Jubilation in Morocco – and not only there – after the national team reached the World Cup quarter-finals. After a nail-biting match including extra time and a 3:0 penalty shoot-out against Spain, the big World Cup surprise Morocco has reached the quarter-finals of a World Cup for the first time.
Only three other African countries have made it before this team: Ghana 2010, Senegal 2002 and Cameroon 1990.
History is made The fourth African team to ever make it to the quarter finals. Bravo Morocco pic.twitter.com/ciMb86D6uZ
– Samuel Eto’o (@SamuelEtoo) December 6, 2022
The hero of the match was goalkeeper Yassine Bounou, stage name Bono, who saved two Spanish penalties before ex-Dortmund man Achraf Hakimi redeemed the Moroccan fans at the Education City Stadium with a cool, almost casual strike that sent them into pure ecstasy. Euronews correspondent Sam Ashoo was at the stadium and reports: “All around me, the fans were crying with joy and didn’t want to stop. They are still there and will probably be celebrating well into the night. “
Next unlocked: Morocco ! VesteABandeira WearTheFlag pic.twitter.com/Abfey1vw2L
– Portugal (@selecaoportugal) December 6, 2022
Ganamos y perdemos juntos. Vuestras lágrimas son las nuestras.
por acompañarnos en este camino, afición.VamosEspaña | Catar2022 pic. twitter.com/U9amqszPmS
– Selección Española de Fútbol (@SEFutbol) December 6, 2022
The fireworks continued against Portugal, who stormed into the World Cup quarter-finals with caracho – and without superstar Cristiano Ronaldo in the starting eleven.
The 2016 European champions beat a surprisingly weak Swiss side 6-1 (2-0) in front of a crowd of 83,720 in Lusail on Tuesday. Goncalo Ramos, who replaced Ronaldo in the team, was the outstanding man as he scored three goals in the 17th, 51st and 67th minutes.Ronaldo only came into the game after 73 minutes.
The other goals for Portugal came from defender Pepe (33rd), Dortmund’s Raphael Guerreiro (55th) and Rafael Leao (90th +2nd). For the Swiss, only Manuel Akanji (58.)