sport App Portugal: Antena 1 – RTP, Sport TV1, Sport TV Multiscreen, SIC Qatar: TOD, beIN Sports MAX 1 Arabia, beIN Sports MAX 3 Arabia, beIN Sports MAX 4 Arabia, beIN SPORTS CONNECT Saudi Arabia: beIN SPORTS CONNECT, TOD Senegal: SuperSport MaXimo 2, SuperSport GOtv Football, SuperSport MáXimo 3, DStv Now, SuperSport Variety, SuperSport Laliga ROA, SuperSport Football Plus ROA, SuperSport GOtv Select 1, New World Sport1, SuperSport MaXimo 1, SuperSport Premier League ROA, SuperSport GOtv LaLiga, RTS 1 Serbia: RTS1, HRT2 Singapore: Singtel TV GO, Starhub FIFA World Cup, Singtel FIFA World Cup 141, StarHub TV+ South Africa: MáXimo 360, SuperSport MaXimo 2, SABC Sport, SABC 1, SuperSport MaXimo 1, DStv App, SuperSport GOtv Select 1, SuperSport Football, sabcsportonline.co.za, SuperSport Laliga, SuperSport MáXimo 3, SuperSport PSL, SuperSport GOtv Football, SuperSport GOtv The league Spain: World Goal, TVE La 1, RTVE.es Sweden: Discovery+, TV4 Sweden, C More Sweden, NRK1 Switzerland: SRF zwei, RTS 2, SRF Play, RTS Sport, TF1 Suisse, RSI La 2 Tanzania: SuperSport Premier League ROA, SuperSport MáXimo 3, SuperSport MaXimo 2, SuperSport Variety, SuperSport Football Plus ROA, SuperSport MaXimo 1, SuperSport GOtv Select 1, DStv Now, SuperSport GOtv Football, SuperSport Laliga ROA, SuperSport GOtv LaLiga Trinidad and Tobago: DIRECTV Sports Caribbean, Csport.tv Tunisia: beIN Sports MAX 3 Arabia, beIN Sports MAX 4 Arabia, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, beIN Sports MAX 1 Arabia, TOD Uganda: DStv Now, SuperSport GOtv Select 1, SuperSport MaXimo 2, UBC TV, SuperSport Laliga ROA, SuperSport GOtv Football, SuperSport Football Plus ROA, SuperSport Premier League ROA, SuperSport GOtv LaLiga, New World Sport1, SuperSport Variety, SuperSport MáXimo 3, SuperSport MaXimo 1 United Arab Emirates: beIN Sports MAX 4 Arabia, beIN Sports MAX 3 Arabia, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, beIN Sports MAX 1 Arabia, TOD United Kingdom: STV Scotland, UTV, BBC Radio 5 Live, ITVX, STV Player, ITV 1 UK USA: FuboTV (free trial), Peacock (Limited-time offer for 0.99/m), Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, UFORIA App, SiriusXM FC, Futbol de Primera Radio, Foxsports.com, Telemundo, FOX Network, Sling, FOX Sports App. Check a convenient 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