Morocco vs Portugal Full Match Replay - world cup 2022 -p1

Name: Morocco vs Portugal Full Match Replay - world cup 2022 -p1
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00:00Here we are live at the Alfamama Stadium, all set and ready for Morocco versus Portugal.

00:12Now I've actually just heard reports from Angus Scott who's outside the stadium. He

00:16informs us that there are hundreds of ticketless fans trying to get into the stadium as we

00:21speak right now, which means that people with tickets are struggling to get in. So if you

00:25see shots of empty seats, it's because of that, because normally we would expect a full

00:31house by now, wouldn't we Nigel?

00:32Oh yeah, definitely. If you look around here and you look in the back of you, there's a

00:35lot of empty seats left. So if that's the main issue, let's hope that the fans that

00:39they have a ticket, sort it out quickly and then they can enjoy the game as well.

00:43Exactly. And there's so many people looking forward to this game because we know that

00:47Morocco's success has galvanised this region, hasn't it?

00:50Yeah, definitely. I think most of the Arab region and the African countries are cheering

00:55for Morocco. I just want it to have a great game. I just want them to have success with

01:02what they're doing.

01:03Well, if yesterday's anything to go by, this is a very tough one to predict. Is it not, Greg?

01:07Yeah, I think we can predict how the game will go. I think you'll see Portugal with

01:11most of the ball, Portugal on the front foot being threatening. Morocco won't change the

01:18game plan. Like everyone else who plays against Spain, you spend a great deal of time without

01:23the ball. You know, Spain keep the ball better than anyone else or anyone else that's been

01:27in this tournament. And I just see it being the same. I think Morocco against Spain were

01:32exceptionally disciplined, road to luck at times, but Spain didn't have any strikers.

01:37This Portuguese team have strikers.

01:39Well, Morocco are hoping to make history. Portugal are hoping to repeat history. Who

01:45makes it to this year's semi-final? Let's hand you over to your commentators, Ali McGoist

01:52and John Champion.

01:53Thank you, Seema. Good afternoon, everyone. So it is the day when we find out if, as Pelé

02:00suggested nearly half a century ago, the axis of world football is ready to tilt in the

02:07direction of Africa. We've been here before, of course, with Cameroon in 1990, Senegal

02:142002 and Ghana in 2010. But here at Altumama, shaped like a traditional Qatari hat on the

02:21edge of the Doha desert. The difference this time is that Morocco represent not just a

02:27continent, but the Arab world, too. So many nations who in everyday life may have their

02:35differences, but where football is concerned, they feel able to coalesce around a common

02:41cause. The overwhelming majority of the support here is for Morocco, leaving Portugal in the

02:48role of isolated strangers in what must feel like a very foreign land.

02:55Your Highnesses, your Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, please rise if you are able

03:08for the playing of the national anthem of Morocco.

03:13Your Highnesses, your Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, please rise if you are able

03:20for the playing of the national anthem of Morocco.

03:43Your Highnesses, your Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, please rise if you are able

04:03for the playing of the national anthem of Morocco.

04:33And now, please remain standing for the playing of the national anthem of Portugal.

05:03Your Highnesses, your Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, please rise if you are able

05:32for the playing of the national anthem of Portugal.

05:55We may get to see history, we'll almost certainly witness hysteria. And the curtain goes up next.

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07:14The eighth and last match to be played at Al-Tumama, where Morocco have already beaten Belgium and Canada,

07:26and now have their sights set on Portugal.

07:30For Morocco today, two changes to the side that went the distance with Spain.

07:34West Ham defender Aguerd is injured, so El Yamik emerges from the shadows.

07:39Roman Saïs finished that game on Tuesday limping because of a hamstring problem, but he plays.

07:44Atiyet Alar is in for Mazraoui at left back.

07:50Fresh from last night's record number of yellow cards generated by Argentina and the Netherlands.

07:54You may not have seen anything yet. Today's referee is from Argentina.

07:58Facundo Teo brandished ten red cards in a domestic game only last month.

08:06The big question coming to the ground today. Would he? Wouldn't he?

08:10There's your answer. Again, no Ronaldo in the Portuguese starting eleven.

08:17And how could there be after Gonzalo Ramos stole the show against the Swiss?

