Friday , 28 August 2026

Morocco vs Portugal, Worldcup 2022 QUARTER FINALS

FIFA World Cup · 2022
Morocco
1 – 0
Full Time
Portugal
Sat 10 Dec 2022 · 15:00 UTC Al Bayt Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Achraf Dari 70' Y
Y 87' Vitor Ferreira
Walid Cheddira 90' Y
Walid Cheddira 90' R

Overview

Match Preview

Morocco vs Portugal — Worldcup at Al Bayt Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Gabriel Chade
  • Referee Facundo Tello
  • Referee Mauro Vigliano
  • Referee Ezequiel Brailovsky
  • Referee Ricardo de Burgos
  • Referee Ivan Barton

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
1
Morocco 2 games · Avg 1.0 goals Portugal
Last 5 meetings
2022-12-10 Morocco 1–0 Portugal 2018-06-20 Portugal 1–0 Morocco

Recent Form

Morocco
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Dec Portugal H 1–0 W
06 Dec Spain H 3–0 W
01 Dec Canada A 2–1 W
27 Nov Belgium A 2–0 W
23 Nov Croatia H 0–0 D
25 Jun Spain A 2–2 D
Portugal
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Dec Morocco A 0–1 L
06 Dec Switzerland H 6–1 W
02 Dec South Korea A 1–2 L
28 Nov Uruguay H 2–0 W
24 Nov Ghana H 3–2 W
27 Jun Belgium A 0–1 L

Season Stats

Morocco Portugal
#10 Position #42
7 Points 5
3 Played 3
2 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 2 / 0
6 Scored 6
3 Conceded 1
+3 GD +5
2.33 PPG 1.67
67% Win % 33%

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Morocco this season
40% Clean Sheets
Portugal this season

Morocco are 10th (7 pts). Portugal are 42nd (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Morocco
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/2
76+
5/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Portugal
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/–
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Morocco
Ismael Saibari 3 G
Soufiane Rahimi 2 G 1 A
Portugal
Cristiano Ronaldo 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Portugal gets underway.
  • 5' Portugal international Rafael Leao has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Portugal that had 125 games and scored 47 goals.
  • 20' Portugal are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 25' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Romain Saiss, as he is very good at scoring at Al Bayt Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 35' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 40' Ruben Dias has been relatively quiet despite scoring 21 goals in his last 469 appearances.
  • 42' GOAL! Youssef En-Nesyri fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 47' Morocco have won 22 goals from 17 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 51' The supporters are chanting for Joao Cancelo. He replaces Raphael Guerreiro on 51 minute.
  • 52' Cristiano Ronaldo gets the nod from Portugal. He replaces Ruben Neves and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 57' The crowd applauds Romain Saiss as he leaves the pitch. Achraf Dari steps in for Morocco.
  • 58' Time for substitution for Morocco. Romain Saiss is replaced by Achraf Dari.
  • 63' It is a cagey affair so far. Morocco in their trying to find a way past Portugal's compact .
  • 65' Morocco make a change. Selim Amallah trudges off to be replaced by Walid Cheddira on 65 minutes.
  • 69' Fresh legs for Portugal! Vitor Ferreira comes on to replace Otavio.
  • 70' It’s a booking for Morocco player. Achraf Dari gets a Yellow card.
  • 75' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 80' Another substitution for Portugal to replace Diogo Dalot by Ricardo Horta on 80 minute.
  • 82' Fresh legs for Morocco! Zakaria Aboukhlal comes on to replace Hakim Ziyech.
  • 87' The referee calls foul for Vitor Ferreira. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 90' Walid Cheddira has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.

Lineups

Morocco Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Walid Regragui

Portugal Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fernando Santos

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.81 Morocco xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.8 Portugal xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 78% + Morocco or Draw 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Morocco39% Draw34% Portugal27%
Actual: Morocco win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes32% 0% No68%
Avg goals/match: 1.61
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 77%
23%
± 1.5 48%
52%
± 2.5 22%
78%
± 3.5 9%
91%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

Morocco or Draw
73%
Draw or Portugal
61%
Morocco or Portugal
66%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Morocco20% Draw61% Portugal19%
Actual: Morocco win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
22.7%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
14.4%
1 – 1
13.9%
2 – 0
6.1%
0 – 2
5.9%
2 – 1
5.2%
1 – 2
5.1%
2 – 2
2.3%
3 – 0
1.6%
0 – 3
1.6%
3 – 1
1.4%

Asian Handicap — Morocco

Handicap Morocco covers Push Portugal covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 8% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 21% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 20% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Morocco keeps clean sheet
46% ✗
Portugal keeps clean sheet
45% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.