Morocco 0-1 Portugal
When these nations last locked horns at the World Cup finals, Morocco emerged 3-1 victors back in 1986, but some 36 years later the scoreline could be very different.
Even the Atlas Lions' fierce defensive commitment surely cannot keep one of the tournament's most potent teams at bay for 120 minutes, and one of Portugal's cast of rising stars - or perhaps even a wily old head - will find a way to seal a spot in the semi-finals.
After his very public demotion on Tuesday, Portugal's most-capped player (195) and all-time leading goalscorer (118) Cristiano Ronaldo now finds himself consigned to the bench, and new Selecao star Goncalo Ramos starts up front instead.
Fernando Santos also omitted Joao Cancelo against Switzerland, favouring Raphael Guerreiro at left-back and Diogo Dalot on the right, and that selection may remain unchanged.
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摩洛哥0-1葡萄牙
这些国家上一次在世界杯决赛圈交锋时,摩洛哥还是在1986年以3-1获胜,但大约36年后,比分可能会大不相同。
即使是阿特拉斯狮队顽强的防守也无法在120分钟内牵制住这支本届杯赛最强大的球队之一,而葡萄牙队的一名新星——或者甚至是一位老奸巨谋的老将——将找到办法锁定半决赛席位。
在周二公开降级后,葡萄牙出场次数最多(195次)和历史进球最多(118次)的克里斯蒂亚诺·罗纳尔多现在发现自己坐在了替补席上,桑巴军团的新星贡卡洛·拉莫斯取而代之。
费尔南多-桑托斯在对阵瑞士的比赛中也省略了若昂-坎塞洛,而选择了拉斐尔-格雷罗作为左后卫,迪奥戈-达洛特作为右后卫,这一选择可能会保持不变。
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