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Today Benzema wrote a message on social media wishing France the best, I don't think he will be available to play in a possible final in 7 days even if the player could play it because he is still present in the list presented before the start of the competition and never removed.

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[Gosgosking]

Why people are surprised of Morocco defeatist Portugal it's because of Ronald, and base on Ronald is on bench that is what give Morocco luck to win Portugal but people don't know, because the presences of Ronal would have been a distraction to Morocco, so because of the coach of Portugal won a match without Ronal participating in early or the first time and they defeated and that's why they played without Ronald from the beginning.

Morocco benefited because the Portuguese coach did not make CR7 a starter, many people criticized the line-up choices made by Santos from the start on the Portuguese national team

Morocco is very lucky, but Morocco's next opponent is France, I doubt they will be able to withstand the onslaught of French players

If Ronaldo had played in the first half Morocco would have still won. Ronaldo is not active again,  he plays like a regular play now. Morocco won because they played very well, they didn't win by luck

[Oluwa-btc]

Today Benzema wrote a message on social media wishing France the best, I don't think he will be available to play in a possible final in 7 days even if the player could play it because he is still present in the list presented before the start of the competition and never removed.

Another game for Morocco to knock out another France ? I won't get boggled but even if they don't get to win France, I want to see them taking and becoming third runner's up in the FIFA World Cup Competition.
And I'm Pretty sure Kylian Mbappe would once again be silent in this game against the African side, especially when he comes up against his friend and team mate Hakimi, they both already know themselves too well.

But then, good luck to France and congratulations in advance to who ever wins. My Predicted finals here though biased would be between Croatia and Morocco once again. Two Underdogs who haven't won the FIFA World Cup before.

[kro55]

The way Morocco are performing in this World Cup, they are capable of beating France. France and Morocco's match tactics are completely opposite. France play attacking strategy, and their defense is less focused. They have conceded goals in every match of the World Cup. On the other hand, Morocco plays defensive tactics. And they conceded just one goal in this World Cup, and that too against Canada. As the strategies of the two teams are completely opposite, it is difficult to predict the outcome of this match.

Although Morocco play defensive football but they have a very active attacking force that can utilize slim changes. Counterattack is also their main strength and the would have gotten more goals in the match against Portugal. This match has the tendency to be a cheap on for either side. If Morocco's defense fail to hold the ever blazing attack of the French side, they might conceive early goals. But if the Moroccan get a goal first, the French team would find it very difficult to curtail the solid defense of the Atlas Lions. And France has some young players that can be easily frustrated e.g Mbappe. 

I somewhat agree with you. They have an active attacking force. And they can counterattack very quickly. Despite playing a defensive strategy, they are able to counter-attack quickly, which is certainly commendable. But the problem is that Morocco's attacking players are not experienced enough. They can counter attack very quickly but cannot score. They had several easy chances against Portugal. But could not use the opportunity. If Morocco had at least one experienced striker, they could have won against Portugal by 2/3 goals.

[Strongkored]

Why people are surprised of Morocco defeatist Portugal it's because of Ronald, and base on Ronald is on bench that is what give Morocco luck to win Portugal but people don't know, because the presences of Ronal would have been a distraction to Morocco, so because of the coach of Portugal won a match without Ronal participating in early or the first time and they defeated and that's why they played without Ronald from the beginning.

Morocco benefited because the Portuguese coach did not make CR7 a starter, many people criticized the line-up choices made by Santos from the start on the Portuguese national team

Morocco is very lucky, but Morocco's next opponent is France, I doubt they will be able to withstand the onslaught of French players

It's normal when the team loses and will try to find someone to blame, what if the situation remains the same? Portugal lost despite Ronaldo playing from the start. What made Portugal not win the match was because they did not play as a team, they only tried how to score but did not think that Morocco's defense was very tight so it had to be penetrated through good cooperation. This is the best achievement of the African team because usually they can only reach the Quarterfinals, congratulations to African football once again you are one step ahead of Asia.

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Why people are surprised of Morocco defeatist Portugal it's because of Ronald, and base on Ronald is on bench that is what give Morocco luck to win Portugal but people don't know, because the presences of Ronal would have been a distraction to Morocco, so because of the coach of Portugal won a match without Ronal participating in early or the first time and they defeated and that's why they played without Ronald from the beginning.

