An unstoppable Morocco makes history and leaves Portugal without the semifinals (1-0)

No by at all Morocco only has fit a goal in his way in the Glass of the World (against Canada, in a party of phase of groups that finish 1-2). No by at all the selection trained by Walid Regragui is the big novelty of the tournament and, no less important still, is not casualidad that have left on the way to countries like Belgium, Spain and now Portugal. The Moroccans, that under the orders of the French trainer do not know the defeat, have turned into the first combined African in reaching the semifinals of a World-wide.

They arrived like one of the surprises, but have done a lot of merit to be where are. And it is that the ones of Regragui have gone back to repeat a plan that, for the moment, seems infalible. With a defensive work sensacional and absolute command by the bands, Morocco neutralised to a Portugal that, although it began with more impetus and approaches to the area of Bono, was victim of the Moroccans.

Further of a finish of head, in iron, of Joãor Félix after a lateral fault or a sending to the area of Bruno Fernandes that Rúben Neves did not reach to finish after the clear of the Moroccan saga, was Morocco the one who reached to have the clearest opportunities and, after several warnings in the area of Diogo Jota, was able to advance to the 42 minutes.

The guardameta of the Port wine was not able to measure well a lateral centre of the Moroccans and failed to the exit, what caused that In-Nesyri anticipated to put the head from the heights and advance to his, in a historical feat for the Lions of Atlas, that resisted to the 'hits' of the lusos to keep his advantage in the marker.

Cristiano, to the rescue?

In the resumption, Fernando Santos buy ndió that his initial plan had not worked and that it had to put a lot of more gunpowder because Bernardo Silva or Bruno Fernandes were not having direct participation or Gonçalo Bouquets was not 'fine' as against Switzerland. Cristiano Ronaldo, acting by second consecutive party, went in in research of the tie, but the defensive effectiveness of the Moroccans put to proof to the lusos.

And it is that, although Portugal happened to dominate and to the African lasted them a lot the balloon, the effectiveness was not of part of them... And this that had the tie in several occasions: First with a head butt of Gonçalo that happened near of the right stick, afterwards with a shot of Bruno from the frontal that left brushing the crossbar or the 'almost' head butt of Christian after sending of the midfield player of the United.

The concentration of Morocco

Portugal was playing the life and the 'despair' in his approaches to the area was more than remarkable, but also toparon to the concentration inagotable of the Moroccans in his field that, although they yielded the initiative, neither risked and had Bono that, as it had happened against Spain, was decisive. In fact, had an intervention importantísima after a bad exit. 'reinvindicó ' To put the manopla and avoid the finish of a Joãor Félix that llegana of face to the goal. They braked all the attempts for desquiciar to some Portuguese that, although they did not lose the face to the party remained in 'swim'.