45′ + 3′Â HALF-TIME: MOROCCO 1-0 PORTUGAL
45′Â OFF THE BAR! An incredible effort from a narrow angle on the right edge of the box sees Fernandes clip the face of the crossbar, following Dalot’s flick-on from the flank! It was an instinctive strike, which left Bounou beaten, but ultimately bounces away to safety!
42′Â MOROCCO LEAD! At the third time of asking, En-Nesyri strikes! Having missed two earlier headed chances, the Sevilla striker leaps brilliantly to beat Costa to a cross from the left by Attiyat-Allah.
31′Â CLOSE! Meeting a dropping ball with a driven half-volley from the edge of the box, Joao Felix sees his goalbound effort blocked at close range by El Yamiq, who had previously failed to clear his lines. That was a rare opening in this first half for the Selecao!
18‘Â Cutting in from the right flank at speed, Ziyech drifts past two defenders and lashes a low shot a yard wide of the right-hand post from 20 yards.
1‘ Clad in all-white, Morocco kick off – and we are under way in Qatar!
After rousing renditions of both national anthems, the players are taking up their positions at Al Thumama Stadium, and kick-off is now just moments away!
SUBS: Rui Patricio, Jose Sa, Joao Palhinha, Cristiano Ronaldo, Andre Silva, William Carvalho, Rafael Leao, Vitinha, Joao Mario, Joao Cancelo, Ricardo Horta, Matheus Nunes, Antonio Silva.
PORTUGAL (4-3-3): Diogo Costa; Diogo Dalot, Ruben Dias, Pepe, Raphael Guerreiro; Otavio, Ruben Neves, Bernardo Silva; Bruno Fernandes, Goncalo Ramos, Joao Felix.
SUBS: Munir Mohamedi, Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti, Abderazak Hamdallah, Anass Zaroury, Abdelhamid Sabiri, Ilias Chair, Zakaria Aboukhlal, Abdessamad Ezzalzouli, Achraf Dari, Walid Cheddira, Bilal El Khannous, Badr Banoun, Yahya Jabrane.
MOROCCO (4-3-3): Yassine Bounou; Achraf Hakimi, Jawad El Yamiq, Romain Saiss, Yahia Attiyat-Allah; Selim Amallah, Sofyan Amrabat, Azz-Eddine Ounahi; Hakim Ziyech, Youssef En-Nesyri, Sofiane Boufal.
Hello and welcome to Truth Live News Live coverage of today’s World Cup quarter-final clash between Morocco and Portugal at Al Thumama Stadium!