08:22In the end, one alteration. Ruben Neves returns to the midfield instead of William Carvalho.

08:27Dalot again preferred to Cancelo.

08:30He made his professional debut when the new hero Ramos was a mere five months old.

08:42Still problems getting spectators into the ground.

08:44The stadium is perhaps half full, maybe a little more, but not much more than that.

08:51Stories abounding of ticketless fans getting in the way of ticket holders getting into the arena.

08:57And that is an ongoing problem, we are led to believe.

09:02No doubt the coolest day of this World Cup meteorologically.

09:05Nowhere near the snow of the UK, of course, but as cold as it gets, 21 degrees Celsius.

09:11Police on traffic duty outside the stadium were shivering as we arrived.

09:17So Morocco in their normal red and green.

09:21Portugal designated as the away team forced to change their regular colours.

09:25Morocco the fourth African team to play in a World Cup quarterfinal.

09:30Cameroon, Senegal, Ghana have all threatened to smash through the ceiling.

09:34None of them have ever quite managed it, but their efforts have become the stuff of legend.

09:40Portugal aiming to reach what would be a third World Cup semifinal on a day, Ali,

09:45of course, when it sounds and feels more like Casablanca than Qatar.

09:49It certainly does, John, that's for sure.

09:51Good afternoon, everyone. Really looking forward to this.

09:54Spot on, it could be Marrakesh or wherever you like, Casablanca.

09:58They are out in serious numbers, the Morocco fans.

10:02Been really tight defensively against a free-flowing and high-scoring Portugal.

10:08I've been really looking forward to it, John, very much so.

10:11Great game today.

10:13North of Karel, it's known as the big one.

10:16In the sweep, I have rather more than 30 seconds before you get that in.

10:27Morocco are the rank outsiders of the six teams remaining.

10:30You could get 40-1 on them.

10:32Actually lifting the World Cup just before kick-off.

10:39They've grown into this tournament.

10:41They are the misers of the World Cup.

10:43Four games to produce just five goals.

10:45They've got the best defence, putting in just one own goal.

10:50Portugal have the joint most potent attack along with England.

10:53They scored 12.

10:57Yeah, you would think something's got to give this afternoon, John.

11:01It's quite remarkable, their record defensively.

11:03Morocco, you touched on it there, also taking the luck back a little bit further.

11:07Seven clean sheets in the last eight games.

11:10Missing the centre-back, though.

11:12You see how much of a blow that will be to them.

11:15And also keeping a close eye on the walking wounded.

11:18Saïd's heavily strapped in the warm-up after twitching his hamstring the other day.

11:21And two of the three central midfielders significantly bandaged in the warm-up as well

11:26with what looked like knee problems.

11:28It's the old-school Saïd, isn't it?

11:33There's no way that Aguero was going to make it.

11:35He pulled up with a groin injury.

11:39In the midst of that dramatic game against Spain.

11:48Yeah, it was a quite unbelievable game that, John.

11:51I couldn't believe a couple of things.

11:53I certainly couldn't believe how poor the Spanish penalties were.

11:57And defensively, you touched on it, Morocco were excellent.

12:01They only conceded and gave up one shot on target,

12:04which, against a Spanish side that controlled the ball as much, was remarkable.

12:09However, I do think, prior to this game, having a chat with yourself about it,

12:13I just think Portugal do have slightly more in forward areas than Spain, believe it or not.

12:19And you mentioned it before the game, the young fella Gonzalo Ramos,

12:23he couldn't have wished for a better opening game.

12:28Here's Ruben Diaz.

12:31There's another side to the story.

12:33Amidst all the potential for history, there is another tale ready to unfold.

12:37That of Portugal.

12:41Dispensed with their leading man, and in so doing, apparently made the ensemble cast rather stronger.

12:48Alar flying in.

12:49Yeah, he just lets the ball over him.

12:53Alar catches, he lifts his undercarriage, doesn't catch him.

12:56Three-kick all the same.

12:59And then Greg Ruggie, whose stock has risen considerably over the course of the last three weeks.

13:04Parachuted in three and a half months ago, when the Bosnian Halil Hodzic was sacked.

13:12In early, towards the diving figure of João Felix.

