Portugal, who defeated Switzerland (6-1) on Tuesday immediately following Morocco’s game, will be the Atlas Lions next opponent in the World Cup Qatar 2022 quarterfinals.

Morocco’s next World Cup opponent will be Portugal, which participated in Group B of the 2018 World Cup, after La Roja in the round of 16 against Qatar 2022.

In fact, Portugal defeated Switzerland on Tuesday with a score of 6-1 to inflict a true loss.

Gonçalo Ramos, Pepe, Guerreiro, and Rafael Leao have made it clear that the Portuguese are clearly superior over the absolutely exhausted Swiss.

Morocco will have another opportunity for vengeance on Saturday at 4 p.m. after losing to Portugal in Russia by the smallest of margins.

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In the opening game of Group A of the 2022 World Cup, Ecuador surprised Qatar.

Ecuador will depend on Enner Valencia, one of its players, to make the difference.
The Fenerbahçe striker opened the scoring in the 16th minute from the penalty spot after a goal was refused in the opening minutes for being offside.

A first goal that destabilized the Qataris who seemed overwhelmed on the field, conceding a second goal in the first half on a powerful header of the first striker Enner Valencia (31st). A double that allows the South Americans to take an advantage.

At the end of the first half, Qatar presented a threat, but Almoez Ali’s header was just too off to narrow the gap. For the Qataris, the second half was likewise unsatisfactory.

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Amine Harit, a Moroccan international football player, has been replaced by Anass Zaroury by head coach Walid Regragui for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

The Royal Football Federation of Morocco (FRMF) announced on Wednesday that Anass Zaroury will take the position of Harit, who suffered a catastrophic injury on Sunday, only one week before the World Cup’s start. Zaroury, 22, has participated in a number of national youth teams for Belgium.

With the U-17 squad, he made his international debut in 2017. Over the subsequent four years, he also participated for the U-18, U-19, and U-21 teams.

The winger has been a member of England’s Championship team Burnley since September, and he quickly established himself as one of the key players. This season, he contributed two assists and eight goals to the team.

In the 58th minute of Monaco’s match against Marseille last Sunday, Harit, 25, was hurt as he collided with Axel Disasi.

After his debut at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, Harit was ready to compete in his second World Cup in a row. However, the injury has ruined his prospects of competing in the event.

Millions of Moroccan supporters who were counting on Harit to assist his country’s team perform well at the World Cup, as well as Morocco’s head coach Walid Regragui, were shocked by his injury.

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