Morocco take on the Portugal in the ¼-finals of FIFA World Cup 2022. The match will be played on Saturday, December 10th at Al Thumama Stadium (Doha).
Morocco reached their peak in terms of performance at the world championships. In general, this country is the birthplace of many talents, and more than once, even in the last century, it was possible to go to the world championships. But without much success, only in 1986 it was possible to leave the group. The beginning of the new century was wasted, the national team did not qualify for the World Championships for 20 years. And in Russia, although it looked good, it limited itself to performing at the group stage. Perhaps that experience helped now, or leaders like Zyech and Hakimi just matured. In any case, Regraga's wards have already shown a result that no one expected from them. No, the victory over Canada was not a surprise, but before it they managed to draw with Croatia and, most importantly, sensationally beat Belgium. Well, with Spain, the Moroccans more than expected played the “second number”, from the defense, obviously deliberately going to the post-match penalties.
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Portugal at this tournament were able to surprise - of course, with a "plus" sign. No one expected such agility from a team that made its way to Qatar not directly, but through the playoffs this spring. Moreover, at both recent big tournaments, the 2018 World Cup and last year's Euro, there were relegations in the first round of the playoffs. In Qatar they closed all the questions after 2 matches, which provided an opportunity to relax before the knockout games, in the 3rd round. But even then the coaching staff surprised by going to Switzerland without Ronaldo in the starting lineup. Not only did they not notice the absence of their scorer-record holder, but also defeated the “neutrals”, glorious precisely for their game from defense. Sommer, the elite goalkeeper from the Bundesliga, conceded 6 goals!
In 1986, just a victory over Portugal helped Morocco to give out past success, with access to the playoffs of the World Cup. 4 years ago, the “chosen ones” took revenge, winning minimally, due to a quick goal from Ronaldo. The bookmakers believe in Portugal, but it was the same with other opponents of Morocco before. for example, with Belgium and Spain. It is worth considering the option with the victory of the representative of North Africa with a handicap of “+1 goals scored”.
Prediction for the match: Morocco to win with +1.0 handicap.
