Morocco defeats Portugal…..Becomes the first African team to reach World Cup semifinals

Morocco defeats Portugal…Becomes the first African team to reach World Cup semifinals

The Morocco national football team qualified for the World Cup semi-finals as the first African team to do so. It’s a historic moment for Africa and its soccer players who have had to deal with discrimination in this sport for years. This victory also means that several other African countries will be able to play at international level again after having lost their places due to poor results or political instability over many years.

FIFA World Cup 2022

The 2022 FIFA World Cup will be the 21st FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football tournament contested by the men’s national teams of the member associations of FIFA. It to place from 21 November to 18 December 2022 and will be hosted by Qatar. The decision for Qatar to host was made at the 68th FIFA Congress in Zurich on 2 December 2010 after all but two of 41 bids were rejected by previous hosts Japan (1998) and South Korea (2002).

The number of matches played has been reduced from 64 to 32 due to the large number of stadiums required for the competition.

Morocco vs Portugal

Match summary:

Morocco 1-0 Portugal

Date of match: December 12, 2022 | Time: 16:00 pm local time | Location: Qatar

The History of FIFA

The history of FIFA is a long and complex one, with origins dating back to 1904. Since that time, FIFA has grown into an international governing body responsible for the organization of football’s major international tournaments, notably the World Cup.

Founded as the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (English: International Federation of Association Football) by Swiss lawyer Dr. Jules Rimet on 21 May 1904 in Paris, France,[1][2] it is now one of several international sports federations recognized by International Olympic Committee (IOC). FIFA is responsible for organizing national and continental competitions at club level in most countries around the world. They also run national teams with various levels of support among them being Morocco who will face off against Portugal on Tuesday evening at 8pm BST on BBC Sport Live 5

African Teams in the FIFA World Cup

Africa has had a few teams in the FIFA World Cup, but none with as much success. Africa has had more teams in the FIFA World Cup than any other continent, and Morocco is the first African team to reach the semi-finals of this year’s World Cup.

Portugal’s Team at the FIFA World Cup 2022

Portugal is the second most successful team in FIFA World Cup history, with three titles and five finals appearances. The Portuguese have played in the World Cup final twice — once in 1966 and again in 2002 — winning it both times against West Germany. They also won Euro 2004 and UEFA Nations League 2018 title.

What You Should Know about VAR (Video Assistant Referee) at the World Cup 2022

VAR stands for Video Assistant Referee. It’s a technology that allows a referee to review footage of an incident and make judgment calls based on the evidence.
The technology was used in the World Cup for the first time this summer, as it was at previous tournaments. But since then, there have been mixed reviews about its effectiveness—and some critics say it hinders rather than helps sportsmanship by keeping players and coaches from having enough information about what happened during a game.
In this case, though, Morocco defeated Portugal 2-1 after having two goals disallowed due to questionable calls made by video replay officials: one against Portugal when their captain claimed he saw defender Bruno Fernandes get fouled inside his own box while attempting an overhead kick; another when they were awarded another penalty kick after Fernando Santos’ team appealed unsuccessfully against being denied them during extra time (the penalty kick would’ve tied things up).

Morocco qualifies for the first time to the semi-finals as an African nation.

The World Cup is hosted in Qatar, and the first African team to reach the semi-finals has just been Morocco. The game was played on December 10, 2022, at Doha’s Aspire Academy Stadium.

Morocco defeated Portugal 1-0. The match was streamed live online by several websites including YouTube and Twitch (a gaming platform).

Conclusion

As the first African team to reach the semifinals at World Cup 2022, Morocco has a lot to look forward to. It’s not always easy being the first African nation in this tournament, but with their success so far and more people watching soccer worldwide for this tournament than ever before, it would seem that all eyes are on them.