Morocco benefited because the Portuguese coach did not make CR7 a starter, many people criticized the line-up choices made by Santos from the start on the Portuguese national team

Morocco is very lucky, but Morocco's next opponent is France, I doubt they will be able to withstand the onslaught of French players

If Ronaldo had played in the first half Morocco would have still won. Ronaldo is not active again,  he plays like a regular play now. Morocco won because they played very well, they didn't win by luck

If Ronald would have joined the first half Morocco wouldn't had such privilege to defeat them because all the attention of Morocco would have shifted to Ronald and Portugal would have use the opportunity to score this people, that's what i understand by that, because i noticed that the presence of Ronald is a distraction to any player because they know the performance in football and including messi, they both presence will make you to replane in a team. The mistake they made is that Ronald would play for first and they substitute him in the second half.

[BALIK]

Why people are surprised of Morocco defeatist Portugal it's because of Ronald, and base on Ronald is on bench that is what give Morocco luck to win Portugal but people don't know, because the presences of Ronal would have been a distraction to Morocco, so because of the coach of Portugal won a match without Ronal participating in early or the first time and they defeated and that's why they played without Ronald from the beginning.

Morocco benefited because the Portuguese coach did not make CR7 a starter, many people criticized the line-up choices made by Santos from the start on the Portuguese national team
Morocco is very lucky, but Morocco's next opponent is France, I doubt they will be able to withstand the onslaught of French players

If Ronaldo had played in the first half Morocco would have still won. Ronaldo is not active again,  he plays like a regular play now. Morocco won because they played very well, they didn't win by luck

If Ronald would have joined the first half Morocco wouldn't had such privilege to defeat them because all the attention of Morocco would have shifted to Ronald and Portugal would have use the opportunity to score this people, that's what i understand by that, because i noticed that the presence of Ronald is a distraction to any player because they know the performance in football and including messi, they both presence will make you to replane in a team. The mistake they made is that Ronald would play for first and they substitute him in the second half.

I agree with you. I believe if Ronaldo was in the starting XI of the Portugal team then the Portugal team would not have been beaten so badly. Portugal's performance in the first half was not as good as expected. They could not maintain dominance in the match in the first half. And in this opportunity, Morocco made several good attacks. And they managed to score a goal. And after the goal, the scenario of the match changed completely. Morocco started playing with a badly defensive strategy, and Morocco's defense is the strongest we know at this World Cup. In the second half, Portugal tried hard but could not score any goals.

[Tumanggor]

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Morocco benefited because the Portuguese coach did not make CR7 a starter, many people criticized the line-up choices made by Santos from the start on the Portuguese national team

Morocco is very lucky, but Morocco's next opponent is France, I doubt they will be able to withstand the onslaught of French players

If Ronaldo had played in the first half Morocco would have still won. Ronaldo is not active again,  he plays like a regular play now. Morocco won because they played very well, they didn't win by luck

I don't say Morocco won because of luck, it's just that if CR7 played as a starter, I'm sure the final results would be different. CR7's performance declined because Santos didn't trust him as a starter, so he became cranky

Even though he is old, I am sure that if he is given great trust, he will fight-hard because this year's World Cup will be the last for him. We've seen how CR7 was sad when Portugal lost, it was really touching

[Ulven]

Ronaldo was a special player who achieved a lot, but he was not lucky enough to win the World Cup. That's why it's normal to see him sad. We also have Messi, who in turn did not win the World Cup. Tomorrow he will face the Croatian national team. I do not know who will cry at the end of this match. Modric or Messi?

[Gosgosking]

Ronaldo was a special player who achieved a lot, but he was not lucky enough to win the World Cup. That's why it's normal to see him sad. We also have Messi, who in turn did not win the World Cup. Tomorrow he will face the Croatian national team. I do not know who will cry at the end of this match. Modric or Messi?

All through Ronaldo's career he never won world cup, he has been targeting atleast one world cup before he retires, he miss this one and this Is  last world cup that is why he was not happy when they lost to Morocco.  Messi will be playing against Croatia,  if Argentina succeed winning Croatia it means they have chance of winning the world cup.

[Marykeller]

Why people are surprised of Morocco defeatist Portugal it's because of Ronald, and base on Ronald is on bench that is what give Morocco luck to win Portugal but people don't know, because the presences of Ronal would have been a distraction to Morocco, so because of the coach of Portugal won a match without Ronal participating in early or the first time and they defeated and that's why they played without Ronald from the beginning.