13:16Morocco are looking across towards the linesman, who signals for a corner.

13:20Yeah, he wasn't having any of it.

13:23I don't think he was offside, actually.

13:25I think Diaz at the back post might have been offside.

13:27I don't know, he's probably just got that one right.

13:30Comfortable, Seed.

13:41Bruno Fernandes will take it.

13:44It's beyond the tete.

13:58Good ball in.

13:59The header's OK, but it's comfortable.

14:02Too near the goalkeeper, just pushes it away.

14:07Yeah, you'd want him to save that.

14:18The involvement in FIFA's World Cup finals has usually ended with quite a hard luck story.

14:28Morocco intend to be different, and this is Ati Atala.

14:33Showing that spirit of enterprise that they are willing to display on the counter,

14:37but that is their way of doing things.

14:39Yeah, superb defend, and it's a lovely move, lovely giving goal.

14:43Ati Atala keeps going, he gets in behind the defence,

14:45but I think as Dalot comes back, shows great pace, great acceleration to concede the corner.

14:52But an early warning for the Portuguese, I don't think they're going to have it all the wrong way, John.

14:57Five inside the penalty area for Morocco.

15:10And the header back in the Serie A.

15:14I think that's a chance, you know, and I think he knows it.

15:18Great out-swinging delivery, up he goes.

15:22The very least he should be doing there is hitting the target.

15:25The direction of the header is perfect, back where it came from.

15:29Got to be lower.

15:31Big chance.

15:34Bernardo Silva.

15:42Ruben Neves restored today in place of William Carvalho.

15:51Did that surprise you?

15:53He had started the three previous games.

15:55Yeah, I just thought, I don't know if I'm speaking about it before,

15:58I just thought he was a little bit more attack-minded than Carvalho,

16:01and maybe that's what Fernando Santos is going for.

16:06He's reasoning behind it.

16:23I'm hearing all these stories about people struggling to get in the stadium.

16:27There is no evidence of any sort of rush towards the empty seats.

16:34So if people are getting in, they're getting in very slowly.

16:42The television pictures during this tournament have generally been skillfully framed.

16:48There's no hiding the gaps here for the time being.

16:52Dante.

17:16Quite a cross-field pass for Xiao Felix.

17:19What a switcher play that was.

17:21Oh, terrific pass.

17:27It's a poor touch, actually.

17:35Bernardo Silva.

17:51Quite amazing, really.

17:52Do you want to think this is Portugal's youngest ever starting line-up

17:56at a World Cup game, and Pepe's in the side.

18:00To an arm and shoulder of his 40th birthday.

18:08It's a great get rid of the young backs that have caught the eye in this tournament.

18:11Yeah, it has.

18:20Santos, who made one of the biggest calls of his long career four nights ago.

18:36How he paid dividends.

18:37Could not have worked out any better for him.

18:43Believe me.

18:44He usually looks really pleased about it.

18:47He should perhaps let his face know, but it certainly couldn't have gone any better.

18:54Xiao Felix.

18:59Unai.

19:09Yeah, they're really going after him.

19:10You can see lovely football with Portugal using an afternoon right across.

19:14And it worked out very well.

19:30So is this the pattern set?

19:31I think so.

19:32Yeah.

19:33I mean, to be fair, Portugal gave the ball away in a high area,

19:36and they went after it.

19:37Four or five of them on the high press.

19:40Morocco were excellent.

19:41Go to the other side.

19:43And look to hit them on a counter.

19:45And I think that will be very much how the game is played out.

19:49Possibly will change if and when there's a goal.

20:07We haven't yet seen Ali in this tournament.

20:09It's what happens when Morocco go behind.

20:11That's true.

20:13That's very true.

20:19I'll tell you who's going to be key for Morocco tonight as well.

20:22It's Sofiane Amrabat right in front of the two centre-backs at number four.

20:28He just patrols everything.

20:30There he goes.

20:31He'll get run about.

20:32Gyal Felix.

20:34When the Portuguese lads come off,

20:36the front-line he'll be the one that they pass them on to.

20:43Otavio.

20:48Kete.

20:56Again, Otavio.

21:03The rival of Amrabat.

21:07I don't know what he's complaining about.

