Loud sensations at the World Cup in Qatar do not stop. The Moroccan national team defeated Portugal (1:0) in the quarterfinal match. This time, the African team had enough regular time to crack down on the favorite. The Portuguese overwhelmingly owned the ball and attacked more, but failed to fish out goals.

At the beginning of the second half, Cristiano Ronaldo came out to save the Portuguese, but he did not pull the role of a savior …

After the defeat, the striker could not hold back his tears.

Last chance missed

In the first half, the Portuguese had a lot of possession of the ball and created three dangerous chances, but the tight defense of the African team did not allow the opponents to feel like masters in a foreign half of the field. The Portuguese failed to score, and the famous saying “you don’t score, they score you” came true. In one of the counterattacks, the Moroccans took the lead thanks to a goal by Youssef En-Nesiri.

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To correct this situation, the head coach of the Portuguese national team Fernando Santos decided in a completely logical way, releasing Cristiano Ronaldo in the 51st minute. In the last game with the Swiss, the striker also started the match on the bench and left only in the 72nd minute. This time, Santos gave the legend a whole time.

After entering the field, the ball didn’t really reach Ronaldo, but in the last ten minutes, Cristiano rolled out a perfect pass to Joao Felix, who hit the goal perfectly. However, Yassin Bunu, in a spectacular jump, brilliantly hooked the ball for a corner. The next time KriRo created a dangerous moment in the very ending – he received a pass to the move and shot from the penalty line! Bunu deflected the ball in front of him, but on the second attempt he covered it.

On this, all the activity of Ronaldo, who came out to save his team, ended. Of course, one cannot blame the forward for the defeat of the Portuguese. However, Cristiano’s zeal to get into the starting lineup now looks rather pointless. Santos gave him more time than in the game with Switzerland, but this time Ronaldo did not show himself. After the final whistle, the star forward could not hold back his tears and quickly went to the sub-tribune. An inglorious end for the legend – the last attempt to win the World Cup is missed.

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World Championship. 1/4 finals

Morocco – Portugal – 1:0

(1:0)

Goals:
En-Nesiri, 42 (VIDEO).

Removal:
Heddira, 90.