Morocco benefited because the Portuguese coach did not make CR7 a starter, many people criticized the line-up choices made by Santos from the start on the Portuguese national team

Morocco is very lucky, but Morocco's next opponent is France, I doubt they will be able to withstand the onslaught of French players

It's imagining to think that Morocco wouldn't have defeated Portugal if Ronaldo had played the first half. Does Ronaldo play better and bigger on his own than the group of players that Spain and Belgium have for the world cup? What transpired when they faced Morocco in a game? What I'm trying to imply is that Portugal wouldn't have won whether Ronaldo had participated in the first half or not.

Football is not just about luck. It's about individual fortitude, defense, strategy, and the players' commitment to working together as a team to succeed. It will be too difficult for France's team to break Morocco's habit of playing "counter-defense and attack." For Morocco, it is a victory.

[KTChampions]

Morocco once again refuted my predictions. My congratulations on the record and now Morocco has already guaranteed itself participation in at least the bronze medal game. As I understand it, this is a record for an African country.
And I must say that this is not reaching the level of Greece at the European Championship - this is not a game based entirely on the bus. Yesterday they were stronger than Portugal in almost every aspect of the game. An amazing result considering that Portugal has a very strong team this year.

Matches cannot be won just by having a lot of star players in the squad, as Morocco proved by defeating Spain, Belgium, and Portugal. In order to win the match, the understanding between the players must be good, and the most important thing is that the match strategy must be strong. At the same time, the players of the team must adapt to the match strategy. The Moroccan team has done impossible things.

I wouldn't be surprised if Morocco wins against France. Morocco proved that they deserve to play in the final. France will have to be tactical if they want to win against Morocco. Morocco cannot be defeated by attacking alone.

I don't know what to think anymore because I made too many mistakes  In any case, the odds of 1.55 for France to win look bewitching. I can't believe that France won't win this game (they have a good team not only in terms of star players but also in terms of the game), but such generous odds are suspicious.

[giammangiato]

Morocco really surprised me
he has beaten teams with a history superior to him and I was also amazed by how he plays, very clean and flawless
Certainly thanks to the international experiences of the players who do amazing things when they return home

[Alisha-k]

Morocco once again refuted my predictions. My congratulations on the record and now Morocco has already guaranteed itself participation in at least the bronze medal game. As I understand it, this is a record for an African country.
And I must say that this is not reaching the level of Greece at the European Championship - this is not a game based entirely on the bus. Yesterday they were stronger than Portugal in almost every aspect of the game. An amazing result considering that Portugal has a very strong team this year.

Matches cannot be won just by having a lot of star players in the squad, as Morocco proved by defeating Spain, Belgium, and Portugal. In order to win the match, the understanding between the players must be good, and the most important thing is that the match strategy must be strong. At the same time, the players of the team must adapt to the match strategy. The Moroccan team has done impossible things.

I wouldn't be surprised if Morocco wins against France. Morocco proved that they deserve to play in the final. France will have to be tactical if they want to win against Morocco. Morocco cannot be defeated by attacking alone.

I don't know what to think anymore because I made too many mistakes  In any case, the odds of 1.55 for France to win look bewitching. I can't believe that France won't win this game (they have a good team not only in terms of star players but also in terms of the game), but such generous odds are suspicious.

I am yet to see anyone who made good success betting in the world cup. It has been proven over and again that good and star players isn't enough to win a match. It seems even safer going for the so called generous odds because it has been the safer bet lately.  If Morocco makes it to the final i don't know but they might win the cup.

[Masplanc]

Why people are surprised of Morocco defeatist Portugal it's because of Ronald, and base on Ronald is on bench that is what give Morocco luck to win Portugal but people don't know, because the presences of Ronal would have been a distraction to Morocco, so because of the coach of Portugal won a match without Ronal participating in early or the first time and they defeated and that's why they played without Ronald from the beginning.

Morocco benefited because the Portuguese coach did not make CR7 a starter, many people criticized the line-up choices made by Santos from the start on the Portuguese national team

Morocco is very lucky, but Morocco's next opponent is France, I doubt they will be able to withstand the onslaught of French players

To you it seems  it is impossible for Morocco to defeat France. This teams are strong teams and any of them can win,  the result of this game will surprising because everyone one are expecting different result from the  both teams.