21:15A couple of times against the Swiss,

21:16the aerial threat, particularly of Kete, was evident.

21:32The scene is Bruno Fernandes.

21:37That was Ruben Neves.

21:40That is Guerrero.

21:43Ruben Dias.

21:47Kete.

21:49That's down to Amelard.

21:58Goal kick.

22:01Yeah, good feed, kick, set, play.

22:04Joachim just blocks it.

22:05This is a good strike, actually.

22:06It comes out to Guerrero.

22:08Keeps it down well.

22:10Low and hard.

22:11Attempted flick there.

22:16It's actually been a bright start to the game for both teams.

22:19After ten or so minutes.

22:24It's the measure of Morocco's achievement thus far in this World Cup

22:27that they've won as many games here as in their previous five tournaments combined.

22:33Kete not having won a World Cup game since 1998.

22:40I thought he earned a free kick there, actually.

22:53Very direct.

22:54Amelard.

22:56He just thought he did enough to earn a free kick.

22:58The referee thought otherwise.

23:04Bernardo Silva.

23:11Bruno Fernandes.

23:14Casual swing of the right boot this time.

23:18Fractionally inaccurate.

23:20Yeah.

23:21It's interesting, John, looking at the game.

23:24Tactically.

23:26When boys like Felix, Gal Felix and Fernandes and Silva play in a central role,

23:31it keeps the two full backs from Morocco in tight.

23:35And that's when Dalot and Guerrero push up.

23:38Looking for a switch of play.

24:01Kete.

24:17Kete.

24:21A third World Cup quarterfinal.

24:23They've won their previous two.

24:26Both fairly dramatically.

24:28It's Guerrero.

24:32Yeah.

24:33They'll be key this year for Portugal.

24:35The two right full backs.

24:36Definitely.

24:41A great finish, actually, against the Swiss.

24:44Lovely goal.

25:02Go, go, go!

25:09This is Guerrero.

25:20Kete.

25:27Otavio.

25:29Almost for Gonzalo Ramos.

25:33Gave him a wee nudge, didn't he?

25:39A little bit concerning there.

25:40El Yamik stepping out.

25:44Playing him onside.

25:48I haven't told anyone that would listen definitively that this had

25:52the smallest chance of any of the quarterfinals of going to extra time and penalties.

25:56So at some stage, it's going to have to open up.

26:01Portugal bossing the ball.

26:0375 per cent possession.

26:05Looks like there's any surprise here.

26:07That's a lovely goal.

26:08Hakimi.

26:25Ruben Neves.

26:46Ruben Neves.

26:48Xiao Felix.

26:52Unahi from Morocco.

26:56Now Hakim Ziyech.

27:03I think we can allow him that.

27:05First time he's received the ball in a wider area.

27:08Cuts inside.

27:10Always fancied it.

27:16Not his best effort.

27:18Keeping up to date with the influx of spectators.

27:21It's as if someone has found the keys to another couple of gates.

27:24Yeah.

27:26Significantly fuller than it was even five minutes ago.

27:29You joined us late.

27:31You may not have heard reporting from our own Angus Scott of issues

27:34outside the ground caused by ticketless fans getting in the way of

27:37those with tickets.

27:39Unable to gain access.

27:41Ruben Diaz.

28:00Pepe.

28:10Delo.

28:24Back was Bufal.

28:26He had Allah.

28:29With inbounds and then a trick from Bufal.

28:32Brilliant, wasn't it?

28:35I mean, that was superb from.

28:37Bufal there.

28:38He's getting the crowd going as well.

28:40What a piece of skill that was.

28:45Didn't actually show you.

28:47The skill that this deserved the applause, but.

28:52Good quick feet there from Bufal.

28:54Southampton supporters will be familiar with cameo moments like that.

29:00Occasionally brilliant.

29:02I think he scored the Premier League goal of the season.

29:04Most of the length of the pitch against West Brom one day.

29:06It's Mary's.

29:09So had his hapless moments, not least when he kicked his kitchen

29:13table at home and.

29:15Broke a toe and that was about it on the south coast.

29:22Scared to ask the reason for that day assault on the table.

29:27I think more than carelessness.

29:32Allah.

29:35Bufal.

