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Morocco vs Portugal – Lineups & Match Details

Morocco beat Portugal 1-0. Morocco had 27% possession against Portugal's 73%. Shots on target: 3-3.

World Cup · Quarter-finals

Saturday, 10 December 2022

MoroccoMorocco

1 - 0

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

PortugalPortugal

Referee: F. Tello

Lineups

MoroccoMorocco4-3-3
Y. Bounou1Y. BounouG
A. Hakimi2A. HakimiD
J. El Yamiq18J. El YamiqD
R. Saïss6R. SaïssD
Y. Attiat-Allah25Y. Attiat-AllahD
A. Ounahi8A. OunahiM
S. Amrabat4S. AmrabatM
S. Amallah15S. AmallahM
H. Ziyech7H. ZiyechF
Y. En-Nesyri19Y. En-NesyriF
S. Boufal17S. BoufalF

Substitutes

20A. DariD
21W. CheddiraF
24B. BenounD
26Y. JabraneM
14Z. AboukhlalF
10A. ZarouryF
9A. HamdallahF
11A. SabiriM
13I. ChairM
23B. El KhannoussM
16A. EzzalzouliF
12M. MohamediG
22A. TagnaoutiG
PortugalPortugal4-3-3
Diogo Costa22Diogo CostaG
Diogo Dalot2Diogo DalotD
Pepe3PepeD
Rúben Dias4Rúben DiasD
Raphaël Guerreiro5Raphaël GuerreiroD
Bernardo Silva10Bernardo SilvaM
Rúben Neves18Rúben NevesM
Otávio25OtávioM
Bruno Fernandes8Bruno FernandesF
Gonçalo Ramos26Gonçalo RamosF
João Félix11João FélixF

Substitutes

7Cristiano RonaldoF
20João CanceloD
15Rafael LeãoF
16VitinhaM
21Ricardo HortaF
24António SilvaD
6João PalhinhaM
14William CarvalhoM
17João MárioM
23Matheus NunesM
1Rui PatrícioG
12José SáG
9André SilvaF

Match Events

90'+3R

W. Cheddira

Statistics

Morocco
27%73%
Portugal
0Expected Goals (xG)0
9Total Shots12
3Shots on Target3
3Corners9
15Fouls9
2Offsides2
71Pass Accuracy (%)86
3Yellow Cards1
1Red Cards0
Match preview

Morocco host Portugal on Saturday, 10 December 2022. The kick-off time is 15:00 local. The fixture is part of the World Cup schedule. Morocco go into the match 1st in the table; Portugal sit 1st. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Morocco have taken 2 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 draw. Portugal have collected 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 1 time recently. Past results: 20 Jun 2018: Morocco 0-1 Portugal. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Morocco beat Portugal 1-0. The full-time whistle came with the totals Morocco 1, Portugal 0.

Stat highlights

Morocco held 27% of the ball against 73% for Portugal. Shots on target finished 3-3.

Verdict

The win nudges Morocco forward and leaves Portugal with work to do. Morocco sat 1st and Portugal 1st before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.