Morocco have entrenched themselves in World Cup history, and Portugal have crashed out in controversial, unceremonious fashion.
, as reports have suggested, Ronaldo will end up finishing his career away from the spotlight he so obviously adores. As for this game, though, Ronaldo’s impact after coming on at 51 minutes was almost predictably minimal. Portugal managed to get on the attack, but its talisman could not come up with the sort of moment that Messi provided for Argentina less than 24 hours earlier.
As it has been all tournament, Morocco was stout in defense and unforgiving on the counterattack. Youssef En-Nesryi scored the eventual winner on 42 minutes, a leaping header over keeper Diogo Costa.
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