29:39Who now he.

29:48ZS.

30:02Smalls.

30:03Yes.

30:05Yeah, it was on TV from Portugal.

30:11He said, look lively.

30:13The last four or five minutes or four.

30:15So yes.

30:19Deco.

30:22I think.

30:26No.

30:35The corner.

30:42A quick thing that's changed defensively.

30:44Corner kicks.

30:47Nearly every team.

30:49Brings every player back.

30:51And most teams don't leave empty marking on posts.

30:57ZS.

31:00Bufal.

31:01By Bruno Fernandes.

31:03Yeah.

31:04Good strength.

31:05Fernandes here.

31:07Body in front.

31:32Jalvani.

31:38Lovely touch.

31:41Excellent closing down from Hakimi.

31:42Excellent closing down from Hakimi.

32:00Guerrero.

32:03And Bruno.

32:05Bruno Fernandes.

32:07The man that jumped.

32:09I think he's well entitled to go for it.

32:13He's absolutely entitled to go for it.

32:17Great delivery at the back post here, up he goes.

32:20Well within his rights.

32:23There's no elbow up, he's just taking a challenge in the ball.

32:30I think they've got more of a problem with it than I have.

32:33I don't think the goalkeeper had a particular problem.

32:35I don't think he did either.

32:36His defensive colleagues have inflamed matters a little.

32:41There was no arm coming across, no elbow up.

32:44He had enough challenge.

32:46He's shown himself to be a very accomplished goalkeeper at this World Cup.

32:49We shouldn't be surprised he won the Zamora Trophy as the best goalkeeper in the Spanish League last year.

33:06Otavio.

33:12Hakimi.

33:18It's actually quite strange seeing Hakimi playing as a pretty orthodox right back.

33:22Because if you watch some of the qualifiers against admittedly lesser opposition,

33:26he was one of the most potent attacking weapons that Morocco had.

33:30It was Kapu-esque.

33:31Yeah, absolutely.

33:32But I think that explains why they've only lost one goal in the tournament so far.

33:38Even it was their own goal, as you say.

33:41The full backs, yes, will go forward at the right time.

33:45But nothing like as often as they probably would have in qualifying games and things like that.

33:52You've got to see it defensively.

33:53They've been really good.

33:54Yeah, and there's just catches him there.

33:57Not a lot, innit?

33:59Two-kick all the same.

34:04Two-kick.

34:06Two-kick.

34:08Two-kick.

34:10Two-kick.

34:12Two-kick.

34:14Two-kick.

34:16Two-kick.

34:18Two-kick.

34:20Two-kick.

34:22Two-kick.

34:23It's been orchestrated like most the others by Hakeem Ziyech.

34:32And Missari going in!

34:37Gets across, doesn't he?

34:39He was probably just looking for a bit more pace on the ball.

34:43Ziyech puts the delivery in.

34:45Doesn't meet it at all, it comes off his left shoulder, I think.

34:50You can see it here, taking out back.

34:51up back that angle looks as though it's his head right enough but it's a poor head up

34:56i think he was probably as i say looked a little bit more pace on the ball from zh

35:03but they're slowly building their way into the game the moroccan's john

35:14they've been pretty good at building and then protecting a platform in their previous fixtures

35:24but also from what i've seen we spoke about it you know before the game

35:29having the ability to open up as a lost a goal

35:32you've got to see on the evidence we've seen yeah they probably have

35:35two defeats in three and a bit years

35:55i mean that's that's serious that's that's fantastic

36:05so

36:15so

36:32guerrero

36:35he's faced by bernardo silva who's sniffing in to win it back

36:38yeah he was in there very quick wasn't he hell you're meek ready to pass inside

37:02bruno fernandez

37:09pepe atavio

37:20so

37:33ruben neves

37:38bruno fernandez

37:39so we tried wrong option really he said just i kept it going to proven diaz

37:56they just look as though they're lacking a little bit portugal which we saw against the swiss

38:01the run through jalfelix fernandez he started up high would drop off playing little pockets

38:08turn on it not really get that going yet and a lot of that of course was down to the

38:15defensive qualities are not just the back four but the midfield of morocco as well

