Morocco seeks to end Africa's drought with the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup

In a tournament packed with surprises, Morocco will try once more to add to the list of stunners in the quarter-final next Saturday when they take on Portugal, who lost to the Moroccan national team in Mexico in 1986.The Moroccan dreams of being the first African to reach the World Cup semi-finals in its history, when they face their Portuguese counterpart next Saturday evening, in the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup, which is currently being held in Qatar.
The three African teams that previously reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup failed to reach the semi-finals. Cameroon lost to England in 1990, Senegal to Turkey in 2002, and Ghana to Uruguay in 2010. The winner of Morocco's battle with Portugal will face the qualifier from France and England in the semi-finals of the Qatar 2022 World Cup.