Breaking: Morocco Become First African Team To Reach World Cup Semi-Final, Stun Portugal

Atlas Lions of Morocco have become the first African country to reach the semi-final of the World Cup after beating Portugal 1-0 on Saturday.

Youseff En-Nesyri’s header in the 42 minutes of the quarter-final game was the lone goal that eliminated Cristiano Ronaldo’s dream of winning the World Cup trophy in Qatar.

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Morocco have surpassed the three other African sides to reach the quarter-finals — Cameroon in 1990, Senegal in 2002 and Ghana in 2010.

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