38:24that's a ronaldo there were you a good watcher from the bench

38:27um strange then that your nickname in the dressing room was the judge

38:36at rangers which i believe was bestowed upon you because you spent

38:39at one stage of your career so much time on the bench

38:46once they'd signed mo johnston and mark haley

38:54if you did as much homework like morocco versus portugal that would be all right

38:59uh once again factually correct john no i never doubted graham soon as

39:12guerrero ruben diaz ruben neves

39:20find atavio it falls for jalfelix

39:22it's a deflection isn't it wow completely wrong foots the goalkeeper bono

39:31not the best of defensive headers from elia meek

39:35oh that could go anywhere it really could just turns his back on it after knocking the initial

39:41header up into the air very fortunate all you make to see that go for the corner

39:57rafael guerrero

39:58he wasn't ready for it to be taken

40:08so

40:23guerrero

40:37so

40:44so

41:01okay

41:03so

41:15it's amazing they're just getting slightly frustrated i know there's only half an hour

41:19going but i mentioned before they've been looking for that crossfield pass to switch

41:24a play to the fullbacks the tallow on the right guerrero on the left and it is on

41:30but i've got to say the half an hour gone that i love the shape of the moroccans defensively

41:37they really do look difficult to break down and play through

41:43tight four defensively good you can see they've been really well drilled john

41:51fire manager who's only been at the helm for 100 days

41:53is

42:05well you can tell just one of these things you look at the side you look at them you obviously

42:09look at them when they don't have the ball which against teams like portugal and spain will be the

42:13majority of the game and they appreciate that and they know that so they're going to play to

42:18but they've got to be solid defensively

42:22and as i say with just over 30 minutes going it's been really impressive

42:47foreign

42:53akimi

42:57took a wee chance there

43:01they pay off

43:04numbers here for morocco

43:18you can't get too much on it you've just got to try and redirect that one good move down the left

43:22hand side what comes in and i'm just he's just got to try and redirect that it's very difficult

43:28a bouncing ball to meet that with pace

43:32i tell you that allah cuts it back well and it is on the rise

43:36so it's difficult one to keep down but bright play again on the left hand side

43:43just leaning back there

43:47so

44:01there's an increasing willingness to try their luck from morocco this is bufar

44:07they've got the flair players he's one of them

44:12yeah

44:13so

44:16i'm just sitting there akimi and atyatala i thought initially in the first half hour or so

44:22not so keen to get forward that's certainly changed in the last five minutes or so

44:27the reason he got that freedom there bufar was the

44:29they're on the outside i want to create the the overlap in the space

44:46they won't be overly worried portugal john but i tell you what they know they're in a game

44:50i'm gonna have to work hard to break this down

45:00so

45:02lovely from zs that's fantastic beautiful football

45:06and here's unahi who's just tucked back there will be a free kick i don't mind him john you know

45:14he can play brilliant skill on the left hand side

45:17back to him to coming at him i thought he's gonna have to throw a double six to get with that but

45:21lovely wee flick you know he's playing his couple for angers who are bottom of the french league at

45:28the moment and he came out of the french third division last year i like him i like him john

45:49now he gains another free kick

45:50so it sticks with him he's title on it as well

46:20so they're playing the most significant game in their footballing history

46:26they were the first team ever from africa to win a world cup point

46:30in 1970 the first african team to escape the group stage in 1986

46:38oh great flash that was just over hits it slightly

46:41so

46:58i'm not sure it's rule yet right enough but it's certainly larger numbers

47:01some of the local visa restrictions for presidents of other gulf states so they

47:12put in the country without a visa to come and watch the football in the closing stages of the

47:15tournament that is frustrating for bouffal in particular and morocco in general yeah it catches

47:24on but i'm not sure it's just it's just momentum taking them on the run the catches

47:30a chavio i think with a hand here there we are not an awful lot in that from before

47:38i'm not sure it wanted that reaction there

47:47xiao fenix

47:55guerrero

47:56oh first time by the silky xiao felix he knows it's a chance it's certainly a half chance

48:05he's one of the players that could have taken it takes it in the half volley just as it comes up

48:25so

48:34just over the horizon in a game that's a few third cup scoring opportunities

