World Cup 2022.. The history of Morocco's confrontations against Portugal before the quarter-final clash

The Moroccan national team is preparing for a historic confrontation when it meets its Portuguese counterpart, tomorrow evening, Saturday, in the framework of the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup, on the grounds of Al-Thumama Stadium.

The players of the Atlantic Lions, led by coach Walid Al-Rakraki, aspire to write a new history by qualifying for the semi-finals in an unprecedented Arab achievement.

In a historical context, this confrontation is the third for the two teams in the World Cup, as the Moroccan national team met its Portuguese counterpart on two occasions in the World Cup, the first ended in favor of the “lions” while the second result went to the “sailors”.

The Moroccan national team has previously met its Portuguese counterpart twice in the record of their participation in the World Cup tournaments, where the first confrontation was in the group stage in the 1986 World Cup and ended with Morocco's victory 3-1 and the Atlantic Lions decided their qualification for the second round.

While the second confrontation between the two sides was also in the group stage, but in the Russia 2018 edition, and it ended with Portugal winning 1-0 with great difficulty.

The Moroccan national team aspires to repeat the scenario of the 1986 World Cup, and again overthrow the Portugal national team, as that match ended with a score of 3-1 in favor of the Lions, thanks to Abdel Razzak Khairy's double and Abdel Karim Miri's goal.

The Moroccan national team opened its campaign in the 2022 World Cup, with a goalless draw with Croatia, then beat Belgium 2-0, and then defeated the Canadian national team 2-1 to qualify for the second round from the top of its group.

In the round of sixteen, Walid Regraki's team met the Spanish national team, where it managed to win by penalty kicks, to pass the Atlantic Lions to the quarter-finals, in order to meet the "Sailors" team.