Morocco beat Portugal and set a record for the first team from Africa to reach the semi-finals; World Cup 2022.

Morocco beat Portugal and set a record for the first team from Africa to reach the semi-finals; World Cup 2022.

In that game, the winning goal was scored in the last minutes of the first half when Youssef En-Nesyri slipped and headed a cross by Yahya Attiat-Allah. Portugal's goalkeeper Diogo Costa tried to stop En-Nesyri with a cross but En-Nesyri jumped each other and put the ball into the net. Morocco became the African team to advance to the semi-finals of the World Cup with a 1-0 win over Portugal on Saturday. The winning goal was scored in the final minutes of the first half when Youssef En-Nesyri slipped and headed in a cross from Yahya Attiat-Allah. Portugal's goalkeeper Diogo Costa tried to stop En-Nesyri with a cross but En-Nesyri jumped each other and put the ball into the net. Morocco's move to the semi-finals may end Cristiano Ronaldo's chances of winning the World Cup. The 37-year-old star started on the bench for the second straight game and came on just minutes into the second half. His best chance to score came in the 91st minute when Ronaldo had a great opportunity to shoot between two Moroccan defenders. But his shot was saved by Yassine Bounou. Morocco beat Portugal 3-1 in 1986 and eliminated the European nation from the account stage. Portugal got their revenge in 2018 with Ronaldo's fourth-minute goal to win 1-0. Cristiano Ronaldo has scored the most goals in the history of the World Cup (8) without scoring a single goal in the knockout stages. The city of Doha is celebrating The city of Doha is covered with red flags and street horns and not only Moroccan fans but all from Africa and the Middle East support this team. Many people have flocked to the central areas of the city to celebrate the victory of the African continent and even the authorities have extended the time of train travel which usually closes at nine in the morning but for this day they have extended it until 11 in the morning to give the people a chance to stay outside and to celebrate At the same time, it has also made lights floating in the sky by means of a drone to make Morocco happy. Fan Ahmed Ally from Kenya says this is a great honor for the African continent and today he is very proud to be an African after this victory.

The last three African teams to reach the quarter-finals of the World Cup came out with the greatest pain. Cameroon in 1990 lost 3-2, against England after extra time with Gary Lineker's second penalty in the 105th minute; Senegal in 2002 had lost, 1-0, to Turkey with the goal of reserve player Ilhan Mansiz in the 94th minute; and Ghana lost on penalty kicks through Uruguay's deception when Luis Suárez gave the ball away shortly before the penalties with his hand and Ghana were awarded a penalty but missed the penalty kick.