48:49as he stretched for the ball

48:51there was no advantage play he's in possession it's a clear free kick

49:06it's been a better world cup for the african nations in fact their best ever in terms of

49:10points one yeah it really has no no major surprises but i think it's safe to say joe morocco

49:17the the crop i think of the best of the african nations qualifying stages for the qualifying

49:25group they've been excellent the comfort comfortable victory against belgium let's

49:30not forget as well a draw with croatia just thinking cameroon leading brazil tunisia getting

49:35the better of france france albeit a weekend france side but you're absolutely spot on there's

49:40been some particularly individual results from some of the other african nations but collectively

49:46they're all called the new sunday

49:51the good news for africa is that in a 48 team world cup instead of five sides from that continent

49:55there will be nine whether you saw the outline the proposed outline the next world cup 2026

50:09united states mexico and canada 48 teams 40 more matches 40 to 104 games

50:17to reach the final you play eight pictures rather than seven 12 groups of four top two

50:23go through to a round of 32 plus the eight best third placed sides it's the latest thought

50:31zs i'm guessing it'll be difficult to get to two games in one day though

50:40i take it as probably impossible

50:47that's real goalkeeper of course no question about that

50:55but more pertinently morocco are first to strike

51:01well he just wants it doesn't he he just wants it

51:05mattia alla puts the ball across into the dangerous area

51:09goalkeeper costa he's got to come for it once he comes so he's got to get it

51:14but boy did in as he wants it i think it's diaz just takes his eye off a little bit because he

51:20sees the goalkeeper coming but what a finish just a desire to go and win a win a header get across

51:27ball work it down the left hand side just a simple ball into the box keeper should be coming

51:35for that he's up what a leap it is excellent it really is almost dare i say ronaldo-esque

51:47how high he gets up diogo costa will not want to see that again but credit when he's due

51:54yeah

51:59youssef in the serie of severe who has barely been able to buy a goal in la liga two in 27

52:07games for his club two now at this world cup and one that could have the greatest significance of all

52:17well it's a little bit of both doesn't it join the goalkeeper

52:21shocking really once he comes here he's got to get it but then take nothing away

52:25from the big fella as i say he must be up three feet there he just he wants it he just wants it

52:32portugal look for the immediate reply

52:36dallo there's amrabat popping up

52:38he's done really well there actually again great forward play

52:53i thought the referee might have given the foul against him holding them off but look

52:56he's pulled back there the di's

53:00it's proving a handful

53:02that's liven things up the stadium john

53:10i thought it was loud before but in fact we now know that was nothing

53:26so

53:37your people was getting nowhere near that that's unbelievable

53:41and i think he means it that is unbelievable effort for fernandez

53:48no one in particular

54:10bruno fernandez

54:18so

54:28i think he couldn't quite keep it within bounds

54:33say the piece of the game is unbelievable atalio

54:39so

55:01gives him a little talk doesn't it

55:02so

55:18and he means it don't you worry about it he means that he's so unlucky

55:22if it just dips at the last second it's a goal all the way what an effort that is

55:28here's xiao felix appeal for a penalty the referee says no after a long hard look

55:38well he was perfectly positioned the referee

55:42and it's a strange because i don't think he had any need to go down fernandez

55:45hello

56:07three against three here

56:08yeah

56:11it's a right foot finish all day

56:16what a break wait the pass is perfect right foot all day all day just go and bend the

56:21right across the goalkeeper don't know why i know why because you left back

56:26but it's a right foot finish all day here's the penalty no he got that one right as well

56:31what a 10 minutes we've had here burst into sparkling life this game

56:37but that was a brilliant attack down the left hand shade again beautiful ball

56:45i don't know why he lets it across him he's clearly not confident in his right foot at all

56:49john but believe me it was a right foot finish

56:51it has been quite the closing stages to this first period which ends with portuguese protests

57:06and howls of support for morocco

57:12who lead through yusuf and the series 42nd minute buccaneering header

57:18subsequently bruno fernandez hit the post there's all sorts of portuguese unhappiness

57:23from members of their staff directed at the match officials we'll get the views of graham

57:28suness nadia nadim and nigel deon shortly in the company of sima jaswal but morocco

57:34are potentially halfway to history here they lead portugal one nil at the break

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