The Atlas Lions beat Portugal.

Morocco beat Portugal, to become the first African nation to enter the semifinals, of the FIFA World Cup.

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Morocco beat Portugal 1-0 as Youssef Nesyri headed the ball to secure the win,at the AL Thumama Stadium

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Morocco had defeated Portugal in 1986 by 2-1, and now again in 2022.

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The three other African sides to reach the quarter finals are Caneroon in 1990, Senegal in 2002 and Ghana in 2010.

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Ronaldo was bought into the game in the second half, after they started trailing but failed to pull off even an equalizer.

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Portugal reached this stage only for the third time after 1966 and 2006.

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