[Tumanggor]

Morocco benefited because the Portuguese coach did not make CR7 a starter, many people criticized the line-up choices made by Santos from the start on the Portuguese national team

Morocco is very lucky, but Morocco's next opponent is France, I doubt they will be able to withstand the onslaught of French players

It's imagining to think that Morocco wouldn't have defeated Portugal if Ronaldo had played the first half. Does Ronaldo play better and bigger on his own than the group of players that Spain and Belgium have for the world cup? What transpired when they faced Morocco in a game? What I'm trying to imply is that Portugal wouldn't have won whether Ronaldo had participated in the first half or not.

Football is not just about luck. It's about individual fortitude, defense, strategy, and the players' commitment to working together as a team to succeed. It will be too difficult for France's team to break Morocco's habit of playing "counter-defense and attack." For Morocco, it is a victory.

at least from the experience he has, it will be enough to raise the spirits of other Portuguese players, what a national team need is their senior players who ignite the fighting spirit of the juniors

See how Modric has succeeded in raising the enthusiasm of Croatian players who are younger than him, if only CR7 had been entrusted like that by coach Nay then I'm sure the end result would have been different. Indeed, at the moment Morocco is still much better than Portugal because they have very enthusiastic young players

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Why people are surprised of Morocco defeatist Portugal it's because of Ronald, and base on Ronald is on bench that is what give Morocco luck to win Portugal but people don't know, because the presences of Ronal would have been a distraction to Morocco, so because of the coach of Portugal won a match without Ronal participating in early or the first time and they defeated and that's why they played without Ronald from the beginning.

Morocco benefited because the Portuguese coach did not make CR7 a starter, many people criticized the line-up choices made by Santos from the start on the Portuguese national team

Morocco is very lucky, but Morocco's next opponent is France, I doubt they will be able to withstand the onslaught of French players

To you it seems  ii isimpossible for Morocco to defeat France. This teams are strong teams and any of them can win,  the result of this game will surprising because everyone one are expecting different result from the  both teams.

Nothing like impossible for Morocco wining France, France is a country and also a team which is quite alright that Morocco has being wining other countries which it's possible that Morocco can as well win France if France fail to strategies well, France is country that has being wining other countries, but as it stands the match is something that is going to be predictable, i have being using two ways to categorize this prediction of game, neither one win or one lose.

[martyns]

Morocco really surprised me
he has beaten teams with a history superior to him and I was also amazed by how he plays, very clean and flawless
Certainly thanks to the international experiences of the players who do amazing things when they return home

This is really true because Morocco has amazed everybody since this world cup started,they have been playing really well and are actually making Africans proud with their playing pattern and the way they've been able to knock out big teams like Portugal and the rest.It is indeed a thing of Joy to see an African country reach this far in the world cup,and they might end up surprising everybody the more by winning France.If they are able to win France,it will take them to the final and one might just begin to imagine them win the world cup.I wish them the best of luck.

[Pokapoka124]

Morocco defended very well throughout the entire match. But in the second half of the match, they sometimes lost control of the game to Portugal. And Portugal could not make organized attacks in the sections where they had the opportunity. Morocco played well and deserved to win the match. The result of the match was fair in my opinion. Now they will play the semi-finals with France. This match has already been the most talked about match. And this match attracts more attention than Argentina - Croatia match in my opinion. Because Morocco managed to become the most colorful team of the tournament with the matches they won. I think they will play the France game with the same tactical understanding. They will continue to play very good defense. Their first priority will be not to concede goal again in this match. That's why I'll most likely bet on under 2.5 goals.

Portugal isn't an easy team to defend against that was why it was so difficult to hold them them and when they conceived the red card the pressure increased and Portugal became more dangerous but the resilience of the Moroccan team was surprising, how they managed to hold still was really marvelous indeed their team is so organised all round and have great tactical sense of the game. The next rounds will be even more interesting.

[Gosgosking]

Morocco really surprised me
he has beaten teams with a history superior to him and I was also amazed by how he plays, very clean and flawless
Certainly thanks to the international experiences of the players who do amazing things when they return home

Morocco has made an history for Africa, after the world cup Morocco will be recognised as a big team in world cup. If Morocco do not win the World Cup they won't feel  bad  because they have never reached this level before in world cup.