Thursday , 2 July 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
25% Clean Sheets
Morocco this season
67% 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
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Portugal
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Morocco and Portugal has kicked off!
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' Diogo Costa has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 49 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 15' Portugal is showing some good football. However, Portugal are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 20' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 25' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ruben Dias suffering a number of foals already.
  • 30' It looks surprising Morocco does not make any changes. Joao Felix has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 35' Youssef En-Nesyri needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Red cards this season.
  • 40' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 42' GOAL! Youssef En-Nesyri scores on 42.
  • 47' It looks like no one’s ball. Portugal is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 51' Portugal manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Joao Cancelo is hanging Raphael Guerreiro on the field on 51 minute.
  • 52' It is a substitution in Portugal team. Ruben Neves is replaced by Cristiano Ronaldo on 52 minute.
  • 57' Achraf Dari has so much to prove this time. He replaces Romain Saiss on 57 minute.
  • 58' The supporters are chanting for Achraf Dari. He replaces Romain Saiss on 58 minute.
  • 63' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Morocco needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 65' Time for substitution for Morocco. Selim Amallah is replaced by Walid Cheddira.
  • 69' The whistle greets Otavio as he departs to be replaced by Vitor Ferreira.
  • 70' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Achraf Dari.
  • 75' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Portugal that had 121 games and scored 40 goals.
  • 80' Ricardo Horta is replacing Diogo Dalot for the Portugal side.
  • 82' It is a substitution in Morocco team. Hakim Ziyech is replaced by Zakaria Aboukhlal on 82 minute.
  • 87' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Vitor Ferreira.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Walid Cheddira.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Portugal.

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.