Portugal look to build on their fantastic performance against Switzerland on Tuesday Round of 16 victory as they take on a giant slaying Moroccan side in a quarter-final clash in Doha on Saturday afternoon.
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Portugal were the team of the round in the round of 16, dismantling Switzerland 6-1 in the biggest winning margin in a World Cup knockout game since Germany’s famous 7-1 victory over the Brazil in the 2014 semi-finals.
Goncalo Ramos, 21, scored a hat trick on his first-ever international start, with Pepe, Raphael Guerreiro and Rafael Leao scoring the others.
Fernando Santos’ side had qualified for the round of 16 with one game to spare after defeating Ghana and Uruguay in their opening fixtures, allowing the manager to make several changes for their loss to South Korea.
The massive win for the 2016 European champions will make them huge favorites against a Moroccan side which many believe will face a group stage exit ahead of the tournament.
Wins over Belgium and Canada and a draw with Croatia meant Walid Regragui’s side topped Group F and staged a last 16 game against 2010 world champions Spain.
Spain-born Atlas Lions right-back Achraf Hakimi scored the winning penalty in a 3-0 shootout win after a goalless draw to reach the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time in the country’s history.
The North African side also became the second African nation to reach the last eight of a World Cup, and will be aiming to do better than Ghana’s 2010 side and reach the last four this time around.
The two teams also met at the last World Cup, with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring the game’s only goal in a Group B clash that helped the Portuguese side reach the knockout stages.
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