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Morocco defeated Portugal 1-0 and will face France or England in the semifinal
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History was made at the Al Thumama Stadium in Qatar: Morocco defeated favored Portugal to become the first African country to reach a World Cup semi-final.
Morocco survived a tense second half, fending off Portugal's constant attacks and holding on to their 1-0 lead, even after star striker Cristiano Ronaldo came onto the field from the bench.
Portugal dominated the second half of the match but could not find a goal.
In the end, a first-half Youssef En-Nesyri goal from a header was enough for Morocco to win the match.
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The underrated Atlas Lions have been one of the big surprises of this tournament, already becoming the first Arab nation to advance to the quarterfinals, and doing so in the first tournament hosted in an Arab country.
Now, the team makes history as the first African nation to be in the top four.
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How to watch the match England - France on television and internet
United States: FS1, Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes, Peacock
Mexico: Channel 5, Channel 7, TUDN, Sky Sports, Blue To Go, VIX
Argentina: DirecTV Latin America will broadcast the matches on television, as well as TyC, and TV Pública.
Colombia: Caracol Television, Canal RCN, DIRECTV Sports, DIRECTV GO
Spain: World Goal
Ecuador: DIRECTV Sports, DIRECTV GO, Teleamazonas
Peru: DIRECTV Sports, DIRECTV GO
Venezuela: DIRECTV Sports, DIRECTV Go
Harry Kane, English striker.
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The French are the current champions, and a good part of the squad that won the title in Russia 2018 is still active, including Kylian Mbappé, the PSG striker who is showing off in Qatar.
Other of his figures are Raphael Varane, Lucas Hernández, Aurélien Tchouaméni and Antoine Griezmann.
The team, however, entered the competition with painful casualties such as Karim Benzema, winner of the Ballon d'Or and who wanted to make the national team triumphant, as well as Paul Pogba and N'Golo Kanté, bastions of the previous world championship.
England, fifth in the FIFA world ranking, was a semifinalist in the 2018 World Cup and a finalist in the Eurocup in 2021. It has had a reinvention to return to being the protagonist of international championships after many years and has an all-star team young people with a good level in clubs.
The scorer is one of the oldest in the team: Harry Kane, still 29 years old, and arrives in top form.
Jack Grealish, Raheem Sterling, Mason Mount and Phil Foden are other standouts.