The men’s World Cup quarter-final stage ends as tournament surprise Morocco takes on Portugal followed by England vs. France. CTVNews.ca has all the latest from Saturday's action.
Morocco has been the surprise of the tournament, winning a group including Belgium and Croatia and then squeaking past Spain on penalties in the Round of 16.
The Atlas Lions have depended on an organized and disciplined defence, allowing just one goal thus far in the competition, and that goal being an own goal as well. Portugal looked like a side injected with new life after head coach Fernando Santos dropped Cristiano Ronaldo from the starting XI and the team responded with a 6-1 victory.Portugal is seeking its third semifinal appearance at the men’s World Cup while Morocco can become both the first Arab and first African team to make the semis with a victory.
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