The 2022 FIFA World Cup continues Saturday on FOX with Morocco taking up Portugal at Qatar’s Al-Thumama Stadium within the event’s penultimate quarterfinal match.

Portugal is as soon as once more with out famous person Cristiano Ronaldo, who has been relegated to the bench for the workforce’s second straight sport. The all-time file between these two groups within the World Cup is 1-1, having met in 1986 and 2018.

There is another semifinal spot up for grabs Saturday, as England takes on France subsequent (11 a.m. ET, FOX and the FOX Sports app). The winners will advance to play one another within the semifinals on Wednesday.

Here are the highest performs!

Morocco vs. Portugal

6′: What may have been

Youssef En-Nesyri was this shut to placing Morocco on the board early, however his header was a bit too excessive.

He tried one other header within the twenty sixth minute, however that one missed simply to the proper, and issues remained scoreless.

31′: Blocked!

Portugal’s João Félix made a giant transfer close to the half-hour mark, taking a shot from exterior the field, but it surely was blocked.

Moments later, Portugal defender Raphaël Guerreiro tried a by means of ball, however Gonçalo Ramos was caught offside.

42: Goal!

Finally, En-Nesyri was capable of join with the online, sinking a header to provide Morocco a 1-0 lead headed into halftime.

Morocco’s Youssef En-Nesyri scores aim vs. Portugal in 42′

Startling lineup alert

Portuguese star Ronaldo was relegated to the bench for Portugal’s second straight sport after being changed within the beginning XI for Tuesday’s match in opposition to Switzerland by 21-year-old Ramos, who scored a hat trick in Portugal’s resounding 6-1 victory, earlier than ultimately coming into for Ramos within the 73rd minute.

That was the primary time the 37-year-old striker didn’t begin a World Cup match since 2006. Reports surfaced quickly after that Ronaldo informed supervisor Fernando Santos that he would stop after discovering out that he wouldn’t begin for the nationwide workforce — a report the Portuguese Football Federation since denied in a statement.

On Friday, his manager spoke about all the discussion around Ronaldo’s status, saying, “I think it’s high time to leave Cristiano Ronaldo alone. In every news conference, 90% of the questions are about Cristiano Ronaldo.”

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