World Cup Qatar 2022
Morocco's match against Portugal .. "The Lions" defeat Ronaldo's comrades
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| Youssef Al-Nusairi after scoring the first goal |
Victory
Morocco defeated Portugal 1-0 in the match that took place between them in the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup.
This is the first time that an Arab and African team reached the semi-finals of the World Cup, which made the "Atlas Lions" enter the history of the World Cup.
The Moroccan national team played the match, specifically the first half, in its usual tactical style, in a 4-1-4-1 method, defensively and offensively, and turned into 4-3-3, but the formation witnessed the entry. Jawad Al-Yamaq is in the heart of the defense, replacing Nayef Akrad, and Yahya Atiyat Allah replaces Naseer Al-Mazrawi.
Match events
The match witnessed great courage and desire from the Moroccan national team to score and win, unlike Portugal, through continuous attacks, specifically in the first 45 minutes.
Despite the offensive weapons and great speeds that the Portuguese national team possessed, the Moroccan national team players attacked from the right and left fronts and sent many crosses, which led to the scoring of the only goal in the match by Youssef Al-Nusairi. Perfect height.
In addition, the Moroccan national team was good at building the attack from behind through Soufiane Amrabat, the pivotal player, despite the great pressure imposed by the Portuguese national team from the third front.
And the Moroccan team worked throughout the match to reduce the danger of the Portuguese team, whether from the sides or the depth, by narrowing the spaces in addition to the tactical commitment, especially when switching from defense to attack or vice versa.
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| Walod Ragragi the coatch |
Second half
With the start of the second half until the end of the match, the Moroccan national team appeared with great stamina, especially from the midfield trio represented by Soufiane Amrabat, Salim Amal and Izzeddine Annahi.
This trio is considered one of the most essential elements in Morocco's victory over Portugal, through continuous running and monitoring of all attacking elements and weapons represented by Bruno Fernandez, Bernardo Silva, and Joao Felix, who tried to penetrate from the depth in various ways, but failed. .
Change of plans
The Moroccan coach turned his plan into 4-5-1 and played a counterattack in the last 20 minutes, by withdrawing Youssef Al-Nusairi and pushing defender Badr Bannoun, as well as pushing striker Walid Chedira.
The purpose of this shift was to increase the number of defenders and exploit Chedira's speed to play counter-attacks, which contributed to the strength of the siege of Morocco.
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| Morocco national team celebration after the big wining |
The end of the football saga
In addition, the Moroccan national team almost scored many goals through its counterattacks in the last minutes with an offensive shift as a result of the progress of all the elements of Portugal, but it failed to do so.
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